Making Tracks to Paradise

Julie Bradley
6 min readDec 10, 2020

…a man’s reach should exceed his grasp or what’s a heaven for?”

Seven Mile Bridge and Pigeon Key

The notion of “high ground” means something different in the Florida Keys. There is little that resembles a hill along 160 miles of islands dotting the ocean between Miami and Key West. Standing on the hard, white coral of Pigeon Key I was reminded why it is so flat; the entire string of islands are the calcified remains of marine life poking up from the…

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Julie Bradley

Julie Bradley retired from the Army, sold everything, bought a boat and sailed around the world. She has lots of good stories to share.