Saturday, January 12, 2013

Photos of This and That in the Pensacola Area


The water tower at Pensacola Beach is a beach ball
This isn't your every day Ferris Wheel.  It is the "observation tower" at Pensacola Beach.  Each gondola is glass enclosed.  The ride is $15 for four revolutions.  You can also rent the VIP one with a tv and leather seats! 

This is one of the bunkers around Ft Pickens.  You can just imagine what future civilizations will conjure up as to who lived here.

The house is the ranger station at Ft Pickens.  The photo was taken from the beach access across from the bunker. 
The flood water marker at the Blackwater River. Talk about high tide!
One of the "modest" homes along US 90 north of Pensacola
Side view of the same house, along with pink tree house
This structure was made entirely of stone facing
This home was across the highway from the one above.  The roof was golden.  The property extended at least 500 feet along the bay, with gazebos with gold colored minaret  roofs every 100 feet or so and huge golden statuary along the property line. 
Now, in contrast...I am pretty sure this is the house I rented for the two months I lived in Pensacola back in 1977.  I had wanted to start a second hand store, but found out the property wasn't zoned for it. 
A typical trolley stop on Santa Rosa Island
The Bluffs on US 90 which run along Pensacola Bay are the highest coastal point in Florida, but  I could not find the elevation of them.  The park has a stairway down to the beach below.  However, we did not feel we would be able to climb down and back since we would have to carry the dog with us,  and Bob is having trouble with his foot. Unfortunately, there is no good view of the bluffs from the highway
A view of The Bluffs taken from "Three Mile Bridge" heading into Pensacola.

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