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Tag Archives: Pensacola
Bicycle Built for Two
Photo of the Week – February 25, 2015 Taken: November 09, 2014 This bicycle-built-for-two was left parked along a sand dune path on the way to the Gulf Coast beach in Fort Pickens State Park near Pensacola, Florida. Makes one … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, bicycle-built-for-two, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, sand dune, sepia
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Fort Pickens, Florida Camping Experience
Prologue Everything that happens on a camping trip—whether in a resort campground in a fully equipped motor home, a small camper, or tenting—begins in and is often colored by the campground experience. Have you ever heard camping summary comments that … Continue reading
Posted in Renaissance Bucket List
Tagged beach, bird, campground, camping, coast, Culf, dune, eagle, fishing, For Pickens, fort, Gulf Breezes, Gulf Shores, gun, hiking, history, National Park, Pensacola, Riverside RV, turnstone, watching
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The Blue Angels – Thunder over Pensacola Bay
Introduction Note: Blue Angels – Thunder over the Bay is a continuation of events during our recent trip to Fort Pickens and Pensacola, Florida. The Fort Pickens campground offered a distinct advantage for me. The departure route for training flights … Continue reading
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Tagged acrobatics, airshow, Blue Angels, camping, echelon, formation, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, pilots, solo, speed, travel, writing
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Pensacola Lighthouse – Marine Lighthouse Saves Airliner
Several years ago, while working in New Jersey, I developed a photographic interest in lighthouses—since New Jersey has a dozen or more interesting and accessible lighthouses. Consequently, I could not pass up an opportunity to see the Pensacola Light House, … Continue reading
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Tagged airliner, Civil War, Fort Pickens, lighthouse, Naval Air Station, Pensacola
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Fort Pickens, Florida – 118 Years and Two Battles
To suggest that Fort Pickens Campground on Santa Rosa Island, part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, offshore from Pensacola, Florida, is a well-kept secret may not be accurate—there were many visitors and campers there—but it was certainly new to … Continue reading
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Tagged camping, cannon, casemates, Civil War, fort, Fort Pickens, Geronimo, Gulf National Seashore, history, Pensacola
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Upcoming Travel Events
One of the purposes of this blog space is to post travel and destination articles. With the closing of the store progressing on schedule, we have planned several camping and other trips through the end of the year. Expect to … Continue reading
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Tagged 177, Elkins, Jekyll, Lebanon TN, Pensacola, Retro, Riverside RV, the Colonies, Virginia, White Water, Williamsburg
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