Fort Pickens, Florida

We take a walk on the beach and then tour Fort Pickens.  Built in 1834 and given to the Florida state park in 1947, it guarded the entrance to Pensacola Bay.  The early fort used 12.1 million bricks to build. It contains several batteries of large cannons.

We get on the interstate in Pensacola and cruise through Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.  New Orleans on a Saturday night is really crowded.  We park at a truck stop for the night.

Santa Rosa Island beach-I am here now!

White sand everywhere

A very beautiful place

Brown pelicans enjoying the day

Wildlife on the walkway out to the beach

Walking back from the beach to the campground

Officer quarters at Ft. Pickens

Ft. Pickens

Inside Ft. Pickens

12.1 million bricks make up Ft. Pickens

One of several batteries of cannons

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