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Blackwater rivers are usually free of suspended particles due to the filtering action of the sand, but are reddish black in color from the high content of organic tannins that have been leached from decaying vegetation.
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![Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Blackwater-River_03.jpg Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Blackwater-River_03.jpg: gulf coast, cypress tree, swamp, forest, park](/photos/Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Blackwater-River/thumbs/Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Blackwater-River_03.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
Blackwater streams are found in sandy lowlands, mostly in the Panhandle.
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![East-Hill:-Bayview-Park_03.jpg East-Hill:-Bayview-Park_03.jpg: park, swing, sand, playground equipment, escambia county, gulf coast](/photos/East-Hill:-Bayview-Park/thumbs/East-Hill:-Bayview-Park_03.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Anthony's older brother gives him a push on the swing.
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![East-Hill:-Bayview-Park_06.jpg East-Hill:-Bayview-Park_06.jpg: slide, sand lot, bayou texar, playground, escambia bay, gulf coast](/photos/East-Hill:-Bayview-Park/thumbs/East-Hill:-Bayview-Park_06.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The play area overlooks Bayou Texar.
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![East-Hill:-Bayview-Park_11.jpg East-Hill:-Bayview-Park_11.jpg: gulf coast, magnolia tree, oak tree, slide. bayou texar, sand, playground equipment](/photos/East-Hill:-Bayview-Park/thumbs/East-Hill:-Bayview-Park_11.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
There are playground configurations for toddlers.
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![Gulf-Breeze:-Couch-Dreams_2.jpg Gulf-Breeze:-Couch-Dreams_2.jpg: old navy cove, gulf coast, gulf of mexico, pensacola bay, swimming pool, marble deck](/photos/Gulf-Breeze:-Couch-Dreams/thumbs/Gulf-Breeze:-Couch-Dreams_2.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The house faces Pensacola Bay.
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![Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_01.jpg Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_01.jpg: gulf coast, gulf breeze, modern house, palm tree, cumulus cloud, dead mans island](/photos/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House/thumbs/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_01.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
The home is located on a cul-de-sac with water on two sides. This is the southern facade of the house.
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![Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_02.jpg Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_02.jpg: gulf coast, gulf breeze, gulf of mexico, dead mans island, modern house, porch, deck, couch, great room](/photos/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House/thumbs/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_02.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The great room has a view overlooking Escambia Bay facing north.
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![Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_03.jpg Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_03.jpg: gulf coast, gulf breeze, dead mans island, deck, porch, mimosa tree, island, dunes, cumulus cloud](/photos/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House/thumbs/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_03.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The back porch view shows the shallow width of Dead Man's Island. The bay side of the island has narrow dune formations. Sea grasses and trees are the vegetation on the channel side of the island.
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![Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_04.jpg Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_04.jpg: dead mans island, gulf coast, gulf breeze, gulf of mexico, boat house, spanish moss, sand bar, canal, mimosa tree](/photos/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House/thumbs/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_04.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The small boat house can be seen in the center of the photograph. Dead Man's Island is a narrow strip of land separating Escambia Bay from the channel.
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![Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_05.jpg Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_05.jpg: gulf coast, stairs, boat dock, palm, gulf of mexico, gulf breeze, boat launch trees, bay, channel, river, island garage, house](/photos/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House/thumbs/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_05.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The stairs are located on the east side of the house. The boat ramp for access to the bay can be seen on the right of the picture.
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![Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_06.jpg Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_06.jpg: gulf coast, gulf of mexico, navy cove, palm tree, island, gulf breeze](/photos/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House/thumbs/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_06.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The walkway to the bay and a view of Dead Man's Island can be seen in the center of the photograph.
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![Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_07.jpg Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_07.jpg: escambia bay, gulf coast, channel, river, house, palm tree, swing, island, dead man's island, gulf breeze](/photos/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House/thumbs/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_07.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The 180 degree view of the waterfront shows the boat house on the right and the deck swing on the left of the frame. The house is barely visible in the center.
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![Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_08.jpg Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_08.jpg: gulf coast, swing, boat house, island, channel, river, island, escambia bay](/photos/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House/thumbs/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_08.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
A reverse of the above panorama reveals the outline of the simple spoil island.
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![Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_10.jpg Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_10.jpg: dead mans island, boat dock, gulf coast, gulf of mexico, gulf breeze](/photos/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House/thumbs/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_10.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The house is visible in the upper right of the frame. The photograph is taken from the vantage point of the channel, facing southeast. The swing is on the lower right of the frame.
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![Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_11.jpg Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_11.jpg: escambia bay, gulf coast, dead mans island, gulf breeze, palm tree, river, pine trees](/photos/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House/thumbs/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_11.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Dead Man's Island is the left bank of the channel leading out into Escambia Bay.
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![Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_13.jpg Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_13.jpg: gulf coast, gulf breeze, gulf of mexico, dock, boat, palm tree, mimosa tree, house, deck, channel, escambia bay, river, tree, shoreline, dead mans island](/photos/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House/thumbs/Gulf-Breeze:-Navy-Cove-House_13.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
A small boat is visible in the center frame. Small rocks form a retaining wall along the south side of the channel.
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_driftwood-1.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_driftwood-1.jpg: driftwood, stumps, beach, cove, pensacola bay, gulf coast, gulf of mexico, gulf breeze](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_driftwood-1.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The cove is on the sound side of Naval Live Oaks Preserve.
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_park-1.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_park-1.jpg: palmetto, oak, sunset, gulf coast, gulf of mexico, naval live oaks reservation](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_park-1.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Saw palmettos are among the ground cover plants in the preserve.
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_park-2.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_park-2.jpg: magnolia, oak, cove, naval live oak preserve, gulf coast, peninsula, oak tree](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_park-2.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Magnolia trees bloom in the summer with large white waxy flowers.
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_park-3.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_park-3.jpg: oak tree, shore, saw palmetto, forest, gulf coast](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_park-3.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Saw palmettos and oak trees line old Pensacola-St. Augustine road which parallels US 98 for 2.2 miles and is the longest foot trail in this part of the park. It is also one of the last remaining remnants of Florida's first highway. Today it passes through an interesting collection of coastal habitats that include sand pine scrub, and harwood hammocks, characterized chiefly by live oak, southern magnolia nd pignut hickory.
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_sunset-2.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_sunset-2.jpg: gulf coast, sunset, beach, cove, sand, driftwood, pensacola bay, gulf of mexico](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_sunset-2.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The cove is part of Naval Live Oaks Preservation at the National Seashore.
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_trees.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_trees.jpg: gulf coast, gulf of mexico, pensacola bay, short-leaf pine tree, bay, sand, sound](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_trees.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Long-leaf pine trees grow along the beach on the bay.
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-East-Bay_01.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-East-Bay_01.jpg: gulf of mexico, gulf coast, escambia bay, seashore, oak trees, shoreline, sand beach, naval live oaks,](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-East-Bay/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-East-Bay_01.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
The sound side of the barrier islands is sheltered from the battering of storms.
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Fort-Pickens:-Lake_01.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Fort-Pickens:-Lake_01.jpg: sand dunes, gulf of mexico, gulf coast, lake](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Fort-Pickens:-Lake/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Fort-Pickens:-Lake_01.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
The small lake is approximately seven acres in size. It borders Escambia Bay.
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Fort-Pickens:-Lake_02.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Fort-Pickens:-Lake_02.jpg: gulf coast, gulf of mexico, santa rosa island, escambia bay, sand dune](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Fort-Pickens:-Lake/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Fort-Pickens:-Lake_02.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The lake is bordered by sand dunes and marsh grass. It is located about 2 miles from the main gate of Fort Pickens on the north side of the road.
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Langdon-Beach_03.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Langdon-Beach_03.jpg: langdon, ft. pickens, gulf of mexico, beach, walkway, deck, pier, walkover, building, shelter, gulf coast](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Langdon-Beach/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Langdon-Beach_03.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
This the picnic area at Langdon Beach in Ft. Pickens National Park.
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Langdon-Beach_04a.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Langdon-Beach_04a.jpg: picnic shelter, boardwalk, gulf of mexico, picnic , gulf coasttable](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Langdon-Beach/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Langdon-Beach_04a.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
This is the largest shelter on the beach, suitable for family gatherings and parties.
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Langdon-Beach_06.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Langdon-Beach_06.jpg: gulf coast, boardwalk, walkover, battery langdon, dune, picnic area, gulf of mexico](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Langdon-Beach/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Langdon-Beach_06.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The boardwalk begins at the parking lot and ends over the ridge of dunes.
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Parking-Lot-14_02.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Parking-Lot-14_02.jpg: gulf coast, dunes, sea oats, boardwalk, gulf of mexico, sea oats](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Parking-Lot-14/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Parking-Lot-14_02.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
This is a short run boardwalk from the parking lot over the dunes.
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Parking-Lot-14_03.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Parking-Lot-14_03.jpg: gulf coast, dune, sunset, gulf of mexico](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Parking-Lot-14/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Parking-Lot-14_03.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Boardwalks aid beach preservation by making a path to the water and lessening impact on the dune formations.
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Parking-Lot-9_03.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Parking-Lot-9_03.jpg: gulf coast, gulf of mexico, boardwalk, dunes, sea oats, gulf of mexico](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Parking-Lot-9/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Parking-Lot-9_03.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The boardwalk ends in a larger staging area across the dunes.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies_01.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies_01.jpg: bamboo hut, palm tree, hooters, boardwalk, gulf of mexico, gulf coast](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies_01.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
Bamboo Willie's faces the sound side of the Gulf.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies_03.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies_03.jpg: bamboo hut, tiki torch, bar, restaurant, gulf of mexico, sound, gulf coast, sand](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies_03.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The hut can be opened to utilize the offshore breeze.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies_04.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies_04.jpg: quietwater beach, bamboo willies, hooters, gulf of mexico, gulf coast, bar, restaurant](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies_04.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Bamboo Willie's is located on the right side of the Quietwater Beach shopping and entertainment complex. The photograph is taken from the offshore boardwalk and dock.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies_05.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies_05.jpg: gulf of mexico, gulf coast, sound, quietwater beach, bar, restaurant, shallow water](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies_05.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The water on the soundside is very shallow for 100 yards. The thatched roof of Bamboo Willie's can be seen in the upper center of the photograph.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies_06.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies_06.jpg: boardwalk, quietwater beach, bar, entertainment complex, shallow water, gulf of mexico, sound, gulf coast](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Bamboo-Willies_06.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Bamboo Willie's is located on the right of the Quietwater shopping area.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Casino-Beach_02.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Casino-Beach_02.jpg: sand dunes, gulf coast, beach, sea gulls, fishing pier, escambia county, snack bar](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Casino-Beach/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Casino-Beach_02.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Santa and his helpers enjoy refreshments.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Casino-Beach_03.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Casino-Beach_03.jpg: gulf coast, beach, surf, gulf of mexico, snack bar, sur, waves, emerald coast](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Casino-Beach/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Casino-Beach_03.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The snack bar is the oldest business in the area.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Casino-Beach_04.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Casino-Beach_04.jpg: pensacola beach, gulf coast, surf, gulf of mexico, wrangler jeans, tom roush, emerald water, emerald coast](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Casino-Beach/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Casino-Beach_04.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Tom Roush, film officer, observes the Wrangler photo shoot at the beach.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Flounders-Restaurant_02.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Flounders-Restaurant_02.jpg: sound, gulf of mexico, gulf coast, palm trees, hampton hotel, quietwater beach, volleyball courts](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Flounders-Restaurant/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Flounders-Restaurant_02.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Flounders is part of the Quietwater Beach complex which can be seen from the boardwalk.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach_01.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach_01.jpg: gulf coast, escambia county, gulf of mexico, bandshell, boardwalk, soundside, santa rosa sound, beach, the boardwalk shopping center, santa rosa island](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach_01.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
The bandshell is the site of concerts and events throughout the year.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach_02.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach_02.jpg: gulf coast, gulf of mexico, bandshell, boardwalk, concert stage, shopping center, escambia county, santa rosa island, barrier island, emerald water](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach_02.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The boardwalk area adjacent to the bandshell features small shops and restaurants.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach_05.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach_05.jpg: bandshell, boardwalk, concert stage, amphitheater, gulf coast, gulf of mexico, sand, sound, saw palmetto,](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach_05.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The bandshell is in the center of the boardwalk shopping area. Bamboo Willie's can be seen in the center of the photo at the far end of the walkway.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach_06.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach_06.jpg: bandshell, boardwalk, saw palmetto, gulf of mexico, gulf coast, sand](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach_06.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The shallow water on the soundside is ideal for young children and water sports.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach_08.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach_08.jpg: boardwalk, gulf of mexico, gulf coast, pier, dock](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Quietwater-Beach_08.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The walkway on the left of the frame leads to the bandshell.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Waterfront_000.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Waterfront_000.jpg: gulf coast, beach, dunes, dog, wave, seashore, surf, gulf of mexico, sugar sand, dune](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Waterfront/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Waterfront_000.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
This photo features Sugar The Wonder Dog. Dogs are not allowed on the beach so it was a surprise to see a golden retriver playing in the sand.
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![Pensacola-Beach:-Waterfront_01.jpg Pensacola-Beach:-Waterfront_01.jpg: gulf coast, dunes, seashore, gulf of mexico, quartz sand, sugar sand, rhizomes,](/photos/Pensacola-Beach:-Waterfront/thumbs/Pensacola-Beach:-Waterfront_01.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Sea oats have a deep stem that may reach several feet below the surface of the dune. As the dune continues to grow, this stem send out vigorous branching rhizomes at or just below ground level. As a result a sea oat may reach to the very base of the dune that supports it with a laybrinth of rootlike structures.
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![Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-LaValle-House_01.jpg Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-LaValle-House_01.jpg: creole cottage, gulf coast cottage, pensacola historic village, shake roof, shutters, brick sidewalk](/photos/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-LaValle-House/thumbs/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-LaValle-House_01.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
The LaValle House is located in the Pensacola Historic Village. The facade faces Church Street. It is separated from the Julee Cottage by a small green space.
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![Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-LaValle-House_04a.jpg Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-LaValle-House_04a.jpg: picket fence, gulf coast cottage, museum, dorr house, shutters, wood shingle roof](/photos/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-LaValle-House/thumbs/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-LaValle-House_04a.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The Escambia County Master Gardeners maintain a 19th century kitchen garden anlongside of the house.
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![Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-LaValle-House_05.jpg Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-LaValle-House_05.jpg: porch, railings, shutters, gulf coast cottage, pensacola historic village](/photos/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-LaValle-House/thumbs/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-LaValle-House_05.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The front porch faces Church Street.
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![Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_00.jpg Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_00.jpg: gulf coast cottage, victorian house, historic village, porch, museum](/photos/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage/thumbs/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_00.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The viewer is facing the front doors of the cottage on the porch. A reflection of the Lear House can be seen in the window of the door on the left.
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![Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_000.jpg Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_000.jpg: historic village, victorian house, victorian front porch, gulf coast cottage, picket fence, oak tree, brick sidewalk](/photos/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage/thumbs/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_000.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The viewer faces west from the vantage point of the porch. The Julee cottage is center frame and the side garden of the Lear House is on the right.
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![Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_01.jpg Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_01.jpg: gulf coast cottage, victorian house, ballon frame construction, historic village, museum building, brick sidewalk, pyramidal roof design](/photos/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage/thumbs/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_01.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
The cottage dates from 1880. It is used as a Historic Village museum displaying tools and implements of the weaver's trade.
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![Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_01a.jpg Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_01a.jpg: victorian cottage, front porch, shake roof, wood shingle roof, gulf coast cottage, pyramidal roof, pecan trees](/photos/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage/thumbs/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_01a.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The cottage is a Gulf Coast architectural style with two front doors. The house was divided into two one-room apartments. The pyramid roof was once a common sight in Pensacola. The style is wind-resistant during hurricanes and tropical storms.
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![Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_01aa.jpg Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_01aa.jpg: colonial village, historical reenactment, civil war soldiers, brick sidewalk, colonial cottage, gulf coast cottage](/photos/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage/thumbs/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_01aa.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_01b.jpg Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_01b.jpg: victorian cottage, front porch, shake roof, wood shingle roof, gulf coast cottage, pyramidal roof, pecan trees,](/photos/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage/thumbs/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_01b.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
This view of the cottage is taken from the side yard of the Lear-Rocheblave House across the street.
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![Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_02.jpg Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_02.jpg: zaragoza street, victorian house, victorian cottage, gulf coast cottage, brick sidewalk, escambia bay, historic village](/photos/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage/thumbs/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_02.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The streetscape shows the Weaver's Cottage Museum flanked to the right by the side of the Tivoli High House and to the left by the Seville Mechantile Store. The buildings are located on the south side of Zaragoza Street and are directly across from the Lear House.
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![Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_03.jpg Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_03.jpg: zaragoza street, victorian house, victorian cottage, gulf coast cottage, brick sidewalk, escambia bay, historic village](/photos/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage/thumbs/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_03.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The streetscape shows the Weaver's Cottage Museum flanked to the right by the side of the Tivoli High House and to the left by the Seville Mechantile Store. The buildings are located on the south side of Zaragoza Street and are directly across from the Lear House.
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![Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_04.jpg Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_04.jpg: zaragoza street, victorian house, victorian cottage, gulf coast cottage, brick sidewalk, escambia bay, historic village](/photos/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage/thumbs/Pensacola:-Historic-Pensacola-Village:-The-Weavers-Cottage_04.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The streetscape shows the Weaver's Cottage Museum flanked to the right by the side of the Tivoli High House and to the left by the Seville Mechantile Store. The buildings are located on the south side of Zaragoza Street and are directly across from the Lear House.
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![Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street_08.jpg Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street_08.jpg: american flag, porch, brick path, gulf coast cottage](/photos/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street/thumbs/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street_08.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street_09.jpg Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street_09.jpg: poinsetta, deacons bench, porch, gulf coast cottage](/photos/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street/thumbs/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street_09.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street_10.jpg Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street_10.jpg: deacons bench, porch, gulf coast cottage](/photos/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street/thumbs/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street_10.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street_13.jpg Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street_13.jpg: garden shed, gulf coast cottage, garden house](/photos/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street/thumbs/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-211-South-Florida-Blanca-Street_13.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street_01.jpg Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street_01.jpg: gulf coast cottage, porch, vine](/photos/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street/thumbs/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street_01.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
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![Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street_03.jpg Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street_03.jpg: gulf coast cottage, flowering vine, trellis, porch, stucco](/photos/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street/thumbs/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street_03.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street_04.jpg Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street_04.jpg: flowering vine, steps, gulf coast cottage, picket fence](/photos/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street/thumbs/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street_04.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street_05.jpg Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street_05.jpg: trellis, flowering vine, gulf coast cottage](/photos/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street/thumbs/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-311-East-Intendencia-Street_05.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-336-East-Intendencia-Street_05.jpg Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-336-East-Intendencia-Street_05.jpg: gulf coast cottage, bassett hound](/photos/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-336-East-Intendencia-Street/thumbs/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-336-East-Intendencia-Street_05.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-660-East-Government-Street_00.jpg Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-660-East-Government-Street_00.jpg: gulf coast cottage, dormer window, wood shingle roof, shake roof, victorian house, preservation](/photos/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-660-East-Government-Street/thumbs/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-660-East-Government-Street_00.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
The photograph is part of the original survey of the historic district by Historic Pensacola.
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![Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-Estate-Jewelry_01.jpg Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-Estate-Jewelry_01.jpg: porch, victorian cottage, gulf coast cottage, dormer, picket fence, antique dealer, jewlery dealer,](/photos/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-Estate-Jewelry/thumbs/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-Estate-Jewelry_01.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
The houses share a common porch line which is indicative of a 19th century village.
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![Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-Estate-Jewelry_03.jpg Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-Estate-Jewelry_03.jpg: picket fence, candles, wreath, victorian gulf coast cottage](/photos/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-Estate-Jewelry/thumbs/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-Estate-Jewelry_03.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-Lisa-Minshew-Attorney_02.jpg Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-Lisa-Minshew-Attorney_02.jpg: gulf coast cottage, historic district, christmas decorations, garland, deer](/photos/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-Lisa-Minshew-Attorney/thumbs/Pensacola:-Seville-Historic-District:-Lisa-Minshew-Attorney_02.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The cottage is festooned for the holiday season.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00a.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00a.jpg: gulf coast, key, peninsula, florida rosemary, sand dune, sand scrub pine](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00a.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Barrier beaches are one of the world's most restless landforms. As can be seen above the tress are growing on shifting sand which looks like snow.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00b.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00b.jpg: sand scrub pine forest, gulf coast, sand dunes, key, peninsula, florida rosemary, short-leaf pine tree](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00b.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The sand pine forest is located on the sound side of the key on older dunes.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00d.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00d.jpg: sand pine scrub forest, peninsula, sand dune, florida rosemary, gulf coast, perdido key, escambia county](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00d.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
In contrast to the species of pine shown below, the sand pine is much shorter. Its form can be twisted with lower branches growing close to the ground.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_01.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_01.jpg: short leaf pine tree, scrub pine forest, sand dune, florida rosemary, gulf coast, key, peninsula](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_01.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The overstory in some locations is composed of an older growth of short-leafed pine tree.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_08.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_08.jpg: saw palmetto, oak tree, sand scrub forest, gulf coast, peninsula, key](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_08.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Saw palmettos form a dense groundcover in part of this forest community.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_09.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_09.jpg: gulf coast, lichens, moss, pine stump, scrub pine forest, sand dune](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_09.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
A variety of lichen and moss are the most common ground cover.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_20.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_20.jpg: gulf coast, pine stump, florida rosemary, sand pine scrub forest, sand dunes](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_20.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Pieces of pine scrub trees decay slowly because of the high content of sap.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_22.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_22.jpg: sand scrub pine forest, gulf coast, pine stump, florida rosemary, sand pine scrub forest, open canopy forest](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_22.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The shapes of the dead pine trees form a natural barrier in the undergrowth of Florida rosemary.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_24.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_24.jpg: sand scrub pine tree, sand pine scrub forest, open canopy forest, perdido key, gulf coast, sand dune](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_24.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The colors of Florida rosemary compliments the green lichens and mosses.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_25.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_25.jpg: lichen, gulf coast, florida rosemary, sand pine scrub forest, open canopy forest, perdido key, barrier island](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_25.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Lichens and mosses grown on the scrub pine trucks.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_28.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_28.jpg: pine tree, sand pine scrub forest, gulf coast](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_28.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Some of the sand pines have pinwheel shapes.
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![Scenic-Highway:-Bay-Bluffs-Park_04.jpg Scenic-Highway:-Bay-Bluffs-Park_04.jpg: clay bluffs, gulf coast, escambia bay, beach](/photos/Scenic-Highway:-Bay-Bluffs-Park/thumbs/Scenic-Highway:-Bay-Bluffs-Park_04.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The path leads to a sandy beach along Escmabia Bay.
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![Scenic-Highway:-Bay-Bluffs-Park_06.jpg Scenic-Highway:-Bay-Bluffs-Park_06.jpg: gulf coast, escambia bay, bluff, pine trees, cirrus clouds, beach](/photos/Scenic-Highway:-Bay-Bluffs-Park/thumbs/Scenic-Highway:-Bay-Bluffs-Park_06.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
The beach sand is colored pink by the red clay of the bluffs.