perdido key

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  Escambia County marine specialist, Robert Turpin follows Adventure Crusoe TV host, Darian Voyle on a canoe adventure through the Big Lagoon park that is separated from the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico by the narrow strip of sandy land that makes up Perdido Key. Marsh areas are generally confined to inland bays and the landward sides of barrier islands.
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  The boardwalk offers a panoramic view of Big Lagoon, the park and Gulf Islands National Seashore across the Intracostal Waterway.
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  The gazebo overlooks the Gulf of Mexico on the beachfront.
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  Highway 292 runs through Perdido Key.
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  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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  The trunks of the sand pine trees twist and turn into bizarre shapes.
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  The colors of Florida rosemary compliments the green lichens and mosses.
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  Lichens and mosses grown on the scrub pine trucks.
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  The lichens are like puff balls was they absorb water. Under dry conditions, the same lichens flatten and become dry and brittle.
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  Ono Island is across the sound to the north. To the south, the Gulf of Mexico is about a quarter of a mile away.
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  A large expanse of state park borders the property to the west. To the east, there are four streets of development, then more state park.
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  Several walkways lead across the dunes to the beachfront. There is an ample parking bay adjacent to the area.
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  There is a woody ground cover on the dunes