Second, Fort Pickens road has evolved considerably since my last visit (and the storms that have hit here in the intervening period). If you've been here, you will remember that the road from the entrance to the Ranger Station (campground office) was pretty straight and largely centered between the Gulf and the Bay. That section of the road has been completely replaced and now has quite a number of sweeping curves and some near hairpins, some of which give an illusion of running right into the Bay. My guess here is that (1) the road is being kept much closer to the Bay, for the most part, and (2) there may be less impact of blowing sand. I'm thinking that these changes will diminish the impact of storms that have been a major problem here for years. Since my GPS apparently has not yet picked up the changes, following my progress on the screen shows me driving through the sand for much of the trip.
Third, it is one of my objectives to explore areas and seek viewpoints that are different from my 10 or so previous visits to Fort Pickens. I still have another week to go, but have already discovered a few paths that I didn't know about and are not charted in anything I have seen and I have every confidence that there are yet more to be discovered and I will keep you posted on that.
Finally, there is the matter of a ferry between Pensacola and the fort. We've been hearing about this for years and years, first as rumors, then with some concrete evidence (docks were built on both sides of the bay) and now it appears that we may be only a short time away from reality as some details are being worked out between the government and the ferry operator. I actually heard a news account of it a few days ago and it seems a start date had been set but is delayed, so time will tell.
Sorry, again no photos due to WiFi limits.
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