Kim_Johnson
The secret of the white sand. The white sand comes from the Apalachicola River, 130 miles east of Ft. Walton Beach. The white quartz sand material, delivered to the Gulf of Mexico from the Appalachian Mountains via the river, was deposited along the shores when Santa Rosa Island began to extend like an arm from Destin Florida. These small white grains of quartz move to the west. Then, they reach their final destination and the Pensacola Pass.
The sands of this beach are among the whitest and cleanest in the world, and the perfect oval shape of each grain of sand makes the beach, “squeak” when you walk on it
The beach in Pensacola is very busy.
The lifeguards sure have their work cut out for them. Image watching all these people.
They do have it easier than the lifeguards in California. Spotting sharks is way easier. As the water and white sand makes them stand out as a dark mass easily spotted.
I love watching people and kids at the beach. So much fun! The waves are rather small here. More like a big lake.
The water is around 75 degrees. The air around 80. It was the perfect day. I love the water and sand color.
There are a lot of great places to eat. This restaurant was right on the beach by the pier.
~~~ Enjoy ~~~
Lovely Beach, and Beautiful Photography.
Thank you Zaibjaz, much appreciated. : )
i love sea
beach is wonderful
Nothing quite like it. You have to wear sun glasses or you really can’t see.
wow, that sand is wonderful
And very hard to take pictures of. Thank you.
Oh wow… I feel like I’ve gone to the beach…. 🙂
Awe, thank you!
Your photos and description are wonderful, Kim! Really makes me want to be there instead of in this rather chilly Irish “summer” 🙂 I love that squeaky and sound you describe 😀
squeaky sand sound ^^
Thank you Norman, I hope this helps. The sand is so cool. You can feel the energy of it.
Great post and photos! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much. Glad you liked them.
Great pictures! I would like to be there right now! 🙂
OH geeze, I would too!
Wow! I absolutely love your pictures. Id like to swim there all day if there’s no sharks.
I did. I would only get out when I started pruning. lol Thank you Gina.
Beautiful beaches!
They are amazing.
Whoa! Great photos. Thanks, Kim for the info about the place.
It is worth a visit if you get a chance. Its awesome.
Gerat photos.
Thanks a bunch Carol.
Wicked beach pics, but if I even knew sharks could be there then there’s no way I would even go in the water, lol.
I feel that way about salt water crocs. Lord I am afraid of those. We have a hot water jetty here in San Diego that has sharks often. As kids we used to bet each other a dollar to swim across. I made a lot of money back then for a 10 yr old.
Awesome beach!
It is, glad you liked it Michelle!
What a cool beach!!!
Thank you, it was one of the best I have been to.