Sunset Tree

We drove from Biloxi Mississippi to Pensacola Beach Florida where we stayed a couple of nights.  Our hotel was adjacent to the Gulf Island National Seashore.  While Pensacola Beach is built up, the National Seashore is surprisingly empty, at least this time of year.  The peninsula hosting the park extends west from Pensacola Beach.   At the west end is Fort Pickens.

Along the road going  through the park are several stops for beach access, camp grounds and walking trails.  We stopped at several of these.  Many of the beach pictures posted previously are from the National Shoreline.  

At one stop we walked a  trail of a couple of kilometres through the bush and low-lying trees around an almost completely dry lake.  Along the way I caught a glimpse of a fairly large armadillo feeding its way through the underbrush.  It was a brief moment of excitement.  A terrifying little beast, I was glad I was wearing ankle protection. 

Enroute we came across a collection of dead trees.  Their shape and texture was interesting.  In post processing I removed the background and added a graduated red one.