FL-Western: Tag

[Shuey]

Old Tag:

Fire gutted . . . definitely not likely to be opening.


New Tag:


Corry Field, aka the Quincy Municipal Airport, was named after LCDR William M. Corry, U.S. Navy. For heroic service in attempting to rescue a brother officer from a flame-enveloped airplane on 2 October, 1920; he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

 

[W0QNX]

Old was at Quincy and the new is on the fun ride route to Stockton or Bay Minette. Go up HWY 97 Jack's Branch Road then west across the Perdido river to Al. 112. Be careful in the grass at the HWY99 sign, lots of crooked dirt.




New tag:

 

[Shuey]

Really . . . an intersection!

Old



New


It's on Wilson Street in Crestview. Worth a quick tour if you're there when it's open.

 

[dduelin]

Alas the Bush House was not open today.



Hard to pronounce but easy to find. The new:

 

[W0QNX]

Old school. New Sopchop.

 

[W0QNX]

Rule 8 move. I don't think I've ever been here before. Real close to the fire station south wall.

 

[Shuey]

Old



New

I've been watching these horses for over 10 years. They're showing some ware, but the one by my stead still points into the wind just fine!

Shuey

 

[W0QNX]

Old the ponies. New Pensacola Bay Bridge from the Goldwing riders meet up spot (DQ).

 

[Shuey]

Old

 

[W0QNX]

Old the park. New the flagpole at the horse park.

 

[W0QNX]

Rule 8 move. Old was the flag pole. New ST. George Island lighthouse.

 

[W0QNX]

Rule 8 move. Don't look straight into the beam. It will put your eyes out for sure with 32 megawatts of power.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglin_AFB_Site_C-6

GPS location 30.570976, -86.211219

 

[W0QNX]

Well since it's been more than 30 days I moved my own tag per rule 8. Old tag was at the Eglin range super radar fry your eyes out machine. New tag is a famous Florida town. Tag location: 30°51'00.3"N 85°04'27.7"W

 

[W0QNX]

Old tag was guess where, TWO EGG, FL! New tag is called the St. Joe Lookout tower but it's 18 miles from St. Joe and only 1.4 miles from White City FL. Go figure.

 

[W0QNX]

Old was the St. Joe fire lookout tower. I moved it clear across the tag area to the Molino fire lookout tower. I asked the forestry guy that lives there if I could spend a night up in the tower, he replied only "there's a lot wasps up there to keep you company".

30°40'40.9"N 87°21'02.1"W

 

[W0QNX]

Old the Molino fire lookout tower. New, Almarante fire lookout tower.

30°56'12.5"N 86°28'44.2"W​

 

[W0QNX]

Old Almarante fire lookout tower. New 100% Florida life.

30°27'04.2"N 86°54'20.4"W