Early morning sky over Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

New entrance to Eden State Garden is now open on 395 right before Bay Elementary School

Another beautiful morning on Scenic 30A in South Walton county, FL (taken at WaterColor resort)

PJs Coffee of New Orleans on Scenic 30a

Serenity over the Choctawhatchee Bay - Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

Somewhere...over the rainbow... (Santa Rosa Beach, Florida)

Choctawhatchee Bay - Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

End-of-summer storms over the Choctawhatchee Bay (2009-Santa Rosa Beach, Florida)

Beaches of South Walton, Florida - Labor Day weekend 2009

Footprint in the sand - South Walton county, Florida

"Wonderful old trees with spanish moss. This was the site of a movie called The Frogs" Eden State Park, Point Washington/Santa Rosa Beach, Florida (submitted by Kelly Klein - KellyKleinSoldMine.com)

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Lao-tzu

"another glorious and beautiful morning on the Beaches of South Walton, Florida"

"Eden State Park (in Point Washington/Santa Rosa Beach, FL).600 Year old tree in the center of this photo." (submitted by Kelly Klein - www.kellykleinsoldmine.com)

Sunset in Alys Beach, Florida on Scenic Hwy 30A (submitted by Craig Baranowski)

"Sunset in Alys Beach during family bike ride." (submitted by Craig Baranowski)

Foggy morning in Point Washington state forest

Sunset over Alys Beach, Florida (submitted by JD Johnson)

WMBB was on the scene as well - impressed with their quick response to the developing situation

Residents, myself included, driving up 283 to get home and caught in gridlock as they had closed East Point Washington Road