Pensacola Light

Pensacola Light, located in Florida's Pensacola Bay is the third generational structure of what was originally a lightship, the Aurora Borealis. The tower, which was built in 1859 and stands 151 feet tall, is located on board Naval Air Station Pensacola.
I snapped this photo on a Thanksgiving holiday visit to family at Pensacola NAS on Nov. 29, 2013. Although I was tempted to try, no I did not attempt the 177 step trek to the top. 
 
“What does a lighthouse do? I ask myself. It never moves. It cannot hike up its rocky skirt and dash into the ocean to rescue the foundering ship. It cannot calm the waters or clear the shoals. It can only cast light into the darkness. It can only point the way. Yet, through one lighthouse, you guide many ships. Show this old lighthouse the way.” 


~ Lisa Wingate, The Prayer Box