[__ Prayer __] gem island

[jasonc]

I haven't done this route in a while. its mostly now a walk route with some driving out. View attachment 6396

 

[AirDancer]

Prayers that all goes well as you do this lovely appearing route, jasonc

 

[jasonc]

Prayers that all goes well as you do this lovely appearing route, jasonc

those are large houses. sometimes to save time I will drive to the water and then electric.

 

[AirDancer]

Sounds like a good plan, my friend !

It does look like a lovely area, though

 

[jasonc]

Sounds like a good plan, my friend !

It does look like a lovely area, though

its one of those gated communites. there is a guard station near the entrance that If I were to show the route wouldn't fit. the area called john's island is all interconnected. I can enter through three points and drive to them all. that area has six routes to it alone. and I didn't count the east side which has two other acess points. at least this route isn't like the round island. I walk a lot of this out. others think that is crazy till one tried that at the island called gem island.

 

[AirDancer]

Make sure you have your ID handy as you approach those gated entrances!

 

[jasonc]

finished the route before 12:45. thanks for the prayers

 

[AirDancer]

Amen! Glad it didn't take all day to do the route, jasonc !

 

[jasonc]

Amen! Glad it didn't take all day to do the route, jasonc !

I had to find my groove for this route. when I hit the cemetery and it wasn't past 9am. I knew it would be about 1pm at the latest when if finished. this route. has the oldest county cemetery. remember when we talked about john's island and the settlers on the barrier island? this is their cemetery and its still used. I saw fresh flowers and markers. a few years ago I saw them burying a person there. I would have to ask if any of the island namesakes are buried there. im sure a lot are.

 

[AirDancer]

Yes, I remember talking about John's Island and the settlers on the barrier island. So it was that cemetery.......... cool!

 

[jasonc]

Yes, I remember talking about John's Island and the settlers on the barrier island. So it was that cemetery.......... cool!

I ran into that cemetery when I first did the route. its visible from google earth.the blue area is the most visible section that show the markers. not many headstones. the most recent one shows trees coverage most of that. odd place for that to be. I wasn't until recently that I knew about the settlers and john la roche.View attachment 6418

 

[AirDancer]

Old cemeteries aren't always conveniently and ideally situated, and sometimes their layout is odd. And with all the trees, one would think the name of the cemetery would be "Shady Rest" (but typically isn't).

It would be quite the adventure to sort through the old headstones.

 

[jasonc]

Old cemeteries aren't always conveniently and ideally situated, and sometimes their layout is odd. And with all the trees, one would think the name of the cemetery would be "Shady Rest" (but typically isn't).

It would be quite the adventure to sort through the old headstones.

this has no name. the only named ones by signs here are roseland cemetery, crestlawn(the youngest in the county) winter beach,gifford cemetary
oslo cemetery and a few head stones in gifford aren't named. the Gifford cemetery has no power to it and no sexton staff that is full time. neither does the winter beach one. most I have posted predate the county.

 

[AirDancer]

Are the blank headstones weathered? Or perhaps they weren't marked originally?

 

[jasonc]

http://public.fotki.com/pammon/spoonbill-marsh-ind/022/dsc1744.html#media
browse the images. this is a sewage treatment are for the brine from reverse osmosis processes. this was once a grove/ marsh. I saw the dock and thought it odd. so I used google earth and found it. then looked up county parks with that name. I wish they would tell us when they build this. its well hidden and no sign to tell you. yet it has observation towers, and a good long path to walk.

 

[jasonc]

Are the blank headstones weathered? Or perhaps they weren't marked originally?

all them marked that I can see. the older head stones are still readable.

 

[AirDancer]

http://public.fotki.com/pammon/spoonbill-marsh-ind/022/dsc1744.html#media
browse the images. this is a sewage treatment are for the brine from reverse osmosis processes. this was once a grove/ marsh. I saw the dock and thought it odd. so I used google earth and found it. then looked up county parks with that name. I wish they would tell us when they build this. its well hidden and no sign to tell you. yet it has observation towers, and a good long path to walk.

Those were interesting pictures....thanks, Jason The walkway looked to be well constructed. As I viewed the photos, I wondered where the walkway would take a person .... the view of the water was great!

 

[jasonc]

too the lagoon. here. the full image of the circle of it. its coverage by trees now. mangroves and those idiotic pepper trees were shown as well. lice bred to kill those. yup that will work.the arrow points to an area that appears to have signs and benches. this is well hidden about a mile in from us1. the homes to west are the only things I have ever seen. I remember vaguely the groves in use then. google earth shows some remnants of a grove barn that still stands and going back to 94. I can see the trucks loading up fruit and in queueView attachment 6419

 

[AirDancer]

That water doesn't look healthy at all

 

[jasonc]

That water doesn't look healthy at all

it has issues. that is for another lengthy discussion. they are injecting brine from the reverse osmosis system into that water. which makes it way too salty. thus the algae. which is also will occur in stagnant water.