The winding road going through the birches and the maples. |
Nice large dunes are the main features of Sleeping Bear National Shoreline. Sleeping Bear is a Native American Legend. It is too sad for me to repeat. |
An observation deck about 3/4ths up the dune. The dune used to be twice as high but the strong winter waves erode at the bottom and undermine the slope. |
One of the many interior lakes in and near the park. |
Looking north toward one of the islands. |
Click to enlarge and see some of the hundreds of fools who ignored the signs and the danger and erosion caused by going down the slope. |
A sign was posted at the top of this area asking people to stay off the dunes due to erosion; you can see some people in this day and age either can't read or have no regard for nature. |
There was an area in the park that allowed dune climbing. Click to enlarge. |
This is what they looked like close up. We have climbed dunes before on the pacific coast, and, based off that experience, we opted out of this activity. |
Another interior lake separated from Lake Michigan only by a dune. Trees grow on many of these dunes. |
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