Now obviously the highlight of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park is the dunes themselves. Besides the crystal clear water the other biggest surprise about our trip was the size of the dunes. Kris tried to prepare me by describing how big these dunes were but it is something that unless you have seen it you cannot even begin to comprehend. Sleeping Bear Dunes was voted the most beautiful place in America in 2011 and for good reason. Now when you first drive to the dunes this is what you see....
Okay it does look like a HUGE pile of sand but truly from the parking lot it looks like once you are up and over this initial 100 foot climb then you made it and the lake will be on the other side....deceptive little hill....after your first climb this is what you see....
Okay so I guess the lake is a little further way...so I took some time to take some scenery pictures before we ventured on...
Once again it looked like over the hill and we would have made it to the water....
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| Kris opening his arms to the beautiful view of the water...right? |
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| What do we get? Sand, sand and more sand!! |
However we weren't giving up yet...so on we walked....
Okay at this point we meet some people coming back and find out it is a few mile hike EACH WAY to the water...through the hills and I swear the softest sand you've ever stepped in.... We also ventured on this hike bringing no supplies with us (ie food, energy gels, etc...) so around this time we decided to surrender for now. However it is safe to say that "Hiking all the way to the lake through the dunes" is firmly entrenched on our bucket list! On the way back I tried to take some pictures to show how incredibly steep the hill actually is....
After our hike we decided to venture on in the car through the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive...where I hope to pick up tomorrow night!
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