first vacation in a while

My partner and I just got back from our first vacation since COVID. Went to the UP of Michigan. It was so beautiful, never been there before. Lots of places to go hiking and biking but a little cool for outdoor swimming with high temperatures from 59F to 66F while we were there. Couple of hours of rain one afternoon. Would recommend it to anyone that wants a quiet place to go visit. Oh btw great place to purchase fudge never saw so many flavors and at reasonable prices too. We may go back this autumn to see the autumn colors.

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Scribbles · 36-40, F

If you head back to Michigan, you should check out Sleeping Bear Dunes. :)

Shannon27 · M

@Scribbles Where are the sleeping bear dunes? I didn't see/hear anything about them but would like to check them out. Went to Whitefish Point saw some dunes there they had boardwalks built so you could walk over and around them that was nice.

Scribbles · 36-40, F

@Shannon27 It's a good 56 km park along the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan and near Traverse City. I have many fond memories of both places and have traveled there several times. They have several trails, since they don't want people to ruin the vegetation holding the dunes in place. There is one dune climb trail that is a notable exception which is very very fun and popular. Some of the dunes are easily 400-450 feet high. It's so fun to walk up in the sand to the tops of each one and look down below at how small everyone at the bottom looks. If you power walk, It's a good half hour to climb the dunes to get to the beach and then 30 minutes back. The park always recommend setting aside 3-4 hours though.

*Gasp* I just realized that I don't think my husband has ever been. We need to go out there. It's one of those awesome natural wonders. :)

Shannon27 · M

@Scribbles Didn't spend any time on the western side of Michigan. Now we have a good reason to go back to check out the Lake Michigan side. I love sand dunes, thanks for the tip. Might put that on my "to do" list for next year.