at Warren Dunes State Park in Sawyer,
Michigan
July 25, 2010
July 25, 2010
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at Warren Dunes State Park in Sawyer,
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| Warren Dunes State Park provides 1,952 acres of recreational opportunities along the beautiful shore of Lake Michigan in southwestern Michigan. The park has three miles of shoreline, six miles of hiking trails and is open year-round. | ||
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| The rugged dune formation rises 260 feet above the lake and offers spectacular views. The two RV Gypsies decided to join all the barefooted people and climb to the top. They discovered that the sand was very soft and it was much more difficult than they imagined, so the two RV Gypsies took forever to get to the top of the sand dune, especially Lee. | |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
got almost to the top of the sand dune before they needed a rest. It was
very steep. |
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| Below: Karen Duquette got half-way up the sand dune and took a break. It was so much steeper than it looked. Their toad can be seen behind someone else's RV in the second photo below. | |
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Below: See the two RV Gypsies'
truck, known as MOB, way far down in the parking lot (plus a zoomed in
view). |
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Below: Karen Duquette was
finally almost to the top of the sand dune |
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| Below: From a spot almost to the top, Karen Duquette photographed a teen-age girl grabbing a tree for support because she was so tired from the climb. Even the children and teens had a hard time climbing this sand dune. | |
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Below: Finally,
at the top; Lee Duquette set up the self-timer on the camera
to take a photograph. |
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Below: Lee Duquette at the top of the
sand dune |
Below: A young boy dug a hole deep enough to fit in |
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Below: Views of Lake Michigan
and the cars in the parking lot. |
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Below: Another side of
the dunes. People of all ages struggled to get to the top from this side
too. |
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Below: Different views
from various spots on the top of the sand dune |
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Below: Lee Duquette zoomed
in on this happy face in the sand on a smaller dune across the way |
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Below: Karen Duquette photographed
a hang-glider kite in the sky |
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Below: Lee Duquette part
way down the lower. flatter section of the sand dune. Time to go JUMP
IN THE LAKE. |
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There
are many travel choices below. You may view any of these sections in any
order you choose. The page you are presently on is grayed out and cannot
be chosen from here. |
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| MICHIGAN WELCOME CENTER- a bit of Michigan history, a bit of history on the many lighthouses in Michigan, and photos at American Campgrounds. | |
| Warren Dunes State Park and a big sand dune (this page) |
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 AFTER
you have visited each of the three places in the sub-menu above, please
continue on for adventures of the two RV Gypsies in Portage,
Indiana; Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Central Beach; Mount Baldy;
and Michigan City Lighthouse
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