Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan - July 13, 2007
At the visitors center in Empire.
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Erin's robe fuzz, all the way in Empire.
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Heading up to the dunes.
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First stop - the scenic loop drive.
View of Glen Lake.
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Next stop: Dune Overlook.
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It's loop drive stop 3.
Great views from here.
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View out to the Manitou Islands.
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Tour stop 4.
A trail.
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View from part way out this trail.
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Someone not obeying the "stay on the trail" signs.
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The best views of the day coming up - the Lake Michigan Overlooks.
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View from a platform overlooking the steep slope.
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The Manitou Islands.
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Another person climbing where you're not supposed to climb.
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Great views from the end of the trail.
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Easy to get down, hard to get back up.
Now at the dune climb area.
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The place where people are allowed and encouraged to climb the dune.
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Heading back out.
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And back through Empire.
Past the store where we bought sandwiches before going out to the dunes.
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