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Dune Doomed!

One of our favorite one day weekend trips is to go to Warren Dunes State Park. We visit a couple times each summer. On Sunday June 1st, (2008) we deciced to visit and beat the usual summer crowd .

The park is located on the southeastern shore of Lake Michigan on the Red Arrow Highway, Northwest of South Bend, Indiana and south of St. Joseph Michigan. It's about an 1 1/2 hour drive from our house.

It's a scenic area with hiking, camping and swimming. The swimming is only for the very brave or maybe very numb, since the water is always cold, even in summer.

Climbing the tallest dune is an endurance test. Its steep and climbing in sand is no easy task under the best of conditions.

I hope you enjoy my photos.

This is Luke at the bottom of the Hill.

Another dune, farther down the Beach.

Dune - unknown name, but I bet it has one.

This dune you have to take a short walk to along the beach.

Can you find Luke in this photo?

Backside of a dune.

Ridge line

This is how the ridge line of the dunes look like and also the eastern side of the dunes. This is the side away from the lake. On this side the forest grows up next to the dunes. In time the dunes grow, move east and push the forest eastward.

Dune with Lake Michigan in the background.

Dune and Lake Mihigan

The is looking south and towards Indiana.

What is on the other side?

The beach from atop Tower Hill

Chicago and Wisconsin are on the other side. You can actually see the skyscrapers in Chicago on a clear day from atop Tower Hill.

The shoreline

Beach

This is the beach, which is normally be very crowded in the hot summer months.

Trail

Let's go Hiking!

This hiking trail starts at the beach but quickly goes thru a thick hilly forest over the top of the first hill shown here.

Can you tell me the name of this flower?

Flowers

If you visit the park at the right time, there are many wild flowers to be found. I do not know the name of this flower. There's lots of them and they only grow in open sandy areas.

Page Updated Jun 4, 2008
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GracesTrips May 11, 2012 at 11:00 AM Report Abuse

Glen, Where have you been? Hope you are at least having a great BIG birthday celebration!
Gillybob May 11, 2012 at 9:55 AM Report Abuse

You're just tryin' to pickle my brain, ain't ya??!! :-) Gillybob greetings
leics May 11, 2012 at 9:49 AM Report Abuse

Happy birthday! :-)
Usctwin May 11, 2012 at 9:08 AM Report Abuse

Happy birthday, Glen!
DaHongHua May 11, 2012 at 6:15 AM Report Abuse

A warm happy birthday greeting from Malaysia.
pieter_jan_v May 11, 2012 at 2:30 AM Report Abuse

Glen, Happy Birthday greetings (really). PJ
connectingrod May 10, 2012 at 11:17 PM Report Abuse

A BIRTHDAY is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip.
Dymphna1 May 4, 2012 at 8:34 AM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday - hope it is a good one.
TheTravelSlut May 3, 2012 at 10:34 PM Report Abuse

Early Happy Birthday wishes!
Ann, TS :-)
Helenbb Mar 23, 2012 at 12:04 AM Report Abuse

hello hello ... im back from sanya laaaa