Dune Climb

A closer look at Samantha and Marissa at the bottom of the hill.

Tyler looking down the hill while Tara poses for a picture.

Tyler attempted to go down the hill a little too fast and fell - don't worry, he was fine. We found it a little amusing, though.

Rod's show after going down the steep hill (Gary, Tara, and Jayden all went down a slightly less stressful trail), the heel was full clear up to the strap.

Tyler took off his shoes and hung them around his neck while Marissa, Sam, Erica, and Gary went on ahead.

A look out at some of the hills visible from the trail we took to find Lake Michigan.

More sand hills.

We reached a point where we felt like we weren't going to go any further in our quest to find the lake shore, so we stopped for a brief break. The kids all decided to venture down another fairly steep hill. Here Donovan and Tyler are visible going down.

If you look closely, you can see the Tyler, Donovan, Sam, and Marissa down at the bottom of this hill.

A closer look at the four kids at the bottom of the hill.

Another look at the freighter in Lake Michigan.

A wider look at the dunes with Lake Michigan in the background.

Erica taking a picture of the kids down the hill, while Gary holds Jayden and Tara rests.

Another look at the sand dunes from our resting place.

More dunes and trails...

Still more trails visible in the sand dunes.

After climbing back up the hill, Sam took a moment to rest with Tara, Gary, and Jayden.

A closer picture of Sammy resting in the sand.

Erica went part way down the hill to help Marissa up the hill, while Donovan and Tyler brought up the rear.

This section of the dune looked like a trail, but it just sort of came to end. It also had sand that appeared to be blown over like a snow drift.