Lake Michigan

I went because I was given an invitation of a place to stay. This place was straight out of the 1970s. It was preserved with amazing care.

Much of the long weekend that I spent centered in Beulah, Michigan was spent hiking to amazing views of Lake Michigan. I mistakenly called it a sea or ocean a few times, I admit. Forgive me, I'm used to lakes being small (at least I don't call glorified hills "mountains").

A true highlight was Sleeping Bear Dunes. Walking over two miles in sand, mostly uphill, was the one thing I had to give up on. I walked over one mile in the sand, mostly uphill, to a lovely lookout. Walking long distances in sand is hard. Walking long distances uphill in sand is really hard.