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The Great Lakes (3) - Lake Michigan
2007.11.27
[Travelling date: Nov 25, 2007] On our way back, since it was still early and there was a break in the winter weather (it was sunny but windy), we made a detour to Sleeping Bear Dunes, another place that Farhan really wanted to visit. Though it was a long drive on a shared road US-31, we enjoyed the scenic drive of Lake Michigan. We could have taken lots more beautiful pictures but our camera was low on battery – quite frustrating! We passed by few lakes and one of them was beautiful Torch Lake which I could only capture in my memory. D wanted to save the battery for picture taking at Sleeping Bear Dunes. Earlier on, D succumbed to spare few precious shots of this frozen lake near Point Iroquois, Upper Peninsula.
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[Travelling date: Nov 25, 2007] On our way back, since it was still early and there was a break in the winter weather (it was sunny but windy), we made a detour to Sleeping Bear Dunes, another place that Farhan really wanted to visit. Though it was a long drive on a shared road US-31, we enjoyed the scenic drive of Lake Michigan. We could have taken lots more beautiful pictures but our camera was low on battery – quite frustrating! We passed by few lakes and one of them was beautiful Torch Lake which I could only capture in my memory. D wanted to save the battery for picture taking at Sleeping Bear Dunes. Earlier on, D succumbed to spare few precious shots of this frozen lake near Point Iroquois, Upper Peninsula.
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Hey we paused at the 45th parallel marker on southbound US-31. We missed to take picture of a similar marker on our way up at Grayling on I-75.
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Hey we paused at the 45th parallel marker on southbound US-31. We missed to take picture of a similar marker on our way up at Grayling on I-75.
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At last after a long drive, we reached Sleeping Bear Dunes at 4.30pm. We just missed the visitor center that was closed at 4pm.
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At last after a long drive, we reached Sleeping Bear Dunes at 4.30pm. We just missed the visitor center that was closed at 4pm.
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Nobody was around when we arrived at the Dune Climb.
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Nobody was around when we arrived at the Dune Climb.
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It was windy and cold…brrrr…
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It was windy and cold…brrrr…
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Kids wanted to climb the sand dune.
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Kids wanted to climb the sand dune.
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I just stopped here and could not climb as I could hardly breathe.
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I just stopped here and could not climb as I could hardly breathe.
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They proceeded to the top…
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They proceeded to the top…
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Too windy for them and they stopped as it was getting dark and they had no clue how long more was the climb to the top.
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Too windy for them and they stopped as it was getting dark and they had no clue how long more was the climb to the top.
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So they walked down.
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So they walked down.
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”Huhu… who rolled this snow ball?”
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”Huhu… who rolled this snow ball?”
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“Let me stand on it”
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“Let me stand on it”
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“And sit on it”
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“And sit on it”
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“Or let Sarah stand on it”
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“Or let Sarah stand on it”
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“Haha… finally!”
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“Haha… finally!”
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HEY WE TOUCHED LAKE MICHIGAN. (off Elmwood St, Beulah, MI) Mission accomplished – three down, two more to go.
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HEY WE TOUCHED LAKE MICHIGAN. (off Elmwood St, Beulah, MI) Mission accomplished – three down, two more to go.
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On our way back, we saw a ski resort (Crystal Mt, off M-115 near Thompsonville) and we stopped to take picture.
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On our way back, we saw a ski resort (Crystal Mt, off M-115 near Thompsonville) and we stopped to take picture.
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We traveled about 900 miles around Michigan (that is like traveling around the whole coast of Peninsular Malaysia from KB–JB–Perlis) in two days. We have covered most parts of the mitten-shaped Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and a bit of Upper Peninsula and more importantly it was quite an accomplishment to touch the 3 Lakes out of 5 Great Lakes. Hmm… when are we going to Niagara Falls so that along the way we can touch Lake Erie & Lake Ontario?
