The Nordhouse Dunes

The Nordhouse Dunes have become one of my favorite places to camp in the state of Michigan. Typically I like to visit an area once and move onto someplace new the next time, this way I can see more of our country and it's parks but the Nordhouse Dunes seem to pull me back every year for a nice 3-4 day stay. The beautiful sand dunes, panoramic view of Lake Michigan, and the local wildlife make for a stay that is unlike any other.

A tip for any dog owner: A section of the beach has been made available to pets (which most do not find a lot of in MI). The northern section of the Nordhouse Dunes borders the Michigan Recreation Area, a car-campers delight. The beach north of the Recreation Area is reserved for pets and their owners.

The Porcupine Mountains

Having already been around the entire state of Michigan and having seen mother nature in her best, my wife and I decided to take a week long excursion to Porcupine Mountains State Park in the upper peninsula of Michigan. Although the Upper Peninsula is still in the boundaries of Michigan and the local tax payers eat and drink from the same pool as those below, you clearly feel as though you left the U.S. and entered an uninhabited euphoria of state and national parks. To the locals it is simply known as the "Porkies". Hello trip, meet my blog!

I figured the best way to go about describing our (my wife Dawn and I) experience would be to simply do a day by day walkthrough with pictures and hopefully good enough descriptions. I hope some of you are reading this, trying to determine if the Porcupine Mountains is somewhere you want to visit.