Sleeping Bear Dunes!

Ah vacation....it's been a long time coming and well worth the wait though we don't desire this long of a wait for next time!  Here's a bit of our adventure last week:

There's just something about big water...

We enjoyed a great visit with friends we met in Carlsbad, NM!  (Love you guys!!!)

The walk-in sites at Sleeping Bear ROCK...

Yep, we also witnessed a beautiful wedding of two inspirational people...

We found our way to South Manitou Island the latter half of the trip.  An 1.5 hour long ferry is required to access the island.

 Fun, fun!

Backpacking in sunshine, with beautiful water and woodlands.  What could be better?

Must hug big, old trees. 

Ahh dunes...

Water beckoned after traversing the dune....

 Really?!  So fantastic!

Toad burrowed in the sand.  COOL!

Time for peace, quiet and reading in a beautiful setting makes for...

 a very happy camper...

two very happy campers actually.