Since it's summer time once again means camping time here in MI Actually, i thought we would not have camping this year because usually or our past campings took place early as June or July but i was excited when hubby Mark said that we are camping in August. One more thing that i got excited about was because Tonya and Brad were with us this year, last year they were not able to camp in UP NorthSo we camped at the Interlochen State Park in Traverse City, the weekend of Aug. 14 and drove back home noontime, Aug. 17. It was 4 and half hrs drive with nice music the whole trip because hubby got me a gadget for my Ipod to connect on the car stereo, so that was great and the weather was fine but we had a storm on our first night at the camp, how cool is that! good thing is we were already able to set up the tent and we were just safe inside when the storm came at around 10pm we actually slept well that nightThe camp site was a nice place with the lake also but i would say, i like the Black Lake and the Forest Lake even better, (that we camped last 2 summers), for some reasonsActually it was Rob's birthday on the weekend and he told hubby and friends that we are free to camp at their place, but we just decided to camp at the state park.

    So we attended Rob's birthday on the 15th of August, Saturday and i noticed he had a huge backyard and they even had a portable toilet at the yard. Anyway, Scott and Greg camped there Scott put up this huge Gorilla balloon that the kids got crazy about. I like it too

     The following day, Sunday afternoon, we visited Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, located on Lake Michigan near Traverse City. It was awesome to see those dunes on the fields and forest. Several stops includes the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, this driving loop overlooks some of the Lakeshore's most unique scenery. We checked on the Dune Climb but we actually did not climband explored Glen Haven on Sleeping Bear Bay which dates back to the turn of the 20th Century, there's a Blacksmith Shop, hopped in at the Maritime Museum although it was closedand what i like most is the beautiful crystal clear Lake Michigan there, although we did not have the chance to swim and i will never forget the Sleeping Bear Point, the panoramic view of the shoreline, dunes and islands, with 450 feet drop to Lake Michigan, that was amazing! I learned that the colors of the Lakeshore change with the seasons. "Summer brings the melting of blueberries beneath our tongues and yellow grains of sand stuck between our toes as we struggle against the Dune Climb" (i quoted from Visitor Guide) yes, true! and even we did not climb, we felt the sand in our legs due to strong breeze and i missed the breeze when we got back in the car 

you may visit our Shutterfly Photo Albums for more pics and here's some video to share

     Hubby and I was able to meet a Filipino family when we were strolling down at the Maritime Museum small world ha!The De los Reyes family from Sterling Heights,MI. They got 2 girls but the other one was busy at the beach

       So that's all folks about our camping trip They say that a picture paints a thousand words but i tell you, it was more worthy and fulfilling when you are actually there you will surely love it most, especially if you are a nature lover like me 

    Since i'm in the blogging mood today, I'd like to brag about this photo in a frame that hubby Mark got from work This is the picture that he submitted when they had a photo contest last year,(we actually already forgot about this) so he is one of the winners. He said there's no other fancy prize except that we can keep the photo and i'm glad because i was thinking to print one of our sunset pics taken from our camping 2 yrs ago. I got the idea when i saw similar photo of this at my lolo Romy's house when we went to Virginia. So now, we have it and no need to spend for the printing and the frame, cool!

     Thank you guys for hopping by hereTake care and Have a fantastic day!