Very short drive from our hotel on Silver Lake to the dunes:
Line to get in the ORV area...it went fast, but we were amazed by all of the vehicles! It is a whole new culture I never knew about!
Trail to the first hill:
After cresting the first hill, we saw hundreds of trucks, ATVs, Jeeps, and dune buggies!
Gorgeous Lake Michigan:
The girls loved it!
Crazy drivers...there are no rules here! Just cars everywhere!
A medium sized dune:
The mud flat areas were for drag racing, with cars lined up on each side to watch:
Lots of water to play in:
The Big Dune:
Taking a potty break (aka find some bushes):
Just a little sand in the brand new Jeep:
Ice cream for dessert. This place was on the main drag of Silver Lake, so we got to watch the constant stream of trucks going to and from the dunes. There are lots of rednecks there...with hilarious/inappropriate signs and flags. And when the kids tried to get the monster trucks to honk, no one honked. They just revved their engine. So we coined a new term: redneck honking. It means revving one's engine.
Gorgeous sunset over Silver Lake. The kids played in the water at our hotel beach:
Sunday was rainy. We needed several tows.
Still tons of cars despite the rain:
Fun zipping around trees:
Just about to go up The Big Dune:
Yes, we went up that with our brand new Jeep!
Later in the day, our friend drove right out of his tire:
How many engineers does it take to re-seat a tire?
Kids horsing around during the delay:
We made several visits to the hotel pool:
It is asparagus country there, so the restaurants had asparagus in every dish! Fried asparagus was amazing! As was asparagus scrambled eggs for breakfast!
We celebrated two birthdays while there - Robin's and Steve's:
One night, the adults played cards in one room while the kids zoned out to iThings in another:
On Monday we went souvenir shopping and visited the lighthouse:
We wanted to do the dune climb, but the wind was fierce, and we were getting sandblasted. So we opted for an inland trail:
We played some mini golf:
And did some go karting:
On our way out, we stopped at one of the many roadside stands selling asparagus. Wouldn't you know that the runner up Miss Asparagus was selling there? With the tiara and sash! I can't believe we didn't get a pic with her! She said the asparagus was picked just 30 min earlier, and we got two pounds. It's been delicious!
It was such a fun weekend. Silver Lake is a place you have to see to believe!
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Oh my goodness. That poor new Jeep.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you all had a terrific time despite the weather.
that looks like so much fun! I can't believe there were no driving rules! were there any accidents? that's just soooo many cars....!
ReplyDeleteWere you the only Grand Cherokee? Any old Cherokees like mine? Who towed you out?
Yep - no driving rules. Scared me to death the first out on the dunes with friends. There are ALL kinds of vehicles - jeeps, old and new, trucks, motorcycles, etc.
DeleteYou're right Amy, it's a whole different culture! Fun to do a few times but I prefer a quiet beach listening to the waves instead of revving engines.
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