Tunnel Park

The train trip to Lower Michigan was pretty smooth. We arrived on time and only slightly over budget. We were met at the station in Holland by the SLOs, OSLO and Santini. At dusk tonight we learned that sunsets on the fresh water ocean have moved south. But they are still stikingly beautiful. The predominant color today was orange, as opposed to a more rddish pink in August. The princess added scale and a certain something to the photo.

The winner of Friday's Chuck-a-puck (above) went with us to Hemlock Park today as we attempted to find a prairie setting to her liking. We managed to find big and little blue stem grasses as well as a raft of tree species in the forest nearby - oaks, maples, beeches, white and red pines, and all lending some color to a beautiful autumn afternoon.

We also had a trek to Tunnel Park just north of here on the beach. I had a run down the dune and so did the youngsters in attendance, PP, TJ, and Nikki.. I took a picture by the tunnel to prove that we were actually there. Unlike our August visits to this park, we were very nearly alone. But then, who goes to the beach in October in Michigan?