TR: northwestern michigan

**Ty Webb** · 06-13-2005, 04:27 PM

edit: below zero, i attempted to make the pictures a variety of sizes to satisfy all tgr viewers

on the way up, i stopped in pierport, mi. the public beach was spectacular. i walked down the beach a bit and found a huge dune to climb up:

The first night was spent in a public camping area-- the Platte River Campground near Empire, MI. It was somewhat uninspiring...

Hiked Empire Trail the next day

The second night I decided to find a better place to camp-- somewhere off the beaten path a bit. Here's my secret (legal?) spot in northwest michigan-- somewhere on the coast between Pentwater and Glen arbor. good luck finding it

I decided to hike up this ridge and camp at the top of the sand blowout

The hike up was rough-- lots of brush, but the view wasnt bad (could the harbor mouth give away the locale?)

Tent pitched 400ft above lake michigan... didnt suck

great weekend

edit: below zero, i attempted to make the pictures a variety of sizes to satisfy all tgr viewers

**Below Zero** · 06-13-2005, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by Ty Webb

sorry about the big pictures

Well, why didn't you reduce the size of them?

Those pics are way too big.

Could we get an NSR next time please?

**Ty Webb** · 06-13-2005, 04:59 PM

why dont you cheer up.

Originally Posted by Below Zero

Could we get an NSR next time please?

i hope youre joking

**Core Shot** · 06-13-2005, 05:01 PM

BernHard, is that you??

Bigger pictures, please. Much much bigger.

**danadog** · 06-13-2005, 05:03 PM

Nordhouse Dunes?
I spent a fair amount of time camping along Lake Michigan, while @ Ferris.

**Ty Webb** · 06-13-2005, 05:04 PM

franz must have had a very large monitor like myself.

enough shit, i'll resize later.

so sorry

**MacDaddy** · 06-13-2005, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by Below Zero

Could we get an NSR next time please?

seriously!

as if!!! pfft

**Skidawg** · 06-13-2005, 08:00 PM

Nice pics. I didn't realize the NW MI side was like that. Very nice....

**shmerham** · 06-13-2005, 08:08 PM

that's a lot more scenic than I would expect michigan to be

**danadog** · 06-13-2005, 08:51 PM

Ty, don't take them bustin your balls to bad.
Thanks for the Lake Michigan stoke!

**MOHSHSIHd** · 06-13-2005, 09:11 PM

400 ft of vert! Buttery all the way to the beach?!

looks like prime dirt skiing territory!

**MOHSHSIHd** · 06-13-2005, 09:14 PM

switch lincoln here, titties deep landing i bet..

**slim** · 06-13-2005, 10:05 PM

These photos are not far away from where I get married in 5-days. Western Michigan is an outdoorsman's paradise. Read Hemingway.

**Ty Webb** · 06-13-2005, 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by slim

Read Hemingway.

funny you should mention that:

**Ty Webb** · 06-13-2005, 11:58 PM

Originally Posted by MOHSHSIHd

400 ft of vert! Buttery all the way to the beach?!

looks like prime dirt skiing territory!

did it last year. very fun. works fairly well

13 · 06-14-2005, 05:01 AM

There's something to be said for a dead sprint down a 400 ft. dune ... Just don't trip over a root or vines.

Hey. How's the water? If it's above 64 deg. I'm game.

**Baconzoo** · 06-14-2005, 05:35 AM

Originally Posted by Skidawg

Nice pics. I didn't realize the NW MI side was like that. Very nice....

Growing up in So Cal, I would have never thought that there was anything great out east. People are people and sicko's have fun whenever and wherever. I went to a beach on Lake Erie and found it to be equal to the crowd and hedonism of Rosarito, Mexico but just at a smaller scale and with almost no crime.

Epic Ty

**MOHSHSIHd** · 06-14-2005, 09:37 AM

dude, you should totally join our exStream skiing team....

you get mad perks...

were spancered by PBR and Salomon Rental skis.....

**INDY GS** · 06-14-2005, 10:17 AM

I went Kayaking near warren dunes 2 weeks ago the water was 59 degrees. Last year at July fourth it too was around 59-61 degrees. The last several years, the water seems to be cool untill mid to late july.

And yes it is fun to sprint down the dunes. My four year old climbed and ran down all of Tower hill, 240 vert completly on his own.

Beauty-ful Michigan stoke!

Originally Posted by 13

There's something to be said for a dead sprint down a 400 ft. dune ... Just don't trip over a root or vines.

Hey. How's the water? If it's above 64 deg. I'm game.