Hiking at Sleeping Bear Dunes on Lake Michigan (+ burgers & ice cream in Traverse City!)

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I'm always surprised by how gorgeous Michigan's coasts are! It looks like the ocean!

Pure Michigan!!! The most beautiful spot in the lower peninsula! Lots of memories from family vacations as a child and with our children in this part of our state! Thanks for the super video!!

Wow! We couldn’t get over how incredibly blue Lake Michigan was and those stunning views!

I spent 2 years in traverse city on a job & discovered how amazing michigan is!

It’s an absolute travesty that you were in Michigan and didn’t go to mackinaw island!! It’s the best ever!! I grew up in Michigan in Charlevoix and it makes my heart happy to see you highlighting how beautiful Michigan is 😍

Michigan is such a beautiful and underrated place to visit. Thanks for hanging out in my home state! There’s so much more to see here!!

I think that part of Michigan is one of the prettiest areas in the whole country. I have to admit, after I do hikes in that area, I am always wiped and need a good soak in a hot tub! Hope you all got lots of rest in Indiana.

Wow! My home town! You caught some really fun places. Thank you for representing my home town so well! Nice job! 😍

Fantastic video as always. I can’t believe you didn’t do the big 450-foot dune climb at Overlook No. 9 on Pierce Stocking Drive. I say that in jest. I know I would totally do that but would be questioning my existence the whole way up. It is insane how steep the bluffs are along the lakeshore. Sleeping Bear Dunes, well the whole area around Traverse City, is so awesome. My best way to describe it is that it is just pure summer. I haven’t been there in eons. I need to change that. We have so much family in Michigan too but on the opposite side of the state.

So glad you guys got to experience our little piece of paradise and show the world how incredibly beautiful it is! It's truly a hidden gem. I just got back from the Great Sand Dunes and they make our dunes look like bunny dunes! 😂 But I still love them and our crystal clear freshwater! Safe travels and love y'all's videos! They provide great inspiration for future adventures!

I'm from Illinois and have gone to Michigan every Summer for basically as long as I can remember. Its so incredibly beautiful and it so often gets overlooked. I've never seen this style of video this high quality about the area. It's so great to see it being appreciated especially with great content!

Love it! I couldn't get over the water color either when we visited. Absolutely loved the Dune Climb area and we didn't even go to the water. Also, Empire Bluff has such a massive bang for your buck. Our kids had a blast playing on the giant sand bowl area just past the end of the boardwalk section there. So cool. Over spring break Pierce Stocking was still closed for some reason so it was nice to see some of your footage. And we totally missed that ice cream spot so time to go back I suppose. :) Hope you had a nice relaxing time in Indiana. Cheers!

Stunning views and wonderful photography! Fantastic job! Thank you for showcasing one of my favorite places! I can't wait to see your other videos.

Oh man… we went a couple times when my kids were small and my youngest fell asleep immediately on getting back in the car…. Great place and travers city is a go to place for people from northern Ontario!

Greetings again from the Lower Peninsula, and well done! I did almost the same trail sequence back on April 3 (Dune Climb, Empire Bluff, Pyramid Point), although I also threw in Sleeping Bear Point after the Dune Climb. Beautiful video of the water, which is always what amazes people about Sleeping Bear! Regarding the popularity of Empire Point: yep, told ya! But it is beautiful! The loop trail at Pyramid Point includes a meadow next to some hilly and forested areas, which I loved since it gives a Michigander like me the out-west national park vibes (and when you're cooped up in a low-elevation eastern state for a while, you get desperate for that). I'm glad you mentioned the cherries (it's what TC is known for), but I want to say how much I appreciate your emphasis on hiking. Your videos have inspired me over the past year to buy an Osprey, Camelback, headlamp, hiking pants, etc., to get the AllTrails Pro app, and to go do things I've never done before. I've hiked 340 miles (~ 313 of that in Michigan), and I have all these people telling me I look great (I guess I lost some weight, even though I thought I didn't have any to lose). In the next week, I'll take my first major A+K-inspired trip; the first videos I saw from you were in South Dakota, and that's where I'm going. Now that you're out of Michigan, I'll probably chill on the comments for a while, but I just want to say that following you has been my COVID highlight, and a respite from all the challenges that go with that. It's been life-changing. Thank you!

Both Wisconsin and Michigan are two states I never would’ve considered traveling to until your latest videos. You make them look amazing!!

Wife and I are planning to go here end of June. Thanks for all your vids as you’ve really opened our eyes to all parts of the states. Thanks to your STL video, wife and I went to STL a couple months ago via Metra. Keep up the great work!

Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos. They are always fun and informative, and I always look forward to the next one!.

Your videos have taught me so much about the Great Lakes !! I didn't realize the water was so blue 🤩💙 I loved this video's different hikes. That sand looked painful 🥺 I always enjoy seeing what you guys are going to eat . 😉😋