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Buffalo to Seattle with 3 Dogs Day 2: Around Lake Michigan and Across the Mississippi

6/25/2013

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We woke to a much dryer Warren Dunes State Park on the Eastern shores of Lake Michigan last Tuesday morning. Since being rained out of setting up the tent the night before, I liked not having to take the time to take down and load up our camp and enjoyed having time to do some dog grooming. 'R' Blood on the Tracks Boys probably disagree, but as soon as they were tidied up, we headed off to explore more of this large, dog friendly Michigan State Park.
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Blue sky, blue lake, blue merles and Wilhelm
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Michigan is now on the "States I've Visited" Shirts
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Wilhelm, Brychwyn & Huxley on a morning mission in Michigan
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Mount Fuller
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Pikes Peak
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The Forest of the Great Warren Dunes
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Day two drive from Warren Dunes State Park on Lake Michigan through North Chicago to Wildcat Den State Park, Iowa: 306 miles
The next part of our day was very special. We drove around Lake Michigan and met our friend Sugar the Golden Retriever for a personal tour of her neighborhood park. For those of you who have never met her and have only seen pictures, she really does smile like that all the time! Brychwyn and Huxley were very ramped up after our morning drive, so they were pretty high energy (which is a nice way of saying they were barky, jumpy and snappy) when we met up with mellow Sugar, but she was very kind to them anyways. After strolling around as a pack for a while, Brychwyn ended up giving her some very sweet kisses. Wilhelm was star struck and, while trying to play it cool, it was obvious he has a little crush on this smiling golden girl.

Sugar's park is wonderful! She showed us the stairs she runs to stay fit, her beach and the grass field she runs in. There were lot's of kids to watch, big trees to sniff and squirrels and birds the boys wished they could chase/herd. I so enjoyed that we woke up on the East side of Lake Michigan and now got to enjoy the West side. Such an adventure!
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Smiling Sugar showing us her stairs
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Wilhelm loved walking with Sugar
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Dogs with Blogs at Lake Michigan
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Goodbye, Sugar! Thanks for the great walk
After this very exciting morning and afternoon around Lake Michigan, the beauty of driving over and along the Mississippi river to Wildcat Den State Park in Iowa was met with drowsy excitement. Since we were all pretty sleepy, I got the tent up right away. We then had a moonlit stroll around the campground, appreciating perhaps our last chance to chase a few lightning bugs, and headed off to bed. It will be good for us to be well rested for exploring this Iowa State Park and visiting the Mississippi river in the morning, especially before it is too warm for Cascadians to hike (which we have learned is over 75 degrees and any humidity.)
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Huxley, Wilhelm & Brychwyn "help" set up camp at Wildcat Den State Park in Iowa
6 Comments
Molly The Wally link
6/25/2013 08:07:37 pm

Brilliant that you met the wonderful Sugar. What fun. Have a wonderful Wednesday.
Best wishes Molly

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Rebecca link
6/25/2013 09:18:58 pm

How awesome you guys got to meet Sugar!!! Looks like you're still having a great adventure trekking across the country. Have really enjoyed reading your adventures.
~Rebecca & Teach

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Clowie link
6/25/2013 10:47:00 pm

The photos are great, it looks lovely there. What fun to be able to meet up with Sugar!

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SUGAR: Golden Woofs link
6/26/2013 01:05:58 am

It was PAWsome seeing you. Amazing you guys traveled for hours and still looks great. Looking forward on seeing you guys again next year, Vegas. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar

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Jackie Bouchard link
6/26/2013 07:32:19 am

What a lovely spot - and meeting Sugar! Well, that's the cherry on top!

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Miss Harper Lee link
6/26/2013 12:58:25 pm

You lucky dogs. You got to play with Sugar! Looks like everyone had a fabulous time. Thanks for sharing your adventure!

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