My first photo excursion out was to Indiana Dunes National Park which has remained open during quarantine except for one beach that became too heavily used. So on a cool, windy afternoon, we headed over to the easternmost beach which had just a few visitors keeping good distance. A hike up the backside of the dune opens up to a view of Lake Michigan.
It’s still hard to believe there’s now a national park about an hour from home, but a view of Chicago skyline reminds you.
The force of the wind off the lake lets you know how the dunes developed. But the winds would also knock down some sand above and little avalanches would flow down.
Wonderful patterns in the sand could allow you to imagine you were in the desert Southwest.
A few trees manage a roothold in the shifting sands. This dune is now closed for hiking after a boy was rescued after being sucked down into the sand a couple years ago. Geologists determined an ancient tree had decayed and created a cavity that opened up, and that several more are under the dune.
Time to go as the sun got low, and you could imagine you were leaving the Namibian desert.
