States we covered:

Michigan

National parks & forests:

• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

• Leelanau State Park

Hikes:

• Treat Farm Trail

• The Cathedral of Trees/ Hippie Tree

Key Takeaways:

• Book ahead on weekends

• Prepare for Michigan weather

Summary:

Northern Michigan in the fall time can be beautiful with all the colors but can also be unpredictable with weather. The goal of this trip was orginally for Ryan to run the Sleeping Bear Dunes Marathon but due to Covid-19 was cancelled. Instead we took the opportunity to not only site see but also take advantage of the beautiful landscape for our engagement photos. The weather was quite unpredictable but we were lucky enough to get a nice window of sun mid morning of our first day there. Overall was a fun and productive trip. We were able to get our engagement photos done and also explore a great national park. Northern Michigan is also known for its wineries in this area so once photos were done we got to do some local food and wine tastings.