Miles of Yellow Lines
Category: Destinations
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Indiana Dunes National & State Parks
Indiana Dunes National Park is immediately next to Indiana Dunes State Park. Both are located on Lake Michigan in northern Indiana. We chose to camp in the state park because it had electric hookups. While we enjoy dry camping, we wanted electric hookups for the first night of our trip. Indiana Dunes State Park We…
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Mackinac Island
One of my favorite stops on our Michigan trip was Mackinac Island (pronounced “Mackinaw Island”). Mackinac Island is located near the Straits of Mackinac, where the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan meet. We made this stop between visiting Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Sault Ste. Marie. The island is unique for many reasons,…
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Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
On our trip to Michigan, we took a short detour to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (pronounced “Soo Saint Marie”). The city is located on the St. Marys River along the Michigan/Canadian border in the Upper Peninsula. We stopped by on our way from Mackinac Island to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Our main reason for visiting…
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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is so beautiful! On land, there are beaches, waterfalls, lakes, and lighthouses to explore. Then there’s Lake Superior. From Lake Superior, you can really appreciate the beauty of the pictured rocks. We took a boat tour of the colorful cliffs, and I’m so glad we did. Hiking The main draw for…
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is located in Michigan about 30 minutes west of Traverse City. As the name would suggest, some of the main attractions at Sleeping Bear Dunes are the sand dunes. There are also hiking trails, a paved bike trail, beaches, inland lakes, and two islands. Hiking Our time at Sleeping Bear…
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Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park is located in southeastern Kentucky. The main feature of the park is Cumberland Falls waterfall. The falls are approximately 68 ft tall and 125 ft wide. Because of the size of the Cumberland Falls, it is often called “the Niagara of the South”. Viewing the Falls There is a main…
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Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park is located in central Kentucky. As you may have guessed, the main feature of this park is Mammoth Cave. It is the longest known cave system in the world with over 400 miles of passage ways mapped out. Cave Tours A visit to Mammoth Cave National Park isn’t complete without touring…
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Helen, Georgia
Helen is a Bavarian-style town in northeastern Georgia with plenty of shops, restaurants, and activities. We stopped in to eat lunch and explore after hiking in the morning at Tallulah Gorge State Park. We ate lunch at Brickhouse Burgers, Pizza, and Pasta across from Unicoi Hill Park. After filling up on some delicious strombolis, we…
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Amicalola Falls State Park and Springer Mountain
We visited Amicalola Falls State Park and Springer Mountain in Georgia primarily because of their connections to the Appalachian Trail (AT). I’ve enjoyed reading books written by people who have through-hiked the AT and other trails like the Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail. In each of the books I’ve read from AT through-hikers,…
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Tallulah Gorge State Park
Tallulah Gorge State Park is located in northeastern Georgia. It is home to an impressive canyon that is two miles long and almost 1,000 ft deep. We hiked both the North and South Rim trails along with the Hurricane Falls trail. One of my favorite features of this park was the suspension bridge over the…