Sunday Adventures March 29th 2026

I really am going to try to do better about documenting these adventures. 

We're trying to stick a little closer to home, due to rising costs. There are so many parks in our part of Michigan that we're hoping to explore quite a few of them, document them and choose some of our favourites to return to. 

It was lovely and sunny today and ended up fairly warm. Husband and I went for a walk at Warren Dunes State Park. There is a lovely trail through a marshy bog bit and along through the woods. It's a fairly easy trail, something that husband could do to build up the walking stamina again. As we walked through the bog bit we could hear lots of birds singing and chirping. We watched as an Eastern Towhee sat atop a branch and sang out his heart. I did get some photos but yes - you've guessed it - I've not got to them yet! We also saw lots of little Golden-crowned Kinglets flitting through the trees. I pulled out my phone and noted that we saw lots of Brown Creepers, two Pileated Woodpeckers and some Fox Sparrows. 

It was lovely and quiet out. We saw two other couples and a maybe two joggers but that was it. I think that's why we like to go early on a Sunday morning.  It can get quite busy and loud at times, but it's usually quieter first thing in the mornings. 

I did take quite a few phone photos

Always look up!

Sometimes, along the trail leading up into the dunes there are spring flowers growing along the trail, but I think we were a little bit too early!

There are lots of daffodils in the woods. These dot the landscape where the old building of the New First Church Camp used to stand for many years. It's always interesting to see them pop up year after year without any human intervention. 

After our walk through the woods, we headed further into the state park and down along the shores of Lake Michigan. 

My favourite tree by the beach

The snow fences are still up but I'm sure they will come down soon

We had some fun looking along the shoreline for VPS (Very Pretty Stones). There are lots of people who walk the shores looking for all kinds of rocks (as they are called here). We have no clue what we are looking for so just look for the ones we think are unique or different. 

I took a video of this area of the park. On the map it is indicated as the Painterville Drain. It seems to move every time we visit the park! It looked quite different from the last time we were here. It had moved further into the park boundaries. 

This is a lovely State Park. It has a really huge beach, three car parks and a dog beach that is easily accessible and close to the regular beach. It does get really busy in the summertime, but at other times of the year it's really peaceful. There are also a few different trails to walk. 

I'll hopefully add another post later in the week when I've got to the phone photos. I'm excited to see how they came out!