Indiana Dunes Hiking

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WEEKLY FEATURED HIKE

WHAT: CHURCH ON THE TRAIL - Hike Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve

WHERE: Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve . See Google Map link below:Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve - across from the fountain

WHEN: ***EVERY*** Sunday, 7:55 AM. Text 1-219-370-9119 when you are on your way. We have one EVERY Sunday at 8:00 AM CST at Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve.

WHY: All are optional: Pray, Discuss the Word of God-- Bible, talk life, view/discuss God's creations...

We start moving at 8:00 AM.

THIS IS WHERE TO PARK:

Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve - across from the fountain

7.9.25

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Indiana Dunes State Park (https://www.in.gov/dnr/state-parks/parks-lakes/indiana-dunes-state-park/.)

Here is the Indiana Dunes State Park Trail map: https://www.in.gov/dnr/state-parks/files/dunes_trail.pdf

Ron Seman,Sage of the Dunes leads many hikes at over 42 park locations. Here is a sample from the Indiana Dunes State Park:

A) Trail 2 (We drive to Wilson Shelter and start there. THIS IS ROUGHLY 3.0 mile flat hike.)

B) Trail 3 (including the Bird Observation Platform. THIS IS ROUGHLY 1.0 mile flat hike.)

C) Trail 4 to Mt. Tom and then Trail 8 down to beach and back to the Pavilion (We first walk to the campground where Trail 4 begins. THIS IS ROUGHLY 2.0 mile moderate hike and has a big hill climb to Mt. Tom and s huge decent to the beach.)

D) Trail 7 to beach back to the Pavilion (We first walk to the Nature Center where Trail 7 begins. THIS IS ROUGHLY 2.0 mile moderate hike and has easy hills. )

E) Trail 9 Loop (We first drive to the Nature Center walk to where Trail 9 begins. We return to the Nature Center. THIS IS A 3.75 mile rugged hike with lots of ups and downs.)

F) 3 Dune Challenge (We first drive to the Nature Center. We go east to Trail 8 and go north. One goes up Mt. Jackson. The trail goes down a little and then up to Mt. Holden. One can see beautiful Lake Michigan. One then goes steeply down and then there are many stairs to go up to the top of Mt. Tom. From there we walk down stairs and a dune to the campground and head east until we are back to the Nature Center We return to the Natur. THIS IS very very roughky 1.5 mile rugged hike with lots of ups and downs.)

G) Trail 10 Loop (We start from the Pavilion and go through the campground then past the Nature Center to Trail 10 and walk ALL THE WAY to Beverly Shores and then back on the 3 miles walk on the beach to the Pavilion. THIS IS A 7 mile flat hike!)

H) All Dune Challenge which I designed. IT IS 19.2 MILES!! The real feel is 34 miles. See: https://www.indianaduneshiking.com/all-dune-challenge

7.18.25

59 seconds of nature

(aka 111011)

7.17.23

I used a 15,000 Lumen flashlight and I threw sand and took a night mode 1-3 second photo with an Apple iPhone 14 Max Pro.

5.5.23

Boaters Beach at north end of Cowles Bog.

Sunrise on the Dune Ridge Trail

3.1.23

Giving the illusion that light bends...

On the Dune Ridge Trail from Kemil Beach parking lot in Beverly Shores--- my favorite place for a sunrise without question.

3.1.23

On Central Beach heading east to Kintzele Ditch

2.25.23

Kintzele Ditch

2.2.23

Another moon hiking adventure

3.27.23

A photo from a recent POP UP HIKE - Polar Moon Adventure on 2.3.23

Here is a Google Photos link of some more photos from that hike:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/h2pgrP649jWKoZr8A

7.17.25

These were marine recruits I had the honor of being with, who were hiking at the Indiana Dunes State Park as a little training before taking off to boot camp in San Diego. After getting on top of the Devil’s Slide, the marine sergeants made them do PUSH UPS and jumping jacks all so that we can have FREEDOM!

7.17.25

This is the REAL/PEOPLE Sage of the Dunes article in the AARP Magazine in the October / November 2022 issue. (This is the #1 magazine in actual readership and not just printed copies,) AARP.Org Magazine