After a beautiful sunset at Miners Castle, I headed over to Miners Beach. I loved that the lake was so calm and the beach was so empty.
When photographing waterfalls I love getting in the water to really show the beauty of the waterfall. However, standing in the "bathtub" like valley, you couldn't help but feel small as you look up around the tall steep walls around you.
Michigan is very lucky to have so many beautiful state parks and I know I have just scratched the surface of these parks. One of my favorite thus far is Silver Lake Sand Dunes State Park in Mears, Michigan. I love that the winters change the dunes each year and that the change also reveals these interesting stumps