July 31 - The Dunes

So we finally get to the Dunes and the kids couldn't wait to get out of the car to make a run for the water.We spent some time in the Lake (I thought it was really cold) splashing around and playing in the waves.Jared made an awesome sand frog. We got surrounded by 'Lagulls' (Seagulls that are at the lake = lagulls -lol).

Then we climbed up Mt. Tom (a dune close to the water and is about 182ft high). The kids had a blast running up and down it, running might not be the right word more like crawling up it and falling down it.View of Chicago from the top of the dune.After a full day at the beach it was time to drive back home. We were treated to a beautiful sunset and ..... a car accident, so close to the perfect day!

July 31 - Drive to the Dunes

Today we drove to the Dunes State Park and along the way we passed Chalmers that had a bunch of Wind Turbines. On the other side of the highway was a Semi carrying one of the Propellers (?) and they are huge. Come to find out that it is in fact a Wind Farm for clean energy that will be able to generate enough power to keep 60,000 homes running for a year! It will have 121 turbines when they are finished in October. Cool!