Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Park in Empire, Michigan (click here for more info)

Every time someone asks me what is the most beautiful place I've seen on this trip, I always answer: Sleeping Bear Dunes in Michigan. Today I had the opportunity to visit Sleeping Bear a second time. The weather was completely different from my first visit - you can see the pictures of my first visit by clicking on the title of today's blog. That day I only had a disposable camera. This was back when I first started traveling alone.

Today was such a misty and foggy day that you could hardly see Lake Michigan down below. Luckily it wasn't too terribly cold but it was very windy. As I was walking, the wind kept pushing me in a different direction than I wanted to go. I was hoping for better weather but as much as I love this place, I'm glad I got to see it under two very different conditions. Foggy weather is a different kind of beauty all of its own.

The Bradley House by Frank Lloyd Wright in Kankakee, Illinois (click here for more info)

The Warren Hickox House by Frank Lloyd Wright in Kankakee, Illinois (click here for more info)

The Frank Lloyd Wright House Walk in Oak Park, Illinois (click here for more info)

Today was the 37th annual House Walk, featuring interior tours of eight private homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and his contemporaries, plus entry to three public buildings designed by Wright:  Home and Studio, Unity Temple, and the Robie House. I had already visited all three in my previous visits to Chicago, so today I just toured the eight private homes and here they are (unfortunately interior photography is not allowed):

The Affleck House by Frank Lloyd Wright in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (click here for more info)

The Smith House by Frank Lloyd Wright in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (click here for more info)

The Duncan House by Frank Lloyd Wright at the Polymath Park Resort in Acme, Pennsylvania (click here for more info)