Indiana Dunes State Park, 3 Dunes Challenge with Snowshoes.

If there is a large lake effect snow and you have snowshoes, head to the Indiana Dunes State Park and snowshoe the 3-Dunes Challenge. The ups and downs of the dunes are perfect for snowshoes – don’t forget your poles. You can read our original summer article at https://www.hike360vr.com/indiana-dunes-state-park-in/

Challenge friends, family, and yourself to a climb up the three tallest sand dunes at Indiana Dunes State Park. It’s 1.5 miles of tough trail with 552 vertical feet. Today we are snowshoeing the Challenge and adding some lake front distance to the Furnace Blowout. It was so enjoyable and we highly recommend hitting this hike with snowshoes. We had a great time. See how we earned the Indiana Dunes State Park pin at our site: https://www.hike360vr.com/indiana-dun…​ Learn more about the 3 Dunes Challenge here: https://www.indianadunes.com/explore-…​

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We are talking about the fun of snowshoeing along the 3 Dunes Challenge dunes and the ridge lines. We have fresh snow and great weather. The trails are fresh and pristine. Use the 360° controls to look around.

We have been so lucky with the weather this year. Just look at that powder. If you have snowshoed (and even if you have not) Mt Jackson is one of the best hikes in Chicago. We hiked this route in the Summer, see our video at Mt Jackson https://youtu.be/xB1yVw5QLFA​

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We get our first glimpse of Lake Michigan from Mt. Holden. The lake is frozen as far as the eye can see. We talk about the depth perception loss when snow meets the horizon. See our summer video at Mt Holden https://youtu.be/RD9NaNp3Sqo​

We are having a great experience hiking the dunes with snowshoes. The dunes provide enough elevation change to enjoy the uphill experience and also get into the snowshoe rhythm heading down. We are using MSR Explore Series, go to our site for free shipping and hopefully a discount.

The view from here is pretty great, so use the 360° features to spin around. We are talking about the joy of having a picnic in nature as we sit on Mt. Tom. We have a detailed video from Shabbona Lake St. Rec. Area about our sandwiches https://youtu.be/8H45YVC2b8U​

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We leave Mt. Tom along Trail 4 and head to the lake shore. The slope and deep snow are prefect for snowshoes and the view is even better. Frozen lake as far as the eye can see. Make sure and spin around all 360°. Last summer, Ryan chased birds along the beach. Watch it here https://youtu.be/u4kSjFosmOI​

This is an amazing view of the pristine frozen lake all the way to the horizon. Alaska in the midwest. This is a great 360° video. We hiked along the lake during the summer, to see out Indian Dunes State Park playlist click over https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZrGR…​

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I read once that Kansas miles are the longest. The author must not have walked along Lake Michigan in snowshoes. Great views while we talk about snowshoeing and our sandwiches.

We finished our hike up the Furnace Blowout. We were so tired by the time we arrived back at the Nature Center that we didn’t make a recap video, so consider this the hike recap. And use the 360° controls to look around this fantastic view.

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