"Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, which includes North and South Manitou Islands, was named the Most Beautiful Place in America on ABC's Good Morning America. These islands mark where two bear cubs vanished as mother bear was sleeping on a dune" -Randy

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a United States National Lakeshore located along the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in Leelanau County and Benzie County.

Randy began his second career as a freelance travel writer and decided to write about what he knows best—national parks, cultural and historic travel destinations that he has visited, taught classes about and has been photographing for 40 some years.

Archival quality inkjet prints, produced and fulfilled by Printful in Los Angeles, CA on an Epson Stylus Pro 7900 on heavyweight Epson Matte Paper. Frames are also made in Los Angeles and are lightweight with acrylic front protector.