Every spring I look forward to the arrival of the Lupine. They are one of many special treats to be found among the sandy dunes of the IDNP. They are especially prevalent along the western trails in the park, notably the Miller Woods, Long Lake and Tolleston Dunes trails. On a recent visit to the Long Lake trail it took me four hours to cover less than 1.5 miles of trail because I spent so much time taking photographs. The full trail system here is about 4 miles, but when I arrived I knew I was only going to cover about half a mile or so due to the incredible display along the short stretch highlighted in yellow.

These photo galleries show just a few of the images I took that day. But photographs cannot fully capture the intense beauty of this annual event. I highly recommend getting out to the Indiana Dunes in May to see and experience the Lupine first hand. You won’t be dissapointed.

As always, just click on any image to see it full size.