While the weather was boring (warm and sunny), it was still a great day for a hike along the Cowles Bog trail out to the beach and back.  This is a fun trail, 2 miles each way, up and down multiple ridges of loose sand dunes.  Nice lower body workout.  In the summer heat and humidity it can be brutal, especially with a backpack full of camera lenses and water.  But in the fall and winter it is so much easier.  And it is always rewarding when you crest the last dune ridge and see the lake and beach spread out in front of you.