LFTR Episode 72 - Happytired (Plus Warren Dunes and Cedar Point)

LFTR Episode 72 - This has been such a jam packed summer and we are happy. We’re also, admittedly, quite tired if you can’t tell by listening. Perhaps we’ve discovered a new Inside Out emotion: Happytired? We talk about this wonderful feeling as well as our time in Warren Dunes, Indiana Dunes and Cedar Point.Highlights include:* We’ve gone no alcohol for July but probably will keep it up for a while, maybe longer (if I do)* A quick and dunes-less trip to Indiana Dunes* Some National Parks you can just show up - others you need to really know the cool things to see ahead* “Vegetated” sand dunes* A giant sand dune they call a mountain you can run/fly down. * Jamie’s guide to backing in* “Listen to your partner” applies in many situations* Dishy disaster* Either I’m (Clay) getting old or Cedar Point’s coasters are more intense than most!* Favorite coasters discussed: Gemini (1979 wooden racing coaster), Magnum (1989 the original hyper coaster >200ft tall), Iron Dragon (ride in cars hanging underneath over a pond), Steel Vengeance (Hybrid coaster built on the structure of a wooden coaster, really unique and tons of airtime), Gatekeeper (B&M wing coaster that goes through keyholes in the entrance gate to the park), Valravn (dive coaster)*  The end of a good trip is happytired* Some favorite summer happytired memories from our childhoodsLinks:* 1933 Century of Progress Homes (Indiana Dunes NP)* Warren Dunes State Park* Mt Randall loop trail (All Trails) - I would suggest not going up the big dune like this map shows but going up through the woods on the north leg of the trail and taking a left to loop back around to the big dune then go down it* Cedar PointThanks for listening! As always you can find LFTR at http://lettersfromtheroadpod.com, and you can email us at [email protected] LFTR Diaries on the LFTR YouTube channel.Find us on socials @lettersfromtheroadpod!If you feel like kicking us a few bucks because you like what we do you can Become a PenPal and chat with us and others in the PenPals Discord. Get full access to Letters From the Road at lettersfromtheroad.substack.com/subscribe