Headlands Dunes In the Winter

Here's a cool photo op or should I say COLD photo op cause you can only do it in the winter months. It's a trip to photograph Headlands Dunes in the winter! I've photographed Headlands Dunes many times but never in the winter until last Sunday. Since Dona and I love taking photos at Headlands Dunes we decided to see what it looked like in the winter and boy were we surprised by what we saw. We knew Lake Erie would be frozen, but we figured it would be a flat frozen lake, instead we saw large dunes sticking up in the lake that made for some interesting photography. We were even able to walk out on the ice and got some photos of the lighthouse that you can't get other times of the year. Check it out if you get a chance, yeah it's gonna be cold, but the photos you get will be worth it.

Headlands Dunes in the Winter - Click Photo to see more.





To get to Headlands Dunes take the road just to the right of the entrance to Headlands Beach, this is shown on the map with the green icon, this will lead you to the 24 hour fishing entrance indicated by the red icon (look for the 24 hour fishing entrance sign) and the Dunes Parking area. To get directions from your location just click on the green and enter your address.

GPS coordinates:
Lat N41.752793
Long W81.287831


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CPS Headlands Dunes Sunset Field Trip 8/22/09

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The Cleveland Photographic Society is having a field trip to Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve on 8/22/09 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm for CPS members.

The photos in the slide show above are from a trip I made there on July 4th and were taken at sunrise. These photos will give you an idea of the things you'll see at Headlands Dunes. For this shoot we are going to try and capture a Sunset. The sun will set at around 8:16pm on August 22nd and hopefully we'll get a good one. Until the sunset there are lots of other things to photograph at Headlands Dunes, when I was there on the 4th I saw Herons, gulls, deer and much more. Below are other things you can see at Headlands Dunes

Special Features

- Natural beach on Lake Erie
- Unusual Atlantic coastal plain plants
- Excellent site for migrating birds and monarch butterflies

Facilities

Parking, restrooms and footpaths

For more information on Headlands Dunes go here: Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve

Remember this is a Nature Preserve so please stay on the trails or beach.

Here's the details:

GPS Coordinates (Make sure your GPS format is set to decimal degrees)

Lat: 41.756339 or N41.756339
Long: -81.283797 or W81.283797

What: CPS Headlands Dunes Sunset Field Trip

When: Saturday 8/22/09 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Directions: Headlands Dunes is located in Mentor Ohio. To get directions from your location use the map below.

Click on the Blue Icon to get directions to the Main Gate at Headlands State Park after entering the gate follow the road to the right to get to the Parking Lot marked with a "P" on the map.

The Green Icon is the road you would take to get to the alternate entrance, if you ever go early in the morning the Main Gate will be locked but you can take this road to the 24 hour fishing entrance indicated by the red icon. This is the entrance I used when I photographed the sunrise.




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Click this link to see the photographs other photographers have taken at Headlands Dunes - Headlands Dunes Photos

Want to find out more about CPS then go here: Cleveland Photographic Society

Hope to see you there!!!

Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve 7/4/09

Here's a cool place to take photos, Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve, a couple of my photographer friends and I are planning on going to Headlands Dunes early on Saturday July 4, feel free to join us if you want. What time you get there is up to you, sunrise is at 5:55 am, so if you want to catch the sunrise get there about 5:30am. If that's too early for you, others are planning on getting there by 7:00am

Things you'll see at Headlands Dunes:

Special Features

- Natural beach on Lake Erie
- Unusual Atlantic coastal plain plants
- Excellent site for migrating birds and monarch butterflies







Where: Headlands Dunes Nature Perserve

When: For sunrise 5:30am For sleepyheads 7:00am

GPS Coordinates (Make sure your GPS format is set to decimal degrees)

Lat: 41.756339 or N41.756339
Long: -81.283797 or W81.283797

How to get there: Since we are getting there early in the morning the gate to the parking lot may be locked, but there is an alternate entrance via the road to the right of the main entrance, the road is labeled Heisley Rd on the map but I believe it is really called Coast Guard Road any way follow this road and on the left side of the road there will be an entrance to the parking lot for Headlands Dunes, this is also the entrance used by fishermen. It's marked with the Red Icon on the map. To get directions from your location just click on the Icon, then on "Get Directions"


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To see a slide show of Headlands Dunes go here: Headlands Dunes Slide Show

More info on Headlands Dunes can be found here Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve

Hope to see you there, but if you can't make it on July 4th, check it out on your own some time.