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by photosean
Mon Mar 04, 2019 4:37 pm
Forum: Canoeing, Kayaking & Fishing
Topic: Circumnavigate Kayak Questions
Replies: 17
Views: 10472

Re: Circumnavigate Kayak Questions

Rafiki, hello! I just logged into the forums after a little more than half a decade ... okay, maybe closer to an entire decade, and stumbled on your post. First off, thanks for all your help on my inaugural trip back in 2012. Secondly, I may be of some assistance. If you still live in the Chicago ar...
by photosean
Thu May 30, 2013 1:23 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: 2013 Trip Log - Add your planned itinerary here!
Replies: 50
Views: 24486

Re: 2013 Trip Log - Add your planned itinerary here!

Hometown: Kenosha, WI Arrival Date: June 21, 2013 Departure Date: June 29, 2013 Coming From/Via: Houghton via Ranger III Itinerary: June 21 - Rock Harbor to Moskey Basin June 22 - Island Mine June 23 - Feldtmann Lake June 24 - Windigo June 25 - McCargoe Cove June 26 - Chippewa Harbor June 27 - Lane ...
by photosean
Thu Mar 28, 2013 7:44 am
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: New Park Regulations for Food Storage
Replies: 29
Views: 19590

Re: New Park Regulations for Food Storage

I just received my boat passes for this coming June and in the packet of materials is the "New Food Storage Rules." Here's what it says: Title 36 Code of Fedreal Regulations 2.10 - CAMPING and FOOD STORAGE (d) Conditions for the storage of food are in effect, as noted, for the following ar...
by photosean
Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:02 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon
Replies: 29
Views: 13639

Re: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon

My gear list is now attached to the trip report post above.
by photosean
Sun Mar 10, 2013 7:54 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon
Replies: 29
Views: 13639

Re: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon

Here's what I would have done differently (also attached to my trip report post).
by photosean
Sat Mar 09, 2013 8:51 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon
Replies: 29
Views: 13639

Re: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon

...and I am going back to ISRO this June. Another 9-day trip around the island. But this time I plan ot hike the entire Minong Ridge Trail (from Windigo to McCargoe Cove) in one day.
by photosean
Sat Mar 09, 2013 8:44 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon
Replies: 29
Views: 13639

Re: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon

It's still a draft ... hence all the errors. The men's magazine I was hoping it would go into didn't have enough advertising, so half a dozen stories got dropped ... including mine. That was okay - it wouldn't have been written like a trip report. It would have been about 80 column inches and have o...
by photosean
Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:26 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon
Replies: 29
Views: 13639

Re: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon

...ok, maybe not so soon. Sorry for the 9-month wait; things didn't happen the way I wanted them to upon returning from the island. Maybe it'll spark some excitement for the new season.

~sean
by photosean
Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:29 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon
Replies: 29
Views: 13639

Re: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon

I'm working on it. I've had to write a couple business columns, some Q&A's, and a restaurant feature on top of all my photo assignments for work since I've been back. I go to work, go to the gym and then just sleep...lots of sleep. The paper I work for also publishes a couple of magazines. One o...
by photosean
Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:14 pm
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: New guy with some questions
Replies: 7
Views: 4088

Re: New guy with some questions

I was there from June 15 to June 23 and I didn't need my headnet or bug juice at all the entire trip. However, I did spray everything down with permethrin a couple days before I left. I even slept in an open hammock without any bug screen. I saw a few hikers in full body armor: rain gear, gloves and...
by photosean
Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:12 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon
Replies: 29
Views: 13639

Re: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon

Hey Ed. I don't have any experience with their proprietary viewfinder as it's $140. However, I did purchase a Yashica Electro-35 GSN wide viewfinder for $10 on ebay (it also came with the wide and tele lens adapters for the Electro 35). I used it a couple of times, but decided it was a waste of time...
by photosean
Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:29 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon
Replies: 29
Views: 13639

Re: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon

Getting the weight on your chest is the smartest way to go. Plus your camera is always right in front of you when you need it. If my camera was anywhere in my backpack I know I wouldn't stop hiking to take it out. I use a Lumix LX3 (the newer LX5 has been out for more than a year). I did have to car...
by photosean
Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:51 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon
Replies: 29
Views: 13639

Re: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon

Not bad for a 9-ounce point-and-shoot that fits on my shoulder strap. I did miss the "big guns" a couple of times. I usually carry a Nikon D3s (sometimes 2 bodies) and enough glass to cover 14mm to 300mm in my bag. I just can't bring myself to bring any of that gear on one of my trips.
by photosean
Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:15 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon
Replies: 29
Views: 13639

Re: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon

I've started to get back into the swing of things. I haven't "officially" written the report yet ... I wanted to let my blisters heal before I hit the keyboard. However, here are a couple of photos from the isle: https://plus.google.com/photos/111617286939555468326/albums/57579583669857592...
by photosean
Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:20 pm
Forum: Gear & Supplies
Topic: Do you use trekking poles on IR?
Replies: 11
Views: 7540

Re: Do you use trekking poles on IR?

If my backpack had been more than 20lbs, poles would have been good on a couple stretches of the Greenstone and the Minong. I had one day where my knees tightened up pretty bad in the middle of a hike - after 12 miles of hiking and ~20 the previous day. I took two ibuprofen and sat down to eat a pow...