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by arandombackpacker
Thu Jul 17, 2014 1:57 pm
Forum: Weather and Bugs
Topic: Weather & Bug Report 10JUL-14JUL
Replies: 3
Views: 2903

Re: Weather & Bug Report 10JUL-14JUL

Aren't moose a type of deer?

I dunno, we did see a few ticks on my buddies socks which weren't treated, but I couldn't tell you what type of tick it was. If there truly are not ticks on the Isle, that would be awesome.
by arandombackpacker
Wed Jul 16, 2014 4:24 pm
Forum: Weather and Bugs
Topic: Weather & Bug Report 10JUL-14JUL
Replies: 3
Views: 2903

Weather & Bug Report 10JUL-14JUL

Was on the Isle from 10 July - 14 July and thought I'd share my experiences with the weather and bugs. The weather was very unpredictible. The day of our trip the weather reports online stated potential rain on a couple days, the captain on the ferry reported clear skies the next 5 days and the Rang...
by arandombackpacker
Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:40 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR: 7/9-7/14, 2014
Replies: 4
Views: 3017

TR: 7/9-7/14, 2014

TR: 7/9-7/14, 2014 So, this was our first ever trip to the island, we did a lot of research and thought we were prepared... we were not! But we still had a great time! We were in a 3 person group and left Wednesday afternoon from the Metro-Detroit area, we drove straight up to Copper Harbor and ende...
by arandombackpacker
Tue Jul 01, 2014 1:57 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Your thoughts on our trip itinerary...
Replies: 9
Views: 3886

Re: Your thoughts on our trip itinerary...

May I ask how new is the newbie, how many people,what is your experience ? What are projected packweights?Details may be helpful.For example a12 year old kid with a 48 pound pack first time.....either trip may be his last :) the but on the other hand. A 25 yr old with a 30 lb pack first trip but at...
by arandombackpacker
Fri Jun 27, 2014 1:47 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Your thoughts on our trip itinerary...
Replies: 9
Views: 3886

Re: Your thoughts on our trip itinerary...

Hey guys, thanks so much for your input, we're talking to the new guy about what ya'll suggested, kinda letting him make the route so that he's comfortable with what we're doing. I think we're leaning towards numero uno and going to go with that and see how we feel at the time regarding the day hike...
by arandombackpacker
Tue Jun 24, 2014 2:55 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Your thoughts on our trip itinerary...
Replies: 9
Views: 3886

Your thoughts on our trip itinerary...

So some friends and I are going to take our first IR trip in mid July and we've come up with this itinerary and was wondering what your thoughts are on it, for those who've been there. First off, it's worth noting that we based our trip on the weakest link in our party, based off of what he thought ...