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by Base654
Sun Aug 29, 2021 11:33 pm
Forum: Gear & Supplies
Topic: 800 MHz radios
Replies: 4
Views: 3092

Re: 800 MHz radios

They use a trunked digital system in the 160-170MHz range. One can purchase a radio, but they can be expensive for a good one and then have to be programmed with their codes. It can be done though. I was just looking online and the cheap ones are in the $100 range. https://wiki.radioreference.com/in...
by Base654
Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:05 pm
Forum: Transportation & Lodging
Topic: Seeking water transport August 17 or 18
Replies: 3
Views: 3076

Re: Seeking water transport August 17 or 18

Normal years have rental motor boats available. They can't be keep overnight, but I have always wondered if I could find someone willing to drop me and return the boat. One could also drop all of the gear and most of the group, return the boat and walk back if one of your group is not up tho the ent...
by Base654
Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:14 pm
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: Man dies at Isle Royale
Replies: 1
Views: 1946

Man dies at Isle Royale

Excerpt from article: "Details remain mostly unknown at this time, but Keweenaw Report can confirm that a man died Monday afternoon at Isle Royale. A Facebook post from the Isle Royale Queen IV acknowledged the heroic efforts from Captain John Kilpela to pull the man from Snug Harbor. The preli...
by Base654
Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:03 pm
Forum: Transportation & Lodging
Topic: Scheduling Seaplane
Replies: 2
Views: 1996

Re: Scheduling Seaplane

I have been taking the seaplane to the island for years now. It is a bit unnerving not hearing back from them until a week or so before your departure, but I can assure you that their system works. The smaller planes (non airliners) require more specific weight and balance calculations. I have been ...
by Base654
Sat Jun 19, 2021 12:37 am
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: IR first timer: trail and camping recommendations?
Replies: 5
Views: 2114

Re: IR first timer: trail and camping recommendations?

Welcome to the forums. You have enough time to do a comfortable end to end. If you don't have a Nat Geo map, go get one from REI or other. It is so much easier to sit and look at a map on the floor, and you will want it with you on the trail. I buy a new one every trip and write my diary on it. Then...
by Base654
Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:29 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Bathing
Replies: 7
Views: 2708

Re: Bathing

I smell like a moose until the last day of my trip, save the occasional swim.
by Base654
Mon May 31, 2021 8:55 pm
Forum: Transportation & Lodging
Topic: Baggage Handling on the Ranger
Replies: 15
Views: 8909

Re: Baggage Handling on the Ranger

I take a lunch, camera, book, hat and jacket into the cabin. it gets cold on the outside decks. I fill up on water in Houghton, just make sure your bite valve is locked or hanging off the side of the cart.
by Base654
Sun May 23, 2021 6:19 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Itinerary Thoughts
Replies: 9
Views: 3476

Re: Itinerary Thoughts

When are you scheduled to depart Houghton? That time of year there is plenty of light, I think the plane's last flight to the island is around 4:00 p.m. which would put you landing about 4:30. You should have plenty of time to make it to Island Mine as a backup or even a primary. I really like that ...
by Base654
Sun May 23, 2021 6:08 pm
Forum: Canoeing, Kayaking & Fishing
Topic: Fishing pole needed?
Replies: 4
Views: 3830

Re: Fishing pole needed?

In my experience, much like the lottery, my probability of catching fish whether using fishing gear or not is not statistically significant. It seems that on the island you have to know what you are doing. A twice a year fisherman like me has little luck. The charters on the island that guarantee ba...
by Base654
Thu May 20, 2021 8:55 am
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Itinerary Thoughts
Replies: 9
Views: 3476

Re: Itinerary Thoughts

North... South... yeah must have been holding my mental map upside down.
by Base654
Wed May 19, 2021 4:38 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Itinerary Thoughts
Replies: 9
Views: 3476

Re: Itinerary Thoughts

Welcome to the forums. The Minong trail is the hardest trail on the island, with the west end having the most up and down. Beaver have been a problem in the last few years. They have put quite a bit of the trail underwater. Be prepared for some wet walking with extra shoes/boots and socks. Your itin...
by Base654
Wed May 12, 2021 6:31 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Itinerary Question - camping 4 nights
Replies: 5
Views: 2449

Re: Itinerary Question - camping 4 nights

I agree with dcclark. Skip Lane and Chippewa, it's going to require too much perfection of legs and weather and airplane. They are nice, but more of a destination, than an overnight. Slow down and look around. I plan for 2 miles an hour on the island. At that speed I can look around as I walk, much ...
by Base654
Mon May 10, 2021 9:46 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Moskey Basin to RH Lighthouse
Replies: 7
Views: 3047

Re: Moskey Basin to RH Lighthouse

"That is, however, a very pleasant day trip in a kayak....."

That's how I came in, but we were walking with the Edison fishery folks for dinner Rolf and Candy.
by Base654
Fri May 07, 2021 6:02 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Moskey Basin to RH Lighthouse
Replies: 7
Views: 3047

Re: Moskey Basin to RH Lighthouse

I was on that trail early one year. We couldn't make it through the blow down from the winter. We had to go back and get tools to clear the path. It was only a few trees, but it's so thick there is no way around them.
by Base654
Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:19 pm
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: Rock Harbor vs. Windigo
Replies: 10
Views: 4986

Re: Rock Harbor vs. Windigo

I spent one night in the house keeping cabins at Rock Harbor a few years back. We had a view of Tobin harbor and I really liked it. It was the end of a cold wet trip and the cabin in the woods feel didn't take too much away from the back country feel. If it was a longer trip without camping I would ...