I mainly know it because I helped make a similar map for the Porcupine Mountains . Not nearly as polished or complete as yours. The Porkies are notorious for extremely inaccurate trail mileage markers, so it was really needed. Wow! I like your Porkies map. I'm going to bookmark that one for the nex...

Ha!! [emoji1787] I haven't heard that term in... forever. Someone I used to work with played a version of mumbleypeg with his work knife. He would place his hand on the table, spread all of his fingers and thumb, and then see how quickly he could jab the knife tip into the table between each of his ...

Name: Brian (Backpacker534) Email: (at) Hometown: Macomb, MI Arrival Date: May 24th (Wednesday) Departure Date: May 28th (Sunday) Coming From/Via: Grand Portage, MN / Voyageur II Itinerary: Feldtmann Loop (CCW) Night 1 - Feldtmann Lake Night 2 - Siskiwit Bay Night 3 - Huginnin Cove Night 4 - Washing...

Wow, this is fantastic! I'll be using this with my upcoming trip for sure. One nice feature of CalTopo (or maybe its underlying data suppliers?) is that trail mileages tend to be more accurate than other maps, because they're based on some kind of average of real GPS tracks. Interesting! I never kn...

Hello all, I've been working on a project for quite some time and figured I would share it with everyone here. I created a CalTopo map to use as a base layer for my upcoming trip (May 2023), as well as future trips to the island. In a nutshell, this map contains Lat / Long coordinates for a ton of m...

I think the outdoors tend to bring out the best in people. My buddy and I have many good memories with complete strangers during our backpacking trips. We sat on the dock at Daisy Farm after dinner until sunset with about six backpackers just discussing life and other backpacking experiences. Sat ar...

I agree with the rest of the posts... head nets weigh virtually nothing, compress into a tiny footprint, and are well worth taking. Case in point, during our first trip to Isle Royale in 1999, we stayed a night at East Chickenbone. The mosquitoes were so terrible that we wore our headnets the entire...

.... trim out more of the dark frames at the start and, to a lesser extent, end. I wondered if the first one I watched had something wrong with it, before I realized that it was just dark. I completely agree, but other than that, I really enjoyed the time-lapse video (I have a few of them on my You...

If all three are hammocking, it may be tough. If it just you, then I can help with 2 of your sites. Feldtmann I hung at campsite #2. You may be able to do multiples here as there's a big hardwood tree that I used for one end. Siskiwit I hung at campsite #3. This was just enough for a single in orde...

I am heading to Isle Royale this year to backpack the Feldtmann Loop with two of my buddies. I have been to the island eight previous times, but always used a tent or stayed in shelters. Since my last trip (11 years ago) I have switched to backpacking with a hammock. I have already looked up the rul...

I just read this same article and was going to post a link to it, but since the link is already here, I guess I will just comment. I, too, think this guy is way off base. The U.P. and Isle Royale have a lot of history behind them and they're not just a waste of money. Has anyone been through Munisin...

Nina, what an awesome experience! I'm jealous. When I saw your photos I immediately recognized the location because I have stayed in that same shelter myself, two times. I've been to the island eight times now and have never come close to seeing a wolf. You must have been thrilled! It's pretty funny...

My buddy (Hikerken in this forum) and I made another trip to Isle Royale this year. We were on the island from September 9-13, 2013. Two of our co-workers had always wanted to visit the island, but had never been able to make the trip a reality, so they came with us. The following is a synopsis of o...

I've been to the island 7 times now, soon to be an 8th (September 9-14, 2013). I've never seen or heard a wolf on the island, however, Isle Royale is more than just the wolves. It is the sum total of so many other things -- remote wilderness, lack of man-made noise (cars/traffic, horns, people yelli...

Mike, thanks for sharing the photos. I read Nancy's trip report and really felt like I was along for the trip with you guys through her photos and descriptions. I would love to see more of your pictures and some of your time lapse/video.