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- Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:29 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Webcam Feedback
- Replies: 8
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Re: Webcam Feedback
I think it's great just having the webcams at all! Either works for me, is there a sweet spot in between?
- Thu Nov 23, 2023 8:43 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Trip Planning: Itinerary Help
- Replies: 10
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Re: Trip Planning: Itinerary Help
Rock Harbor is a very large campground, with easy access from the Ranger's dock. There's a 1-night stay limit at most times, so be sure to consider that in your planning. Like all Isle Royale campgrounds, it's actually a collection of separate tent sites (and some shelters), and in busy seasons peo...
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:24 am
- Forum: Transportation & Lodging
- Topic: Big news for grand portage outbound ferries...
- Replies: 6
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- Mon Nov 06, 2023 11:53 am
- Forum: Wildlife
- Topic: 2024 trip- Wolves
- Replies: 10
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Re: 2024 trip- Wolves
About bicycles. Last june took the ranger to windigo. Paddled the north side. Got to rock harbor and next to the public canoe/kayak was a bick rack. There was a mountain bike in it. Went back the end of August, the bike was gone but the bike rack was still there. Non wilderness areas can have wheel...
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:44 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR: June 2023 trip
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1482
Re: TR: June 2023 trip
Thanks, Jerry. I've been thinking about a trip to Belle Isle. Anything else to recommend it, other than access to cold water? Any trails? Nice beach? With or without a canoe/kayak? Without, yeah, I'd still spend a couple nights there, although there's only about an 1/8th mile trail between the camp...
- Mon Sep 18, 2023 9:43 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR: 9/8/23 - 9/15/23 (Minong)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 841
Re: TR: 9/8/23 - 9/15/23 (Minong)
Great report! FWIW, I agree about the MH M&C, but find the Backpackers Pantry to be pretty good.
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 10:20 am
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Midwest Mountaineering (Minneapolis) - Going out of Business
- Replies: 5
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Re: Midwest Mountaineering (Minneapolis) - Going out of Business
That's sad, but inevitable it seems.
- Mon Aug 28, 2023 11:09 am
- Forum: Canoeing, Kayaking & Fishing
- Topic: Feedback requested on first paddling trip
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1186
Re: Feedback requested on first paddling trip
Hey Kelly, here's a trip report from a Sept canoe trip in Rock Harbor: https://isleroyaleforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=21205 . It will give you a sense of what the weather can be like that time of year. Note that weather becomes more of a potential issue the later you go, and as we experienced, can blo...
- Mon Aug 21, 2023 4:27 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Soliciting Itinerary Feedback for First IRNP Trip!
- Replies: 10
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Re: Soliciting Itinerary Feedback for First IRNP Trip!
Any thoughts re: sourcing water on these hikes? Plan to carry enough for the day, 2 liters for most folks, more if it's hot. The only reliable sources around there are Lake Superior and stagnant beaver ponds (I suppose in a pinch). Even on Superior the shoreline can make it difficult in many spots.
- Mon Aug 21, 2023 4:16 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Soliciting Itinerary Feedback for First IRNP Trip!
- Replies: 10
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Re: Soliciting Itinerary Feedback for First IRNP Trip!
I should also say there's absolutely nothing wrong with your plan! It's all very doable. You might also call the lodge the morning you leave and see if the water taxi schedule has opened up for that afternoon/evening--you never know. Or for that matter, check at the office when you get there--grab a...
- Mon Aug 21, 2023 4:08 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Soliciting Itinerary Feedback for First IRNP Trip!
- Replies: 10
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Re: Soliciting Itinerary Feedback for First IRNP Trip!
I'm prejudiced against the climb out of Lane Cove, so that also has something to do with my preferences. Might I ask why? It's a rather long steep climb with switchbacks from Lane Cove up to the ridge. As an old paddler more than a backpacker, I'm not the best example in this case, but I've done it...
- Mon Aug 21, 2023 2:25 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Soliciting Itinerary Feedback for First IRNP Trip!
- Replies: 10
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Re: Soliciting Itinerary Feedback for First IRNP Trip!
Personally I'd swap a night at Moskey for Lane Cove--it's so nice that it kinda seems a waste to be there and just move on. Both are great campgrounds and many folks' favorites, though. I do recommend getting up on the ridge as well as the shore trails, but I'm prejudiced against the climb out of La...
- Sun Aug 13, 2023 7:08 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Any Thoughts About this Itinerary?
- Replies: 14
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Re: Any Thoughts About this Itinerary?
That's one of the easier sections of trail on the island. Although I haven't hiked between Island Mine and S Desor, it's a gradual uphill to Island Mine and the trail is rather rock and root free compared to other trails.
- Tue Aug 01, 2023 10:23 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Trip plans: Windigo, N Desor, Hatchet, Malone Bay
- Replies: 11
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Re: Trip plans: Windigo, N Desor, Hatchet, Malone Bay
I may not the best to respond, since I haven't hiked those trails myself, but it seems rather aggressive to me unless you're exceptionally fit and experienced. Those are, by all accounts, the most difficult trails on the island. Your first day would be especially long with a late start off the boat ...
- Sat Jul 29, 2023 8:05 pm
- Forum: Transportation & Lodging
- Topic: How often to Sandy tours at Rock Harbor sell out?
- Replies: 2
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Re: How often to Sandy tours at Rock Harbor sell out?
Page 10 has the Sandy schedule: https://www.nps.gov/isro/upload/Web-Rea ... nstone.pdf
I would call the lodge about when you can purchase tickets and demand. The one time I took a tour some years ago we signed up in the lodge office the day before--they just kept a list in a notebook.
I would call the lodge about when you can purchase tickets and demand. The one time I took a tour some years ago we signed up in the lodge office the day before--they just kept a list in a notebook.