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- Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:14 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Minong Mine
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3153
Re: Minong Mine
Yup, you'll have to backtrack (or bushwhack!)
- Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:03 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Camp/Trail distances chart, any others?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5595
Re: Camp/Trail distances chart, any others?
Also check out this thread for trip-planning tools (such as mileage):
- Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:00 pm
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Books I read on the Island
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3567
Re: Books I read on the Island
Hey Fonnix, Are we confusing Into the Wild with A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson? Into the Wild is about Chris McCandless who died in an abandoned bus in Alaska. The book by Bryson about his Appalachian Trail hike was a hoot. We sure are! Yikes, my bad. Yes, my reference about a "hilarious b...
- Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:21 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: 4 night trip, need advice
- Replies: 38
- Views: 15883
Re: 4 night trip, need advice
Skip Island Mine. The only thing it's viable for is staying there if you can't get to Windigo. There's barely any water there (it's a little damned-up creek that tastes like dirt and does a number on your filter). There's no view, and the campsites--as Philranger said--are about on par with that of ...
- Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:42 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR: McCargoe to Malone Bay, aka The Trip That Almost Didn't
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3076
TR: McCargoe to Malone Bay, aka The Trip That Almost Didn't
I think I've delayed long enough and now will deliver my not-so-exciting trip report for my first trip of 2009. Details, details: Via the Voyageur II, four days on IR, four guys, going from McCargoe Cove to Todd Harbor, to Hatchet Lake, ending in Malone Bay and taking the VII back to Grand Portage. ...
- Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:18 pm
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Books I read on the Island
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3567
Re: Books I read on the Island
JohnHens and Nick, I seriously am laughing aloud again. I had to tell my girlfriend why I was laughing at the computer. That was a classic exchange. Nick, "Into the Wild" is a hilarious book. At least while they get lost, stuck in storms, and nearly starve to death they maintain a good sen...
- Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:12 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: 4 night trip, need advice
- Replies: 38
- Views: 15883
Re: 4 night trip, need advice
Welcome to the forums, WalkingCrow! Glad you found us. There isn't a "bad hike" on Isle Royale, and with four nights on the island, you'll really have enough time to experience a good part of the island. I'm going to start by recommending the Feldtmann loop (going either direction), becaus...
- Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:59 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: 165 Miles in 33 Years Part I
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1598
Re: 165 Miles in 33 Years Part I
I don't think enough people are appreciating this hilarious bit right here, Nick. I laughed for quite a bit.Nick wrote:and JohnH would have left the island before we arrived.
Good trip report. I'm glad you got out finally after being thwarted so many times, and congrats on 165 miles of trail!
- Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:51 pm
- Forum: Transportation & Lodging
- Topic: VOYAGEUR II AND WENONAH
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8635
Re: VOYAGEUR II AND WENONAH
Well, the Wenonah no longer sits in Superior. It might be on it's way up the shore to GP!
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:17 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Roch Harbor Volunteer Project 5/11-5/23 '09
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6015
Re: Roch Harbor Volunteer Project 5/11-5/23 '09
John,
It's awesome that you do things like selflessly volunteer your time to help out Isle Royale. I applaud you sir, and thank you for sharing your experience.
It's awesome that you do things like selflessly volunteer your time to help out Isle Royale. I applaud you sir, and thank you for sharing your experience.
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:46 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Nobody has a TR to share???
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3569
Re: Nobody has a TR to share???
Hey Tom, I'm bad too. I started a TR but haven't got a chance to finish it.
Richard
Trip Report Slacker Jr.
Richard
Trip Report Slacker Jr.
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:08 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Hanging food at campsites?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9037
Re: Hanging food at campsites?
In my experience, food is safe if you keep it in your tent AND you are in the campsite. If you aren't in the campsite, it's best to hang the food as the squirrels will go right through the tent if no one is around to scare them off a little.
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:06 pm
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: Windigo Store
- Replies: 52
- Views: 36072
Re: Windigo Store
sgerbs: I think you've started a topic with some very good info in it, so I've moved it to the "Gear and Supplies" subforum and stickied it (so it stays at the top of the subforum). Hopefully other people will be able to benefit from the info that's gleaned in this topic. Thanks to everyon...
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:00 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Bad luck turned into good luck-a TR of my first visit to IR
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2981
Re: Bad luck turned into good luck-a TR of my first visit to IR
Your Trip Report sums up probably some of the best parts of IR, without a doubt. Glad you got to see a moose, and VERY glad you got to see a wolf, what an amazing experience! And not only to hear it howl, but to *see* it too. Simply amazing! I've been to IR 8 or 9 times and have yet to see a wolf, s...
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:40 am
- Forum: Weather and Bugs
- Topic: weather and bugs
- Replies: 26
- Views: 12424
Re: weather and bugs
I was out from the 3rd of June to the 7th of June this year...the black flies were terrible all over. But around 8pm when it gets cold, they disappear. Bring bug spray, no matter what.