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by torpified
Fri Jan 14, 2022 7:05 am
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Itinerary feedback and questions
Replies: 8
Views: 2403

Re: Itinerary feedback and questions

+1 on the itinerary, which looks awesome! There will be a certain amount of up-and-down, because the route crosses (rather than runs along) the wales of the island's corduroy. But nothing too extreme, and the payoff is that the texture carves the surroundings up into different environments, which is...
by torpified
Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:08 am
Forum: Canoeing, Kayaking & Fishing
Topic: Itinerary question with an inflatable kayak
Replies: 9
Views: 3714

Re: Itinerary question with an inflatable kayak

Is it portageable at all? Another play would be to set up shop at Chippewa Harbor and explore (even camp at, if it holds gear) the inland lakes.

Anyway, I'll follow your plans with great interest, because one of these years I'm going branch out into waterborne exploration of ISRO!
by torpified
Mon Jan 03, 2022 8:13 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: 7/12/21-7/18/21 [HIKING](Feldtmann loop)
Replies: 35
Views: 13779

Re: 7/12/21-7/18/21 [HIKING](Feldtmann loop)

Somehow we missed the steam engine. I’ll trade coordinates with anyone that knows where that is ;) coordinates I don't have. But (and I hope you're sitting down) it's just on the other (offtrail) side of the mine tailings where you lunched the day you walked to Windigo from Siskiwit. I had lunch at...
by torpified
Sun Jan 02, 2022 7:59 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: 2022 Trip Log - Post your planned itinerary here!
Replies: 22
Views: 8357

Re: 2022 Trip Log - Post your planned itinerary here!

Name: Laura Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI -- but this trip will be from Northfield, MN Arrival Date: middish May Departure Date: 4 days later Coming From/Via: the mighty Voyageur Itinerary: Windigo-->Rock Harbor, via Minong and Greenstone Notes/Other: Hoping to walk the Minong in a new direction, and also...
by torpified
Sun Jan 02, 2022 7:51 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: 7/12/21-7/18/21 [HIKING](Feldtmann loop)
Replies: 35
Views: 13779

Re: 7/12/21-7/18/21 [HIKING](Feldtmann loop)

thanks for the awesome multimedia chronicle! The duckling king-of-poop-rock competition must have been a sight to behold.

concerning the munitions building (powder room?) on Senter Point---is the best way to find it to look for the restoration team's canoe, or are there other cues?
by torpified
Mon Dec 13, 2021 7:54 am
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Favorite Zero Day Spots
Replies: 11
Views: 6940

Re: Favorite Zero Day Spots

My bougie answer: Rock Harbor! (Although maybe it's not a zero day if it's at the end/beginning of the trip.) There's so many fun things to do there that aren't quite backpacking: the Stoll Trail to Scoville Point, the walk to Suzy's cave (which feels different if you're not carrying on for several ...
by torpified
Mon Dec 13, 2021 7:43 am
Forum: Transportation & Lodging
Topic: VII and Sea Hunter taking on line reservations for 2022
Replies: 4
Views: 3897

Re: VII and Sea Hunter taking on line reservations for 2022

I've booked inbound and outbound passages! (To assuage my grief at not being able to make any of the Moosewatch trips this summer, due to an extremely unfortunate work schedule.)
by torpified
Mon Dec 06, 2021 7:54 am
Forum: Pictures
Topic: Isle Royale 1889
Replies: 16
Views: 9238

Re: Isle Royale 1889

We need to start a rival (to Nevada Barr's) series of Isle Royale mysteries, featuring you lot as intrepid and resourceful sleuths!
by torpified
Fri Dec 03, 2021 8:13 am
Forum: Pictures
Topic: Isle Royale 1889
Replies: 16
Views: 9238

Re: Isle Royale 1889

Is another possibility that little archipelago that extends Houghton Ridge (which forms the Superiorside rim of Siskiwit Bay), looking NNE? That would make the bump on the far left Mt Siskiwit.

I hope the answer also pops up --- just not too immediately!
by torpified
Sun Nov 28, 2021 7:56 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: 7/12/21-7/18/21 [HIKING](Feldtmann loop)
Replies: 35
Views: 13779

Re: 7/12/21-7/18/21 [HIKING](Feldtmann loop)

Nothing like an out-of-season trip report to boost the holiday spirits! Keep them coming, sneakymonkey! I can't wait to hear how the crossing of Senter point went!
by torpified
Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:17 am
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: Isle Royale Presentation
Replies: 17
Views: 8066

Re: Isle Royale Presentation

backwoods doc wrote: Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:27 pm Enjoyed your talk.
me too! My burning questions are: where is the whining bridge? And is it OK to post a link to the recording (which is how I watched it, due to bedtimes)?
by torpified
Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:50 am
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: Isle Royale Presentation
Replies: 17
Views: 8066

Re: Isle Royale Presentation

Bobcat1 wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 8:08 pm Torpified, I think that’s backward.
DOH! I always get that backwards. So it's 7 pm Pacific, 10 pm Eastern, 9 pm Central, and 8 pm Mountain time.
by torpified
Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:53 am
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: Isle Royale Presentation
Replies: 17
Views: 8066

Re: Isle Royale Presentation

hooky wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:18 am Ralph got back to me to confirm that I'd be getting a link when it came out.
Me too! Reading between the lines, 7 pm is pacific time, right? So this will happen at 4pm Eastern?
by torpified
Mon Oct 04, 2021 6:12 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR 9/17/21-9/24/21
Replies: 9
Views: 5491

Re: TR 9/17/21-9/24/21

that sounds like a very satisfying and contemplative stay! But your talk of an outback (pizza??!!) oven intrigues me. Can you say more? Is it a dry baking system?
by torpified
Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:29 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR: 8/15-22, 2021 [Windigo-FL-SB-DS-TH-MC-LC-RH]
Replies: 11
Views: 4526

Re: TR: 8/15-22, 2021 [Windigo-FL-SB-DS-TH-MC-LC-RH]

very awesome report, and after action review! I'm glad you made it to Lane Cove.