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- Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:15 pm
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: NPS to allow guns in National Parks
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8852
Re: NPS to allow guns in National Parks
Wow, I just read the entire federal regulation hoping to find exceptions for parks like IR and found none. I predict we will see a wolf shot by some paniced pistol packing hiker within a couple of years. This is nuts. I'm going to check MI's CCW law to see if there are any limitations to carrying in...
- Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:58 pm
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: 2009 Trips
- Replies: 33
- Views: 16068
Re: 2009 Trips
I hope to catch the first boat again this year. I have one elusive goal to achieve and everytime I try to do it, something has happened. I've hiked every trail on IR except the section between West Chickenbone and Ishpeming Tower. In 2003, I blew out my knee on the Greenstone 4 miles east of East Ch...
- Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:46 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: First-timer planning for next summer
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10432
Re: First-timer planning for next summer
I like what srparr says. I even concur with JohnH which, if you read much of this forum, you will find very unusual, but that is another story. :) The Huginun Cove loop is a grea way to tune up for the other trip. I agree that goig to South Desor is better than Island Mine. Depending on when you cam...
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:03 pm
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Seperate Great Lakes from the Mississippi
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1892
Re: Seperate Great Lakes from the Mississippi
Speaking of invasive species, has there been any consideration of separating JohnH from Lake Superior? He's worse than one of those jumping catfish. (I'm working on my 50 messages so I can move up from Newbie Cake).
- Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:39 pm
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Anniversary
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3186
Re: Anniversary
And if it hadn't been fonix, I'd never of met johnhens...and I'll never forgive him for that!
- Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:10 pm
- Forum: Canoeing, Kayaking & Fishing
- Topic: Wolves vs Moose Showdown
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11021
Re: Wolves vs Moose Showdown
With respect to the bear spray, it is my understanding the Rolf Peterson began carrying bear spray a while back. His feeling was that, if there was an encounter, the wolf would immediately equate humans with discomfort. That is not be mean that we should go about willy-nilly with bear spray and use ...
- Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:38 am
- Forum: Transportation & Lodging
- Topic: Spring Early Summer 2009
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7139
Re: Spring Early Summer 2009
You should be fine in the late spring. VII usually runs by the end of the first week in May (once they get their permit from NPS). I've been able to catch them at the dock and see if they have room and have been very lucky. Your best bet would be to book the rides in advance, though.
- Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:19 am
- Forum: Canoeing, Kayaking & Fishing
- Topic: Chippewa Harbor via Lake Superior by canoe
- Replies: 34
- Views: 19571
Re: Chippewa Harbor via Lake Superior by canoe
I agree with JohnH (it's rare, but sometimes he does have something of value to say :D ). The water in May is bitter cold. Going into Superior at 38 degrees, you'll be fatally hypothermic in a couple of minutes. The only thing that the extra buoyant vests will do is make it easier to locate the body...
- Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:38 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Submissions for PICTURE OF THE WEEK go here
- Replies: 265
- Views: 230272
Re: Moose in Moskey Basin
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Nick, was the overexposed lake effect intentional, or did it just come out that way? I love it![/quote]
No, that was just the way it turned out. I'm a point and shoot kind of guy and sometimes I get lucky.
Nick, was the overexposed lake effect intentional, or did it just come out that way? I love it![/quote]
No, that was just the way it turned out. I'm a point and shoot kind of guy and sometimes I get lucky.
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:12 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Isle Royale with kids
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13592
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:07 am
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Submissions for PICTURE OF THE WEEK go here
- Replies: 265
- Views: 230272
Moose in Moskey Basin
Here is my daughter waiting for the moose to cross.
- Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:09 am
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: digital camera
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5837
Pentax Optio 30
I got this one for Christmas. I have a Cannon Rebel with all the bells and whistles that I carry in a deck box when I paddle and on a Kuban Hitch when I hike, but I wanted something I could put on my PFD for quick shots without worrying about whether I got it wet (I burned out the body of the Cannon...
- Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:45 am
- Forum: Transportation & Lodging
- Topic: cell phones
- Replies: 75
- Views: 44308
Leave the Cell at Home
OK, I'll admit up front that I'm an old curmudgeon. That said, one of the reasons many of us go to IR is to escape some of the realities of life. I've been in campsites where I've had to listen to someone on a satellite phone discussing things that could well have been left to the user's return. I g...