Sounds like a great trip! Now if I could just see the pictures ;) I make all my trail foods (I eat a lot, I like to tweak recipies, and I am cheap). Some of my favorates are rice pizza and camp strogonoff. Recipies below. rice pizza The pepperoni slices come 2 pouches per 3.5 ounce package. You coul...

yes... I bring those packs of string cheeze and the peporoni sticks to cut up into "rice pizza"... never had a problem on week long trips.

Thanks! That will soon be another $40 well spent on backpacking planning resources

NancyT wrote:At the risk of getting in trouble for posting a section of Mike's Book, here is a small example of what you would be in for.

ok... you have peaked my intrest... book title? and where can I get it?

darksideofoz wrote:if only we hadn't had the Bush administration messing up our outdoors from 2001-2008.

really?

anything you could leave would violate LNT because it would by definition be a trace... if you know who you are leaving a note for maybe a FB radio could reach them? it would be extra weight, but a way to pass tips along. I guess it would depend on where you are and where they are if you will be clo...

Citation for which point: 1) That the planet is a sphere; or 2) ice bridges are never man-made.? That so-called "global warming" is responsible for the lack of an ice-bridge from the Arrowhead to ISRO this year, and that the likelihood of future ice-bridges is "vastly reduced" d...

Thanks! with all the overhanging vegitation does that mean full gators are worth the weight?

I appreciate the fishing tips... maybe I can hit chickenbone and Richie Monday night/ Tuesday morning.

If it is uneven footing we should be fine then... part of our trip in the Smokies was on stock/ hiker trails, which are crazy uneven with rocks and mud, horses tear up trails. I appriciate the tips!

So, every year a group of friends get together to do an "epic" backpacking trip. The last one was in the Smokies (last month), so might as well go from the most visited national park to the least :wink: It is hard to train for mountains in Iowa, but most of us were in pretty good shape. It...

Disclamer, I have never been to Isle Royale.

I have never brought a case, I just simply pack my pole sections inside my pack with my tent poles to protect them. It makes it a little harder to get it out mid day, but I just fish mornings and evenings after arriving at my destination.