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- Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:02 am
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Wilderness Stewardship Plan
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1340
Re: Wilderness Stewardship Plan
Here's an account from the horse's mouth. The horse does not require a subscription: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=140&projectID=109183&documentID=120003 It appears that one way to submit comments is to hand-deliver them to the Park Superintendent. (To see the actual plan,...
- Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:22 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: 2022 ISRO Attendance
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4391
Re: 2022 ISRO Attendance
interesting! *Given that the surge in anecdata about campground crowding seems like it came after COVID, I'm surprised that the big attendance uptick was actually the 2016 NPS centennial. Of course, that's consistent with backcountry camper numbers soaring after COVID. *are most of the winter number...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 10:08 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR: Sept. 2022 [Hiking][Minong Ridge Trail: McCargoe - Todd - Lil Todd - N. Desor - Wash. Creek]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1029
Re: TR: Sept. 2022 [Hiking][Minong Ridge Trail: McCargoe - Todd - Lil Todd - N. Desor - Wash. Creek]
What a great report on what sounds like a very satisfying trip! (I don't suppose you have a report archived of your 1972 trip?) But was there no celebratory cigar at the close of your epic Day 6??
- Thu Sep 15, 2022 9:58 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Rock Harbor to Chippewa Harbor in one day
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2301
Re: Rock Harbor to Chippewa Harbor in one day
that makes the double even more plausible!backwoods doc wrote: ↑Thu Sep 15, 2022 7:01 am3.6 miles, round trip, to the Grace Creek overlook: https://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/ ... e_2015.pdf
- Wed Sep 14, 2022 7:18 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Rock Harbor to Chippewa Harbor in one day
- Replies: 13
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Re: Rock Harbor to Chippewa Harbor in one day
+2 for the Huginnin loop! Especially if the services at Windigo are offline, I'd camp there too. It's a very cool spot! If you do decide to camp there, and want to stretch your legs on Day 1, consider taking the Feldtmann Lake trail to the Grace Creek overlook, before doubling back to Windigo and ca...
- Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:01 am
- Forum: Wildlife
- Topic: Wolf encounter at Washington Creek Campground
- Replies: 3
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Re: Wolf encounter at Washington Creek Campground
Wow! Did you catch a glimpse??
- Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:05 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR: 08/19-08/26, 2022 [Rock to Windigo via Minong Ridge]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1531
Re: TR: 08/19-08/26, 2022 [Rock to Windigo via Minong Ridge]
great trip, and report, and pictures! I love how wily the first moose sighted looks. I think she's pretty sure you can't see her.
It sounds like the island was hopping---but did you have Huginnin Cove to yourself? And are you at liberty to share the backwoods bourbon cocktail recipe??
It sounds like the island was hopping---but did you have Huginnin Cove to yourself? And are you at liberty to share the backwoods bourbon cocktail recipe??
- Wed Aug 31, 2022 9:25 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Minong Ridge Navigation with a Garmin
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1709
Re: Minong Ridge Navigation with a Garmin
hypothesis: the trail camera was monitoring wildlife, and you were following a game trail! That---done to leaving a beribboned route to follow a better-worn path---is exactly how I wound up in a swamp on my way to the Greenstone from Chippewa Harbor a few years ago. Looking forward to your TR!
- Sat Aug 27, 2022 9:11 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR: 8/12-17, 2022 3M, LC, RH - Wildfire Evacuation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1269
Re: TR: August 2022. What could go wrong?
You were a fantastic reporter to cast in the eyewitness role! And in a weird way it's encouraging that experience gained through various recent travails -- dock repair, last year's fire, Covid -- helped with weathering this one.
- Fri Aug 26, 2022 9:45 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR: 8/12-17, 2022 3M, LC, RH - Wildfire Evacuation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1269
Re: TR: August 2022. What could go wrong?
Wow! If you're willing to extend this to a Part II---what was it like in RH while the fire got sorted out? (The tea leaves we could read from here left a lot of questions open!)
- Sat Aug 06, 2022 9:04 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR: July 2022 [CB-W; Hatchet; S Desor; IM]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1760
Re: TR: July 2022 [CB-W; Hatchet; S Desor; IM]
can't speak for others, but for me it's out of the gate, and doesn't seem to vary much as function of how much walking I do. Even more surprising, if you know me, is that I'm not interested in drinking (adult beverages --- I'm OK with water, tang, and so on, and in fact get a lot of my calories that...
- Thu Aug 04, 2022 5:52 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR: July 2022 [CB-W; Hatchet; S Desor; IM]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1760
Re: TR: July 2022 [CB-W; Hatchet; S Desor; IM]
just striking a note of solidarity: I am not gifted at Eating While Backpacking either. In fact, I'm epicly bad at it, especially if altitude is involved. So IR isn't the worst case, but it's bad. Over time, I've identified a few things I reliably can get down---principally, ramen, fritos, and shotb...
- Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:02 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Minong Ridge Navigation with a Garmin
- Replies: 7
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Re: Minong Ridge Navigation with a Garmin
I carry an Inreach (mini), but I haven't tried to using it for navigation. I suspect that there are at most shortlived and local differences between where the 80s maps think the Minong is and where the Minong is---so I don't think you'd be misled for long. And it could be that the InReach maps depic...
- Sat Jul 02, 2022 8:29 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR: 6/18 - 6/25, 2022 [Paddling] [Inland lake loop]
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4490
Re: TR: 6/18 - 6/25, 2022 [Paddling] [Inland lake loop]
your culinary exploits astonish me! It's all I can do to boil water for via and ramen. Do you test these systems at home first, or do you improvise them in the field??
- Fri Jul 01, 2022 8:26 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Tentative itinerary
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1047
Re: Tentative itinerary
That looks doable! Although it doesn't leave you much slack in case of lousy weather or other unwelcome inefficiencies. By Day 2, you'll have a good sense of how much ground you enjoy covering in a day, and you can revise the itinerary on the fly--for instance, leaving the spur to Chippewa for anoth...