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
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- Thu Sep 15, 2022 9:58 am
- 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
- 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: 1496
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: 1670
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: 1242
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: 1242
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: 1729
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: 1729
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
- Views: 1670
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: 4419
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
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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...
- Mon Jun 27, 2022 7:10 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR: 6/18 - 6/25, 2022 [Paddling] [Inland lake loop]
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4419
Re: TR: 6/18 - 6/25, 2022 [Paddling] [Inland lake loop]
I'm sorry about the blackflies (https://www.nfb.ca/film/blackfly/), and looking forward to the details!
- Tue Jun 21, 2022 7:20 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR: 5/30-6/12, 2022 [Hiking] Minong Ridge Trail E>W
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3341
Re: TR: 5/30-6/12, 2022 [Hiking] Minong Ridge Trail E>W
What a fantastic TR! It must have been very gratifying to resolve the mystery of Wolfgang. I count 12 days all together. (I am not a good counter.) Does that mean you scaled the 87 blowdowns on Day 2 with 10 days' (= ?? pounds) worth of food in your pack?? The note card is an excellent idea! Bulleti...
- Fri Jun 17, 2022 6:26 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Chickenbone algae bloom?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1480
Re: Chickenbone algae bloom?
This is a long way from recent, and it's speculative: When I walked the E Chickenbone trail about a month ago, signage from last year warning about blooms was still posted. It was very careworn and frazzled: clearly a relic of the previous season. I wonder if that's the source of the report you ment...