What an AMAZING trip.
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Name: Matt and Jessica Lipiec
Email: holdrenj(at)msu.edu
Hometown: Milford, Michigan
Arrival Date: August 17
Departure Date: August 25
Coming From/Via: Copper Harbor, I.R. Queen
Itinerary:
Monday Night - Rock Harbor
Tuesday - water taxi to Lookout Loiuse Hike to Lane Cove
Wednesday - Hike to ...

Mandolyn,
thanks for all the advice, now I am thinking I need a walking stick....yikes... One of those with a built in unipod? (tripod with one leg?) would be nice. I really do hope you have used up all the bad camera luck on the island though. I would be heartbroken if anything happened to my ...

I know there are a few shutterbugs on this forum so here is my question. I have two lens's for my Minolta Film SLR. I am bringing both of them. Heavy I know, But I really want to capture this trip.
Anyway, I have a regular lens, and a zoom lens. Which should I walk around with? The regular lens is ...

Nick,
I am the one who orriginally suggested the Minong Ridge hike to my husband. Later, (like a month ago) when I realized that the mileage may be a little much, he was un movable about it. I think we will be okay, but tired. There is no danger of me "never going back". Though it may be a while ...

Thanks Jon. We are aware that we are in for a challenge. I think that is part of the attraction of it.
We have been all over every weekend for the last 3 months hiking anywhere from 6 - 12 miles a day. I feel like we will be tired, but we are both still kinda young (I am 26 and he is 31).
Thank ...

Thank you for the advice and the blessings.

Thank you, and also thanks for the advice.

We booked a water taxi from the lodge that will take us there.

That is why I doubted the trail mileage on that sheet. It dosn't add up.

Thanks for the reply!

Hey there,

Name: Jessica and Matt
Email: holdrenj(at)msu.edu
Hometown: Milford, MI
Arrival Date: August 17, 2009
Departure Date: August 25, 2009
Coming From/Via: Copper Harbour via Queen IV
Itinerary: Minong Ridge - Starting at Lookout Louise to Lane cove to East Chickenbone or McCargo Cove (see ...

Hey there! I have been lurking for a few days and decided it was time to tell you all how nuts my husband and I are.

We are making our first trip up to IR in a couple of weeks (8/17 - 826)and hiking the Minong Ridge from Rock Harbor.
THe Plan is to hike from Lookout louise to Lane Cove and then ...