Don,

2.5 cents from the trail....

"OK. So it seems that there are refuse cans at R.H. & Windigo but NPS would really appreciate it if we all take our trash back to the mainland with us. I can handle that but I really don't intend to carry the wrapper off the ice cream sandwich, that I buy and eat ...

...two cents from a former backcountry ranger in Colorado.... One of my first trips into the Never Summer range (1984) I was starry eyed and stupid, believing that being above treeline right where the snow was melting in mid-June meant I could drink from a stream. I drank, refilled my water bottles ...

Name: PoetryRiver
Email: (at) PoetryRiver at canoemail.com
Hometown: St. Croix Falls WI/Taylors Falls MN
Arrival Date: September 12
Departure Date: September 20
Coming From/Via: Grand Portage
Itinerary: 9/12 - 14 Feldtman Lake
9/15-16 XC on the lakeshore to Atwood Beach
9/17-9/18 Feldtmann Lake
9/19 ...