Name: Jeff Koski
Email: (at) jakarch@cox.net
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Arrival Date: Aug 14, 2013
Departure Date: Sep 14, 2013
Coming From/Via: Grand Portage, MN
Itinerary: Every hiking trail on the island
8/14 to 8/23 Rock Harbor to Windigo, via Lane Cove, Chippewa etc. (Greenstone)
8/24 to 9/6 ...

Sounds like it would be fine. Nothing too hard. We did a similar trip a few years back with our kids ages 16,13 and 11 in about 5 days and didn't have any issues with the distance. The CH trail seemed long since it was a dead end and we started at Daisy Farm but is by far one of my favorite spots on ...

We always bring our siltarp and it has always proved to be a great investment. Depends how far and if you are backpacking, but I wouldn't want to carry the blue poly tarp too far.

Overall I was very impressed with the series, and frankly glad they only mentioned IR briefly 2 times. It is truly amazing that the National Parks have gotten to where they are today based upon all the turmoil they have gone through. If anyone hasn't seen the serious I would strongly encourage ...

This brings up another question. We would prefer a shelter, but we'll be bringing a tent just in case. If it gets chilly, can we set up a tent inside the shelter? I'll have to check the dimensions, but I'm pretty sure the one we have would fit.


On our first trip to the island and on our first ...

I met a guy named Dave from Chicago who is solo hiking Isle Royale. He states he wanted to come here 16 years ago, but a family got in the way. He is working on visiting every National Park.


I ran into a guy from Washington State while hiking from Navajo Mountain on the AZ/UT border down to ...

Some random thoughts

I have read this forum for many years and it is my way of getting my Isle Royale fix. I have read posts about ISRO getting in your blood and during my first trip in 2000 the mosquitoes infected me.

My grandfather who was from the Keeweenaw Peninsula always told my father he ...