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We landed via seaplane in Windigo on our most recent trip out. One member of our hiking party has SEVERE motion sickness, so we stayed in Windigo on night #1 so she could sober up from her Dramamine-induced stupor... thus explaining the Windigo store inventory.

I had roughly 24 hours to bum ...

Thanks, Tampico!

After we saw the mother and single calf, we still heard reports/sightings of a mother with twins in the area over the next two days... maybe there were two moms with babies around Washington Creek?

If not, I hope the little one was just hiding in the woods somewhere, and not found by wolves...

Trip Log from July 21st-27th, 2010: I've posted a full, DETAILED trail journal of my second trip to ISRO on my blog:

http://www.chasingthenortherndream.com (It is the first posting for August 2010) There are 75 pictures and one video of the moose and calf coming through Washington Creek outside of ...

Trip Log from July 21st-27th, 2010: I've posted a full, DETAILED trail journal of my second trip to ISRO on my website:

http://www.chasingthenortherndream.com There are 75 pictures and one video of the moose and calf coming through Washington Creek outside of Shelter #1.

Enjoy!

You'll do just fine. I've posted the results of our trip (last week) on the log page. It links to my website if you'd like to see more-- 75 pics + a video of the moose and calf coming through our campsite in Washington Creek!

http://www.chasingthenortherndream.com (It is the first posting for ...

Mother moose and calf came THROUGH our campsite (shelter #1) at Washington Creek on July 23rd, 2010. Unsure if this was the mother with twins that has been seen around. Only one baby with her that night! Quite a sight!

Stonesthrow--

Hugginin is beautiful, and we didn't see a SOUL out there the last week of July 2010. Campsite #1 is THE BEST. The west loop going up seems longer and more difficult than the east loop seemed coming back to Windigo--the home stretch was a breeze--the going up was pretty rooty and ...

Just got back the last week of July 2010.

Water was there, but scarce... a couple trickles at best, but Katadyn Hiker did it's thing, and we had plenty to go around.

I agree with you, DonNewcomb--Island Mine was not the best stop on this year's itinerary according to me either. I think it would ...

Some trails are difficult. Depends on your physical ability, stamina, endurance, etc.

I'm nearly 30, and not in the best of shape (is round a shape? :shock: ), but with a carefully-weighed out pack (27 lbs.), lots of water, hiking poles, and no big rush to kill yourself each day, it was fine.

I ...

Mtn. House blueberry granola was good for the first few days, then it got old.

I think I actually ate my "dinner" for breakfast, and had my "breakfast" for dinner one night just to change things up-- all depends if you're willing to eat stroganoff with your morning coffee!

I would agree with the raingear being a must.

I had a pack cover, but I also lined the interior of my pack with a light, heavy-duty black trash bag (just in case).

I watched IR's weather like a hawk for a week before my trip, and "chanced" not taking rain pants, knowing I'd have a dry set back in ...

Just got back from IR the last week of July 2010, and the poles were one of the best things I brought with me. BY FAR.

I couldn't muster the idea of dropping a ton of $ on fancy poles without knowing if I'd like them a lot or not, so I bought 2 Coleman Anti-shock poles from Target. Less than $30 ...

Just got back the last week of July 2010, and the sun was below the horizon around 9:45 each night, and dark by 10:15. I brought my Princeton Tec Scout headlamp, and I used it for a couple of minutes each night. We usually sacked out before dark!

Just got back, and ended up only taking a packable Red Ledge jacket. I couldn't stand the pants. It sprinkled on two mornings, but neither one was enough to bust out the rain gear. Still glad I had it though--you never know when IR will get nasty!