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by upsidedownaaron
Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:53 pm
Forum: Weather and Bugs
Topic: Ticks on the island
Replies: 9
Views: 9294

Re: Ticks on the island

i just got biopsied from the dermatologist, she suspects lyme disease. i was on the island from july 24 to about august 2. i won't know if it really is lyme for a week or so.

and i live in az, we don't have it here at all.
by upsidedownaaron
Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:25 pm
Forum: Gear & Supplies
Topic: Handheld GPS units on IR
Replies: 11
Views: 7610

Re: Handheld GPS units on IR

i have a samsung fascinate android phone. and it is "rooted" so the gps locks in less than 10 seconds. takes 20 indoors. i bought an app called "backcountry navigator" for ten bucks on the android market. it will download free topo maps from the internet that are zoomable up to 1...
by upsidedownaaron
Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:18 pm
Forum: Transportation & Lodging
Topic: how to get to grand marais from duluth?
Replies: 17
Views: 14093

Re: how to get to grand marais from duluth?

that's right. i keep forgetting that the ferry leaves from grand portage.
by upsidedownaaron
Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:54 pm
Forum: Transportation & Lodging
Topic: how to get to grand marais from duluth?
Replies: 17
Views: 14093

Re: how to get to grand marais from duluth?

thank you so much. the beer is of course a given. getting an itinerary together now, and i will let you know.
by upsidedownaaron
Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:53 pm
Forum: Transportation & Lodging
Topic: how to get to grand marais from duluth?
Replies: 17
Views: 14093

Re: how to get to grand marais from duluth?

well the big idea is to hike to rock harbor, spend the night at the lodge with some beer, then hike back. giving ourselves 2 weeks to do it. i am currently 225 and estimating 50lbs pack. i am no stranger to carrying a load like that (firefighter day job). but if i can get rid of 25 of those lbs befo...
by upsidedownaaron
Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:15 pm
Forum: Transportation & Lodging
Topic: how to get to grand marais from duluth?
Replies: 17
Views: 14093

Re: how to get to grand marais from duluth?

turns out i have a "facebook friend" who is a real life friend of a friend here in tucson. he just happens to live in grand marais. so hopefully i can work something out with him. this plan is starting to come together. now to just lose 40lbs....
by upsidedownaaron
Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:59 pm
Forum: Transportation & Lodging
Topic: how to get to grand marais from duluth?
Replies: 17
Views: 14093

Re: how to get to grand marais from duluth?

Hi Aaron, Just so you know - the boat leaves from Grand Portage, not Grand Marais. Here's a blurb from the National Monument website, although I think I heard that the bus no longer operates from Duluth, but worth a call: Bus Transportation is available from the cities of Duluth, Minnesota and Thun...
by upsidedownaaron
Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:02 am
Forum: Transportation & Lodging
Topic: how to get to grand marais from duluth?
Replies: 17
Views: 14093

Re: how to get to grand marais from duluth?

Thank you so much! We will call her.
by upsidedownaaron
Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:47 pm
Forum: Transportation & Lodging
Topic: how to get to grand marais from duluth?
Replies: 17
Views: 14093

how to get to grand marais from duluth?

hey there, sorry for the rookie question, but so far i am having a real hard time figuring out how to get to the ferry in grand marais. we will be flying into minneapolis and catching a bus to duluth. this is kind of a once in a lifetime trip for my friend and i. we are both originally from mn/nd an...