I wrote about everything I did (and would've done differently) to prep for a 6-woman backpacking trip to Isle Royale in July 2015. Hope this helps the newbies out there, and I'm happy to answer questions if you've got them (jill@adventurebookclub.com): http://www.adventurebookclub.com/blog/six-women...

I've posted an account of the six days (we spent an extra day on the island when the Ranger III was docked due to gale force winds) backpacking Isle Royale this past July at http://www.adventurebookclub.com/blog/travelogue-isle-royale. We saw moose, heard wolves & bandaged A LOT of blisters. I'd...