I didn't do the length of it, but picked it up from Todd (coming from Hatchett Lake) and to McCargoe Cove. That is the easier portion from what I understand. It was very nice and I was glad to experience that portion. On a few of the rock ridges I had to backtrack and then found the small stone ...

My recent experience with my first trip to ISRO taking the sea plane to Windigo was a great flight, first flight out for the day, giving me most of the day for hiking.

The issue with the JetBoil fuel was not so positive, though. Upon arrival at the store I bought a canister of fuel. The store didn ...

Well, not when I first hooked it up to see if the rusty threaded nipple would fit okay as I was so excited to be fortunate enough to have one magically appear! Once verified, though, I did use a "cleansing wipe" on it and used some of the hand sanitizer goop that I had with me, and used hand ...

My first trip to ISRO recently was fabulous. Not everything went to plan but it all worked out well. My first major glitch was when I got to camp at Feldtmann Lake the first night (Saturday, June 25th) and found that the can of fuel that I bought at the store in Windigo was not correct for my ...

I arrived on June 25th via Sea Plane at Windigo and left from Rock Harbor on July 2. Hiked the Feldtmann trail to start and it was the highest vegetation and wettest area of the island, although I also hiked through a rain/hail storm on Saturday and my boots were soaking wet for three days! I didn't ...

My last day of work today, heading out of town tomorrow morning early for about a 1000 mile drive from central PA to Houghton. Sea plane trip planned for early Saturday morning to Windigo to start my hike to Rock Harbor. Glad to hear they aren't too bad yet. I sprayed the tent and clothing with ...

Okay, thanks for the feedback. I'll continue with my original plan of the tent with a closed-cell foam pad and the SnugPak Sleeper Lite, should be okay.

Starting my drive there a week after tomorrow. Stopping half way at my parent's house in Frankenmuth and then to Houghton the following day for a ...

In less than two weeks I'll be setting foot on ISRO for the first time. I'm getting VERY excited!

Originally I planned to use a hammock instead of tenting would be a great way to save some pack weight for my upcoming week-long hike. Speaking with a park ranger several months ago it was indicated to ...

A day or so ago I received my latest issue of Backpacker Magazine, June 2016 I presume. I don't have it with me now but it had a photo taken of sunrise at Tent Site #6 at the West Chickenbone Lake campsite. A light fog rising up off the lake.

Several pages later was a two page photo of a double ...

That is strange, now I see the post! Oh well, sorry for the double post ...

Fishrman47, I thought I had replied yesterday but don't see it ... so here it goes again ...

Most ham radio VHF/UHF handi-talkies cover both the ham bands (at least 2m FM in the 144 - 148 MHz range) as well as the NOAA weather service at 162.xxx MHz (for receive only, of course). Options exist from ...

On the subject of camp chairs that are light enough to pack, I purchased (with a $50 gift card from my parents and managed to get a "floor model discount" from Cabelas) the Helinox Camp Chair, which is a bit heavier at 2 pounds 10 ounces. I would never have spent that much on a chair but given the ...

Well, there are some really cool VHF/UHF handheld rigs out there that also pick up the weather bands. The last time I bought one it was almost the size of a brick and cost about $350, but new ones made in China by a variety of companies are cheap, small and light with lots of features. I don't have ...

Maybe I am an ultralight wannabe

Thanks for the comments on my determination for training! My wife has commented that it has been easy for me to lose about 40 pounds since the beginning of the year. You know, it wasn't that hard, but she wasn't out there hiking on the trails with me, sweating those pounds away, hiking for 4 hours ...