It looks like the gales of November have been coming early this year as well. NMU canceled classes today with up to a foot of snow predicted by the end of the day.

22 days on the island sounds like a dream to me. It will give you the time to see lots of things without pushing yourself harder than necessary, and also letting you wait out rainy days. You could borrow or get an Inreach or similar satellite communicator to send periodic "I'm OK" messages. Have you...

Awesome trip report! I envy the blueberries and thimbleberries that you had. It sounds like you had plenty of success to go with your unsuccess.

Congrats on wonderful trip (you'll be back)! You might consider posting this (with a photo or two?) in the Trip Reports forum. Lots of folks would love to read it there. Twilight lasts a loooong time that far north. At summer solstice you can get a decent afterglow from the sunset until well after m...

Congrats on being one of the lucky few to see a wolf. Hope you come back soon!

I assume you're staying at the lodge or a cabin?

Pretty much anything will be fine as long as it has room for a hydration pack. Bring plenty of water! But there's no need to go for the super-fancy $150 ones that you can find.

Don't apologize for the long TR. I'd like to see more in this level of detail! I had a good laugh over many parts of your report. I too suffer from total lack of hips, and I have to do the same slip-lift-cinch trick with my fancy-schmancy Osprey pack. It's just a cross that we have to bear, I guess....

Thank you for the feedback and mileage corrections. I'll take another look at the mileage for this route. My friend and I are experienced ultralight backpackers. We've both done a multi-night trip in the Beartooth Mountains and I have backpacked the Tour du Mont Blanc, Everest Base Camp, the Cutler...

Welcome to the forums! (And, soon, welcome to the island!) This looks like a pretty straightforward itinerary to me, and I like the option for a rest day. I'd recommend taking your extra day at McCargoe or Moskey -- those are huge favorites. But... please tell us a bit about yourself and your party....

torpified, I've seen some people with those special pack-holders for their camera. It looks like something that might work. One of the topics of discussion on our last day was about bringing "The Big Camera" vs. a phone. It really comes down to what the purpose of the trip is: to enjoy the hike, or ...

As I promised months ago, I've written up my trip in extreme detail on my blog. I ended up writing 6 posts about my May solo trip to the island. These include a lot more detail than my TR above, and a lot more photos. The first post is here: Introduction, Travel, and links to posts . There are links...

Here are a few that get you to some of my favorite locations. You can mix and match and make up lots of variations on these. None are too hard, and all of them have convenient ditch points if you need them. All of them end at Three Mile on the assumption that you'll have time to hike in to Rock Harb...

Glad you had such a great introduction to the island. You'll be back! :) Also, I agree with IncaRoads -- I like long trip reports and wish we had more of them. I've heard that the rangers in Rock Harbor keep a recording of loons handy, to play for visitors who think they've heard wolves. Apparently ...

Wonderful trip report! You have me dreaming about my next trip already. You've convinced me that a loop like yours is doable... time to start planning. To add more photos, click the "full editor" button, then use the "attachments" tab at the bottom of the post editor. A pain, but it's how PHPBB does...

I bring a Kindle. 7.2 oz and dozens of books -- I spend a lot of time reading on the island (usually while sitting on a dock). More than once I've been socked in by weather and read an entire book in a day.