Search found 277 matches

by Bobcat1
Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:06 pm
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: Here it is! - Greenstone 2024
Replies: 5
Views: 233

Re: Here it is! - Greenstone 2024

Can someone put the above info about new seaplane info into the Transportation sub forum -it will be very useful for people using the MI seaplane connection!
by Bobcat1
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Gear & Supplies
Topic: Rain jacket or windbreaker replacement
Replies: 2
Views: 115

Re: Rain jacket or windbreaker replacement

I have had good experiences with several brands of waterproof/breathable fabrics including REI’s brand and Helly-Hansen. My all time favorite for waterproofness, keep-me-from-hypothermia is GoreTex, but that parka is heavier and bulkier to pack than my REI Elements jacket. My rain pants have been RE...
by Bobcat1
Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:06 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Itinerary feedback!
Replies: 8
Views: 687

Re: Itinerary feedback!

Two simple ways to make your trip work out better, taking you at your word that you are experienced and fit for long trail days. 1. Do like Torpified suggests, enjoy lunch at Todd Harbor (one of my favorite campgrounds) and go on to McCargoe Cove. Three-Mile your last night gets you time to get that...
by Bobcat1
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:38 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Itinerary feedback!
Replies: 8
Views: 687

Re: Itinerary feedback!

Day 6 is a substantial day of hiking, across the grain of the island. You might consider options that will have you closer to Rock Harbor, although McCargoe is a great campground.
by Bobcat1
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:38 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: 2024 Trip Log - Post your planned itinerary here!
Replies: 6
Views: 2087

Re: 2024 Trip Log - Post your planned itinerary here!

Name: Bobcat1
Outbound: July 16, Ranger III to Windigo
Return: Aug 18 from RH
Objective: kayak tour, to complete my life list of camping at every campground in the park. Most of the ones I plan to camp at are on islands.
by Bobcat1
Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:15 pm
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: Winter read
Replies: 3
Views: 185

Re: Winter read

I’ve read a few books out of the “help yourself” bin at Daisy Farm. I think that’s where a tattered paperback copy of “The Hobbit” came from.
by Bobcat1
Sat Nov 25, 2023 2:57 pm
Forum: Wildlife
Topic: 2024 trip- Wolves
Replies: 10
Views: 3328

Re: 2024 trip- Wolves

About bikes, I have friends who do long bike tours, and go from Copper Harbor to Grand Portage via the ferry hop using Rock Harbor as an overnight. They are not riding on Isle Royale. This lets them do a long-ish tour with less backtracking, but not crossing into Canada.
by Bobcat1
Fri Nov 24, 2023 11:46 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Trip Planning: Itinerary Help
Replies: 10
Views: 935

Re: Trip Planning: Itinerary Help

Another way to extend your time on the Island is to take the IR Queen from Copper Harbor. Gets you two additional half days, one at each end just because of the timing and speed of crossing.
by Bobcat1
Fri Nov 24, 2023 10:03 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Trip Planning: Itinerary Help
Replies: 10
Views: 935

Re: Trip Planning: Itinerary Help

If you’re planning your last night in Rock Harbour anyway, know that it is very common to hike in from 3-mile quite early in the day(7am is not unusual, before noon is typical). Set up your campsite or shelter, and then spend the day hiking Scoville Point, canoeing Tobin Harbor, taking the day’s MVS...
by Bobcat1
Fri Nov 17, 2023 1:20 am
Forum: Transportation & Lodging
Topic: Big news for grand portage outbound ferries...
Replies: 5
Views: 1307

Re: Big news for grand portage outbound ferries...

Yay! Much needed as the old dock at Hat Point marina was in rough shape.
by Bobcat1
Sat Nov 11, 2023 11:58 am
Forum: Pictures
Topic: Aurora on the ridge webcam
Replies: 4
Views: 1221

Re: Aurora on the ridge webcam

It’s an 11-year cycle for solar activity, which causes auroras. We are on the upswing of the cycle, heading toward peak activity estimated in 2024-2025. Enjoy the activity while it’s high!
by Bobcat1
Sun Nov 05, 2023 5:16 am
Forum: Wildlife
Topic: 2024 trip- Wolves
Replies: 10
Views: 3328

Re: 2024 trip- Wolves

Isle Royale is a really different place than Yellowstone. Almost all of the land parts of IsRo are densely forested so there are rarely open views of the type I experienced at Yellowstone such as looking across the LaMar valley. But there are chances to sit on a shoreline and scan the opposite shore...
by Bobcat1
Fri Nov 03, 2023 10:44 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Am I Crazy? Swim across Tobin Harbor as short cut?
Replies: 6
Views: 1000

Re: Am I Crazy? Swim across Tobin Harbor as short cut?

Some years, the MV Sandy runs an early morning hiker special out to the Hidden Lake dock several days each week. Check the Greenstone as soon as it comes out for the year you’re planning for.
by Bobcat1
Sun Oct 29, 2023 3:56 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: A comprehensive question
Replies: 25
Views: 2603

Re: A comprehensive question

A hike majeur? I think “fait accompli” would also apply, once you’ve done it.
by Bobcat1
Sat Oct 28, 2023 5:34 pm
Forum: Transportation & Lodging
Topic: How often to Sandy tours at Rock Harbor sell out?
Replies: 2
Views: 628

Re: How often to Sandy tours at Rock Harbor sell out?

As soon as you arrive at Rock Harbor, go to the lodge office and sign up in in a notebook they keep. Actually, it may be more likely that an excursion is cancelled for lack of people than that it is sold out. The one time I did a tour (Passage Island), it was pretty full.