Moose are prevalent in Washington Creek (I've seen them at dawn and dusk while staying in a shelter there). It you only have two nights, consider an easy hike to Huginnin Cove, enjoy a night there among the moose, loons, otters, mergansers, and eagles, then hike along the lakeshore and back down to ...

Well let's not tell the wolves! They might see this as an opportune moment to abandon the U.S. and escape to Canada.

Humor alert...

This might be helpful:

http://www.isleroyale.info/campgrounds.html

Interesting that they now label Alternative B (the plan that includes reserving backcountry sites in advance) as the preferred alternative.

A unique perspective.

While scrolling through them, I soon made a game of spotting where you set down your water bottle to take the photo.

Very sad

Here is the official NPS line: https://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/ ... -water.htm

We've always used just a Katadyn Hiker Pro (or similar), which filters down to 0.2 microns, without an additional chemical treatment, and have had no trouble.

We inadvertently left our facial recognition equipment back in the vehicle, so hard to say.

A sad reminder that, in general, it is not wise for a 70-year-old to be diving at depths greater than 100 feet.

With some health issues making a trip to the Isle Royale backcountry inadvisable, my adult daughter and I turned our sights on Voyageurs National Park this summer, and were not disappointed.

Our goal was to get to an isolated spot, away from the big lakes and their boat traffic. We reserved the ...

Yikes -- and I thought the squirrels were bad...

Independence is being deposited on the shore of Isle Royale with a full pack and a loose plan for the week.

Me too. Great idea.

Just saw this on line: Twice weekly hot air balloon rides to the island. Apparently they've scouted out a large, relatively flat area for landing and take-off near Scoville Point.

https://isrohotair.com/