Black flies usually subside in early august, and mosquitos subside toward the end of august. They are still around, but not bad. I'm heading to the island next week and will still carry deet and a bug net. I haven't used either on my last 2 trips around Labor Day.


Perfect! Thanks! That's ...

SUPER helpful suggestions, y'all. Thanks so much.

Hoping to join the ranks of repeat visitors to the Island.

Haven't seen any recent bug reports. Heading to the Island in a couple weeks (Labor Day weekend), wondering what kind of bug experience we might expect?

Anybody have any intel, or a reading of the conventional wisdom based on this summers' weather so far?

Ingo wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 3:25 pm I'm prejudiced against the climb out of Lane Cove, so that also has something to do with my preferences.

Might I ask why?

Oh that's right! I intended to mention that we'll do the Scoville Pt hike when we get there on Thursday. Thanks for reminding me, and thanks for the feedback!

We will definitely consider swapping a camp at Moskey for the Lane Cove. We were planning on doing the full ring/triangle from Daisy Farm to ...

Hey folks, long-time lurker, first time poster here. Gearing up for my first IRNP trip in a couple weeks with a few friends, and I wanted to solicit feedback about our itinerary. We are flying into Rock Harbor around 3PM on Thursday, and flying out at 11AM on Monday, so not a whole lot of time to ...