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Canoe trip with brother Brad. A few years ago I decided I wanted to do a trip with each of my 4 brothers alone. This is the second. Fri, 8/31 NC to Bloomington, IL, 755 miles, ~12.5 hrs Sat, 9/1 Bloomington, IL to Duluth, MN, 520 miles, ~8 hrs Sun, 9/2 Final provisioning at grocery store in Duluth f...

Daisy Farm sunrise, 9/11/2018

Midwest Ed wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:28 am

I read somewhere that the Lodge was open an extra week this year, essential through the end of this week (9/9-9/15). Historically they close at the end of the week of Labor Day.

Yes, and it didn't appear to be slowing down.

thesneakymonkey wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:15 pm

Also maybe helpful to note when we started our hike in Rock harbor the gift shop there was WELL stocked as well. They had upwards of 10 canisters of fuel.

R.H. store was still stocked this week 9/9 (although I didn't count).

Post trip thoughts: The InReach Mini did it's job of giving my wife peace of mind with daily check-ins and 1 hr updates when we were moving. Will use on future trips. Will write a separate review. Used VHF for weather, as usual, will continue to carry that when paddling for weather and safety. Didn'...

But Verizon does not... (my brother has AT&T, I have Verizon )

I intend to escape from technology on these trips, too. It's hard for me as a millennial, and it seems like the only chance my neck and wrists get from the positions they are in when I use computers and phones. However, my phone and GoPro always tag along with me. I think of it this way: my phone i...

Tortuga wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 31, 2018 2:40 pm

I just ordered one since I'll be on the island solo for 15 days. Look forward to seeing how well the battery keeps with very limited daily use. You're gone by now but hope you have a good trip!

Thanks, and I will report!

Still, I love it for what it does very well, satellite two-way text communication and the insurance of sending the SOS as well as plotting tracking points. But as you say, one real benefit is for those back home. Did you setup your MapShare page? Exactly, and really all I want it for, hence the Min...

Thanks for the suggestions Mike. I'll try it a few different ways. I did wonder how the motion might be up on a pole. The truck's all packed up to hit the road in the morning, but I may try to see if I can grab a headband for it along the way. Beyond that, just decided I'd try and play a little this...

I got the Mini. It's small and a little cumbersome to navigate, but I don't want to do too much, so that's OK. Apparently will get marine forecasts, so interested to try that out, but you have to be somewhere that has a marine forecast, so can't try it yet. McCargoe to Caribou (VII at Daisy Farm) is...

Kinda lamenting the fact I picked up an inReach Mini satellite communication device for my canoe trip next week. I used to do these trips with zero electronics. Then got a VHF for paddling. Now will be carrying the VHF, the sat com, a go pro knockoff, and my phone to view/control the camera and sat ...

You can rent a canoe from the folks who run the Voyager. Hmmm, didn't think about that. May be a little pricey if you have to pay to transport it out or back, but would be worth checking with them. Certainly should work for 1 day--they drop it off on their way out, and pick you up the next day head...

I think you're out of luck after the store closes.