The old boiler is high on my list of things to find, along with any other remnants of the Island Mine (like the well, and the powder house on Senter Point). Mine ruins are definitely one of the highlights of hiking on the island for me! I remember a well right on the trail, possibly even signed ...

A few years ago, I walked the Feldtmann loop, ccw, about a week later than you're planning. It was tremendous! The early season benefits include low probabilities of crowds, bugs, and view-obscuring leafs. The anti-benefits are cold and wet, but if you bring an extra pair of socks, bonus fuel and ...

Thanks for the report---especially appreciated in the offseason. I admire your high tech gear (garbage bag and newspapers---I always carry two bread bags to wear over my sleeping socks when I need to put damp shoes on for overnight forays) and perseverance!

Anybody else notice the sharp increase 2015-2016? 6,300 more people are listed as visiting; that's a huge variation. that caught my attention too! I wondered whether the NPS centennial contributed to the surge. If it did, presumably the pattern repeated across the park system. Then an interesting ...

It looks like rich posted the 2022 edition here on March 1.

A few more thoughts: -I'm envious! You're going to have a grand trip!! -something that could add options (but also would add complications, de facto deadlines, and expense) is incorporating a leg on the Voyageur, which can deliver you to Chippewa from RH, or collect you at Chippewa and deliver you ...

Nice report. I hadn't realized there were so many "moldering privies" on the island. That struck me as well. My two hypotheses were: (i) in the author's taxonomy, if you're a privy, you're either moldering or composting. And the IR privies aren't composting. (ii) There was something Homeric going ...

It's too bad (if it's true) that she didn't find this forum when she was poking around the internet before the trip---she seems like she would have appreciated how we roll. But very obviously, the trip went fine without us (if it did)!

https://thetrek.co/isle-royale-national ... ip-report/

check out the photo credit for the Ranger picture that accompanies the article--it's the forums' own chief!!

Here's an account from the horse's mouth. The horse does not require a subscription: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=140&projectID=109183&documentID=120003 It appears that one way to submit comments is to hand-deliver them to the Park Superintendent. (To see the actual plan, click ...

interesting! *Given that the surge in anecdata about campground crowding seems like it came after COVID, I'm surprised that the big attendance uptick was actually the 2016 NPS centennial. Of course, that's consistent with backcountry camper numbers soaring after COVID. *are most of the winter ...

What a great report on what sounds like a very satisfying trip! (I don't suppose you have a report archived of your 1972 trip?) But was there no celebratory cigar at the close of your epic Day 6??

backwoods doc wrote: ↑Thu Sep 15, 2022 8:01 am

torpified wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:18 pm I think it's about 8 miles out and back to the overlook)

3.6 miles, round trip, to the Grace Creek overlook: https://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/ ... e_2015.pdf

that makes the double even more plausible!

+2 for the Huginnin loop! Especially if the services at Windigo are offline, I'd camp there too. It's a very cool spot! If you do decide to camp there, and want to stretch your legs on Day 1, consider taking the Feldtmann Lake trail to the Grace Creek overlook, before doubling back to Windigo and ...

Wow! Did you catch a glimpse??