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- Sat Jul 17, 2021 4:27 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Lake Ritchie Algae Bloom
- Replies: 16
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Re: Lake Ritchie Algae Bloom
Which campsite on Richie? Regular or canoe?
- Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:23 am
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: late July canoe trip: packs, sleeping bag
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3171
Re: late July canoe trip: packs, sleeping bag
Hmm. I hope you've made ferry reservations, including any legs circumnavigating the island on the Voyageur II to get to good drop-off/pick-up spots. Word is that there are few if any spots left.
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:39 pm
- Forum: Wildlife
- Topic: '20-21 Wolf Moose Study report
- Replies: 5
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Re: '20-21 Wolf Moose Study report
Very nice. And accessible to the non-wildlife biologist.
- Sun Jul 11, 2021 11:30 am
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: late July canoe trip: packs, sleeping bag
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3171
Re: late July canoe trip: packs, sleeping bag
We use true backpacks on canoe trips to IR -- much more suited to the relatively long portages -- and likewise put our clothes and sleeping bags in watertight bags within our packs. So I think your 65L packs sound great. I would opt for a colder weather sleeping bag. We've seen low temps in the high...
- Fri Jul 09, 2021 3:54 pm
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Crowd size
- Replies: 4
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Crowd size
I keep hearing about national park attendance setting records. What has people's experience been with numbers of visitors to IR this summer?
- Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:23 am
- Forum: Transportation & Lodging
- Topic: Construction on Rt 61
- Replies: 4
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Re: Construction on Rt 61
Confirmation from the owners of the Outpost Motel, located just north of Grand Marais: "It is east (north) of our motel and between us and the ferry in Grand Portage. Typically it takes about a half hour to get there from here, but we have been telling people to allow for at least 45 minutes.&q...
- Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:22 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Tents in Shelters
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3977
Re: Tents in Shelters
Not clear to me why a picnic table ever needs to be moved inside a shelter.
- Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:12 am
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Sandals on Greenstone Ridge
- Replies: 15
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Re: Sandals on Greenstone Ridge
We wear sport sandals while canoeing the inland lakes -- the kind with the rubber toe covering. They work great for getting in and out of a Kevlar canoe without beaching it (or getting boots wet), but also provide enough toe protection for the portage trails.
- Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:42 pm
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Campfires
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2480
Re: Campfires
I just called the park office, directed them to this thread, received a message of gratitude and a promise that these concerns would be passed on to park law enforcement and the rangers doing the orientation talks.
- Wed Jun 16, 2021 4:03 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR 5/31-6/8, 2021. MC-LR-CHx2-IL-WL-MBx2 [solo canoe]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2658
Re: TR 5/31-6/8, 2021. MC-LR-CHx2-IL-WL-MBx2 [solo canoe]
Thanks. Our plan has been McCargoe to West Chickenbone to Richie to Intermediate to Wood to Malone. Now we're trying to decide whether to paddle right through Richie versus carry in enough water to spend one night there. I haven't seen any advice about staying out of Richie altogether (just not filt...
- Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:58 am
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: How much TP do you pack?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4049
Re: How much TP do you pack?
FYI: Outhouses are reportedly not stocked with toilet paper this year.
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https://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/ ... vid-19.htm
- Sun Jun 13, 2021 3:27 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR (5/31-6/7, 2021): Ishpeming, Feldtmann---and some commuting
- Replies: 20
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Re: TR (5/31-6/7, 2021): Ishpeming, Feldtmann---and some commuting
Thoroughly enjoyable series of posts. But I feel I must protest. As someone who spent countless hours during grad school observing the mating behavior of voles, I can definitively state that they look nothing like ugly squirrels. (By the way, those observations were research-oriented, not a peculiar...
- Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:34 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR 5/31-6/8, 2021. MC-LR-CHx2-IL-WL-MBx2 [solo canoe]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2658
Re: TR 5/31-6/8, 2021. MC-LR-CHx2-IL-WL-MBx2 [solo canoe]
Great report. I love the idea of ditching your canoe and hiking to Chippewa Harbor for a day or two -- I'm going to file that away for future use.
I hope to be in that neck of the woods about 5 weeks from now. Did you see any evidence of the algae bloom in Lake Richie?
I hope to be in that neck of the woods about 5 weeks from now. Did you see any evidence of the algae bloom in Lake Richie?
- Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:23 am
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Very young children
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1407
Re: Very young children
Tough question. If the rest of the family/group are experienced wilderness campers/backbackers/paddlers, it could work out great. But I'd do a test run car camping first. A great suggestion someone once made on this forum was for families with small kids to camp for 1-3 nights at Washington Harbor (...
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 11:13 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Bathing
- Replies: 7
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Re: Bathing
I pack a lightweight swim suit for bathing/swimming. It doubles as a pair of shorts on unseasonably warm days, or when dry and worn under rain pants, as a second pair of pants if my primary pair are wet.
IR is remote, but still a public place.
IR is remote, but still a public place.