johnhens wrote:Did anyone from the UP happen to see large waves?

This webcam loop is from Canada, not far from Slate Island.

http://www.wawawebcam.ca/lake-superior--loop.html


I look forward to seeing your pictures. I used to live in Holland. Great beach.

~Ed

Forecast Map of Superior waves at todays peak: http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/glcfs.php?lake=s&ext=wv&type=F&hr=12 Did you check out the animations available there? Impressive. http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/glcfs.php?lake=l&ext=wv&type=F&hr=-1 We are lucky this di...

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lot&storyid=58925&source=0 The upcoming event is predicted to be the 2nd worst in 100 years. RANK EVENT DATE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1. Great Ohio Blizzard Jan 26,1978 950 HPA/28.05” 2. Upcoming October event Oct 26-27,2010 959 HPA/28.3...

Tom wrote:. . . Call me crazy, but I love mid-June. It seems everyone freaks out about the CHANCE of a black fly hatch. . .

After living in the U.P and having been eaten alive by flies, it could very well be that my Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome is poking through just a little, LOL.

The adage of watching the ounces to control the pounds really is accurate. Trimming an ounce or two from several items will begin to save you 2 or 3 pounds. Your camp shoes (as you’ve already noted) are obvious targets. I use moccasins without hard soles. After a break-in period, the leather soles h...

bobonabike wrote:I thought the image would be seen on the post, but I guess I didn't do it right. I guess the text will have to suffice.

There are one too many sets of the IMG tags. You can edit the post to remove them.

Welcome to the forum Scotty. I highly recommend some practice with a loaded pack. Hiking with substantial weight on your back is a very different experience, as is camping limited to using just those things that you can carry. But the freedom born from doing both at the same time can be exhilarating...

I finally found the link to this PDF file I so faintly remembered.

http://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/u ... ddings.pdf

Congratulations to the Bride and Groom to be.

~Ed

Is there a way to insert a jpeg (about 1500 Kb) in a post? There are a couple of ways to do it. The one I use relies on the fact that I have already posted or uploaded my photos to another website on the internet. It can be anywhere, but I use a couple of the free commercial photo hosting sites lik...

Bob, Congratulations on what sounds like a great trip. I think you did great for your first time out, tremendously better than I did. You’ve already learned the lesson of not starting out too fast, stopping sooner to apply that moleskin before trouble strikes. Keep at it and you will find the groove...

Very interesting trip. I’ve always considered the shorter days and cooler temps to be a wonderful trade off in order to get rid of the bugs. I am interested in your cross country stretch. It sounds as if you had preplanned waypoints recorded. In the valley just south of Minong there appears to be tw...

fonixmunkee wrote:Although, I think it would be cool to get some on-the-island reporting

The possibilities are limitless even if the bandwidth is not.

Like a Washington Creek Moose Cam?

Congratulations to you all for an excursion well done and a very nice report. It’s those times that “test your metal” that can be most satisfying. Excursions with a few hard knocks thrown in are the ones that become the most memorable. Thanks for sharing both the ups and downs . You have just scratc...

I was impressed with how fast it was. I don't know if it would be fast enough for VOIP. I'm fairly certain it was cellular-based as there was a small 5 or 6 element yagi on their tower directed towards the Grand Portage/Grand Marais area. Based on the descriptions it sounds like a point to point Wi...

that deserved our fear and outrage. Along comes this report of a new species introduced that seems to pose far greater danger. http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2010/september/story31190.html This story about the Quagga mussel looms ominous. Although the story focuses on southern Lake Michigan, it cla...