Guess What Campground?
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Re: Guess What Campground?
I want to cheat and answer... You sent me this pic with a description.
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Re: Guess What Campground?
Let me see if this hint helps. We're probably about a half mile from a campground that could be southwest, northeast or northwest of our location.
Re: Guess What Campground?
Is is on the south side of Mott Island, near one of the shipwrecks?
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Re: Guess What Campground?
Good guess, but no.
The coastline is facing south though.
The coastline is facing south though.
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Re: Guess What Campground?
In Rock Harbor, north shore between Daisy Farm and Three Mile, a half-mile NE of Caribou Island.
"And standing on the the crest of the Greenstone Ridge, I suddenly had this desire to retreat north to where I just come, to stay in the backcountry, to spend another day in a place where the only deadline I had was to pitch the tent before dark."
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Re: Guess What Campground?
Another good guess, but no.
Another clue, the forest in the background didn't exist before 1936.
Another clue, the forest in the background didn't exist before 1936.
Re: Guess What Campground?
Is there a campground in each of those directions or is there one in one of those possible directions? It looks a lot like the shore line between Rock Harbor and Scolville Point.Let me see if this hint helps. We're probably about a half mile from a campground that could be southwest, northeast or northwest of our location.
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Re: Guess What Campground?
There's a campground SW of our location, one to the NE, and one to the NW. The one to the NW is the closest (1/2 mile?).
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Re: Guess What Campground?
RH between Three Mile and Snug Harbor.
"And standing on the the crest of the Greenstone Ridge, I suddenly had this desire to retreat north to where I just come, to stay in the backcountry, to spend another day in a place where the only deadline I had was to pitch the tent before dark."
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Re: Guess What Campground?
No, not that bit of coast.
1936 help define the forest in the background.
1936 help define the forest in the background.
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Re: Guess What Campground?
Malone Bay to Chippewa Harbor. Part of the 36 burn area.
If I keep going, I will eventually circumnavigate the Isle.
If I keep going, I will eventually circumnavigate the Isle.

"And standing on the the crest of the Greenstone Ridge, I suddenly had this desire to retreat north to where I just come, to stay in the backcountry, to spend another day in a place where the only deadline I had was to pitch the tent before dark."
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Re: Guess What Campground?
Yep, that’s it. We’re probably halfway between Malone and Chippewa Harbor. If we beached our kayaks and walked inland, we end up at the Lake Whittlesley campground (after swimming across the lake).
The people you see in the canoes were from Austria. They were lucky that we had an offshore, north wind on the day they paddled back to Rock Harbor. As you can see by the rocks, this is one coast you don’t want to paddle along in bad weather.
The people you see in the canoes were from Austria. They were lucky that we had an offshore, north wind on the day they paddled back to Rock Harbor. As you can see by the rocks, this is one coast you don’t want to paddle along in bad weather.
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Re: Guess What Campground?
A "where am I?", photo.
This is the photo used to create my avatar on this site.
This is the photo used to create my avatar on this site.
"And standing on the the crest of the Greenstone Ridge, I suddenly had this desire to retreat north to where I just come, to stay in the backcountry, to spend another day in a place where the only deadline I had was to pitch the tent before dark."
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Re: Guess What Campground?
Ryan Island?
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Re: Guess What Campground?
I was going to say that it looks like Siskiwit Lake?