August 28 - Sept 5th

Reports or links to reports on trips.

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zentater
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August 28 - Sept 5th

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A trip report will come this week.

Suffice it to say that the Ranger III in 6-8 foot seas is a bit uncomfortable as was the water taxi the next day to Moskey Basin (it could not go to Chippewa) and oh, the temperature hitting the mid-30s that Saturday night at W Chickenburr...... (20 degree sleeping bag...NOT!)

Our hike was:

Overnight Rock Harbor
Water Taxi to Moskey -
Overnight West Chickenbone
Overnight Hatchet Lake
Overnight Todd Harbor (oh the sunset....)
Overnight McCargoe Cove
Overnight Daisy Farm
2 Overnights at Rock Harbor (we didn't feel like staying at 3 mile).

The report will come sometime this week. Best photos - a loon feeding a baby some fish just caught and the sunset at todd harbor - I think.... :)
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Re: August 28 - Sept 5th

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We were one day behind you at McCargoe and Daisy Farm. Were on Ranger III the same day back to Houghton. We sat in the forward lounge on the port side.
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Re: August 28 - Sept 5th

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We were at W. Chickenbone that same night (Aug 29th) on a 4 day trip. You're right, it was a cool one, but at least the 40 hour rain had stopped around noon, giving us time to dry out. This was my first visit to IR and I loved it!
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