Route options for 2013!
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:00 pm
I'm already thinking about 2013 plans and I've got a few ideas to bounce off the forum for daily hikes / paddles. Vacation time is always a premium for me since I camp with the family and hunt in the fall, so a few of these suggestions might seem aggressive. I'm in good shape and been to the island a few times so I know what the trails are like.
The idea is to get to either Lake Richie and / or Chickenbone as quick as possible for some fishing and see as much trail as possible. It will be a solo trip, so I can set my own pace.
So here are a few thoughts:
Arrive on the Queen @ RH and depart asap (assuming 12 as worst case). If I bring along my kayak as my own personal water taxi, I'm wondering if I would have time to paddle from RH to Daisy Farm, stash the kayak and my last nights food and hike to either Moskey (3.9 miles) or hoof it into Lake Ritchie (5.8 miles). I'm guessing the paddle with only take a couple hours, so I'm thinking i would have time and get to Lake Richie before dark. Any thoughts? This scenario would allow me to return along the Greenstone to Daisy from W. Chickenbone where I plan to spend a night and not need to backtrack. I would then hop in the kayak for the return paddle to RH on the morning of departure.
Another crazy option would be to compress the trip into a 3 nighter by heading out early on the day of departure (boat leaves at 2:45) and hiking from W. Chickenbone to Daisy then paddling back to RH. That's approx 7 miles of hiking (coming along the Greenstone) then 6 ish miles of paddling.
A 4 night stay would look like this:
RH to Lake Richie (1st night)
Lake Richie to W. Chickenbone (2nd and 3rd night)
W. Chickenbone to Daisy (4th night)
Daisy to RH for departure.
Some may think I'm crazy to ditch the kayak, but I'm bringing an ultralight packraft for inland lake fishing.
So what are your thoughts on the initial leg?
I guess what I'm looking for is some actual elapsed times for a Daisy to Lake Richie hike and / or W.Chickenbone to Daisy.
Thanks everyone!!
The idea is to get to either Lake Richie and / or Chickenbone as quick as possible for some fishing and see as much trail as possible. It will be a solo trip, so I can set my own pace.
So here are a few thoughts:
Arrive on the Queen @ RH and depart asap (assuming 12 as worst case). If I bring along my kayak as my own personal water taxi, I'm wondering if I would have time to paddle from RH to Daisy Farm, stash the kayak and my last nights food and hike to either Moskey (3.9 miles) or hoof it into Lake Ritchie (5.8 miles). I'm guessing the paddle with only take a couple hours, so I'm thinking i would have time and get to Lake Richie before dark. Any thoughts? This scenario would allow me to return along the Greenstone to Daisy from W. Chickenbone where I plan to spend a night and not need to backtrack. I would then hop in the kayak for the return paddle to RH on the morning of departure.
Another crazy option would be to compress the trip into a 3 nighter by heading out early on the day of departure (boat leaves at 2:45) and hiking from W. Chickenbone to Daisy then paddling back to RH. That's approx 7 miles of hiking (coming along the Greenstone) then 6 ish miles of paddling.
A 4 night stay would look like this:
RH to Lake Richie (1st night)
Lake Richie to W. Chickenbone (2nd and 3rd night)
W. Chickenbone to Daisy (4th night)
Daisy to RH for departure.
Some may think I'm crazy to ditch the kayak, but I'm bringing an ultralight packraft for inland lake fishing.
So what are your thoughts on the initial leg?
I guess what I'm looking for is some actual elapsed times for a Daisy to Lake Richie hike and / or W.Chickenbone to Daisy.
Thanks everyone!!