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Isle Royale panorama on boat

3 Mile Camp to Rock Harbor: Isle Royale Backpacking Day 5

Jun 1, ’12 · by Denise · in On Adventures

Waking up on the 5th and final day I could not believe we were already leaving the island. Sad stuff really, but we hadn’t time for that, there was more hiking to do to get arrive at Rock Harbor to catch the boat!

Moose on Mount Ojibway Trail

Moskey Basin to 3 Mile Camp: Isle Royale backpacking day 4

May 31, ’12 · by Denise · in On Adventures

Day 4 game plan: leave Moskey Basin and set out retracing the trail down to Daisy Camp, then turn north up the Mount Ojibway trail to the Mount Ojibway tower…

Moskey Basin

Chippewa Harbor to Moskey Basin: Isle Royale backpacking day 3

May 30, ’12 · by Denise · in On Adventures

What was the first order of business on day 3 of backpacking Isle Royale? Pancakes! Fire roasted with coconut oil pancakes, to be exact. YOLO backpacking style!

Chippewa Harbor

Daisy Farm to Chippewa Harbor: Backpacking Isle Royale Day 2

May 29, ’12 · by Denise · in On Adventures

…That was the plan, until Dan found a signpost near the Daisy Camp pier that explained exactly which campsites had fire pits and shelters available…

Backpacking near Rock Harbor

Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm: Backpacking Isle Royale Day 1

May 28, ’12 · by Denise · in On Adventures

Over the extended Memorial Day holiday 2012 Curtis and I met up with our favorite backpacking Midwestern friends – Jacquie, Dan, Kris, and Kate – to spend 5 days backpacking Isle Royale National Park. It was amazing to get to one of the US’s least visited national parks so near to our alma mater Michigan Technological University and once again feel the chilly breeze, see snow hardy forests, and smell…

The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Pikas... on Mono Pass!

The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Pikas… on Mono Pass!

Aug 27, ’10 · by Denise · in On Adventures

Pikas are distant cousin of Basil and all bunnies, and occasionally are referred to the real life Pokemon Pikachu. No joke, I read it on the internet ;) And pikas are liable to become an (Word of the day!) endemic species with climate change, due to their highly specific  mountain sub-alpine scree environments and mortal distaste for warm environments. These cute little threatened critters can be found throughout the park,…

Windy Mountain

Windy Mountain

Aug 1, ’09 · by Denise · in On Adventures

In which I agreed to visit Curtis in Wyoming and hike up a mountain, in search of a latrine hanging off the side of a mountain that one guy remembered was pretty epic in the 80’s. With lots of rivers to ford, and little signage, the trail disappeared into the mountain and after jumping between three different “peaks” an old Indian trade arrow, and the wind at our backs, led…

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