3 Mile Camp to Rock Harbor: Isle Royale Backpacking Day 5
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!
Moskey Basin to 3 Mile Camp: Isle Royale backpacking day 4
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…
Chippewa Harbor to Moskey Basin: Isle Royale backpacking day 3
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!
Daisy Farm to Chippewa Harbor: Backpacking Isle Royale Day 2
…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…
Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm: Backpacking Isle Royale Day 1
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…
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