tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509149353007705957.post5731494909433867610..comments2024-03-24T12:21:17.973-04:00Comments on Cliffs and Ruins: Porcupine Mountains 2015, Day 2: Speaker's Cabin to Big Carp RiverDChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433176037815688789noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509149353007705957.post-32233654786904656932015-09-29T21:33:03.376-04:002015-09-29T21:33:03.376-04:00Ryan: Email coming your way.Ryan: Email coming your way.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433176037815688789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509149353007705957.post-19417305226009301882015-09-28T08:59:20.821-04:002015-09-28T08:59:20.821-04:00Hi DC. I wish I would've known you had a blog ...Hi DC. I wish I would've known you had a blog as good as Jacob's a while ago. I'm a fellow Tech grad who shares the love of the UP that you two have, but unfortunately I'm much less experienced in getting to the cooler, out of the way areas, like the deeper parts of the Huron Mtns (Bald Mtn & McCormick are as deep as I've gotten). That's about to hopefully change this Friday when a MTU (class of '02) buddy of mine who's flying in from Phoenix to make the trip up from Ypsilanti and attempt to recreate Jacob's Mt Homer/Mtn Lake hike from 2012 with me. However, I'm very afraid things have changed for the worse as far as surveillance and property lines go since then (especially with the AAA being paved all the way to that awful mine), and since I know it has been a long while since Jacob has been up the Northwestern (this will be my first venture), I was hoping maybe you had some useful knowledge/advice for me. I've read many of your comments on his blog, and it seems pretty apparent that you're at least as knowledgeable as he is about the area. It might just be because I'm using my phone but I can't seem to find a more direct way to contact you, so if you have time before Friday to hit me up at rjbajema at yahoo dot com, I would appreciate it more than you could understand. I'm so geeked for this trip my heart is almost beating out of my chest like one of those old cartoons. I'm also planning on doing Bald again and camping at the mouth of the Huron Saturday night, so all will not be lost if Mt Homer is a complete no-go, but I've been dreaming of laying eyes on that lake (even if I have to tread lightly just a bit beyond boundaries like Jacob) ever since reading Fred Rydholm's "Superior Heartland" books front to back twice. Thanks for your time and take care.<br />-RyanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780114096186623055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509149353007705957.post-26553383005882568872015-09-16T10:16:04.870-04:002015-09-16T10:16:04.870-04:00Jake -- We thought we had missed most of the thimb...Jake -- We thought we had missed most of the thimbleberries, but the closer to the lake we got, the more there were. We were certainly past the peak though.<br /><br />I have a tough time NOT camping near Lake Superior. It's just what I've always done. As you'll see (spoiler!), just like last year, the one day we weren't near the lake turned out to be (comparatively) miserable.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433176037815688789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509149353007705957.post-71444729190789956012015-09-15T23:41:06.692-04:002015-09-15T23:41:06.692-04:00Oh man, so jealous of them thimbleberries. They we...Oh man, so jealous of them thimbleberries. They were barely present on Isle Royale. I probably ate a handful over the nine days, managed to visit the island right in between crops.<br /><br />It's funny how similar a lot of our backpacking thoughts are. I never sleep good for the first few days of being outside... Takes at least two nights before the tent feels right. And the stink factor. I read somewhere that deodorant is pointless while backpacking, only attracts animals, and have been trying to listen to that advice... but dang. At least there's always Lake Superior to jump in :)Jacob Emerickhttp://blog.jacobemerick.com/noreply@blogger.com