Adventure Index

This page contains a list of my posts from various backpacking trips. These appear on the right-hand side of the blog on bigger screens, but disappear for some reason on mobile screens.

Useful non-trip logs:

• How I use my phone as a GPS for hiking and backpacking

Miscellaneous Hiking Adventures

• Summer 2023: Porcupine Mountains slackpacking
• Winter 2022: A snowshoeing and writing retreat in the Keweenaw
• Winter 2017: Wilderness State Park
• Winter 2016: Wilderness State Park
• Summer 2012: First time backpacking in the Porcupine Mountains
• Fall 2011: Norwich Bluff

Backpacking Trips

Porcupine Mountains Solo May 2024 (in progress)

• Day 1: Intro and Lake of the Clouds to Mirror Lake
• Day 2: Mirror Lake to Lily Pond
• Day 3: Lily Pond to Big Carp via the Cross trail
• Day 4: "Rest" day at Big Carp
• Day 5: Big Carp to Lake of the Clouds and home

Isle Royale May 2023

• Intro, Planning, and Travel
• Day 1: Windigo and the Huginning Cove Loop
• Day 2: Windigo to Island Mine
• Day 3: Island Mine to Siskiwit Bay
• Day 4: Siskiwit Bay to Feldtmann Lake
  
• Day 5: Rest day at Feldtmann Lake
• Day 6: Feldtmann Lake to Windigo
• Day 7: Windigo and home

Porcupine Mountains Solo April 2022

• Day 1: Intro and Union Mine waterfalls
• Day 2: Presque Isle and Black River waterfalls
• Days 3 and 4: Escarpment snowshoe and home

Porcupine Mountains Solo August 2021

• Day 1: Intro & Government Peak Trailhead to Lost Creek Yurt
• Day 2: Lost Creek to Mirror Lake
• Day 3: Mirror Lake to Lake of the Clouds
• Day 4: Escarpment and home

Porcupine Mountains May 2021

• Intro, Planning, and Travel
• Day 1: Summit Peak to Mirror Lake
• Day 2: Mirror Lake to Big Carp
• Day 3: Big Carp to Speakers
• Day 4: Speakers to Little Carp
• Day 5: Rest day at Little Carp
• Day 6: Little Carp to Greenstone Falls
• Day 7: Greenstone Falls to Lily Pond
• Day 8: Lily Pond to Summit Peak

Isle Royale Solo Trip 2019

• Introduction and Travel
• Day 1: Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm
• Day 2: Daisy Farm to Moskey Basin
• Day 3: Moskey Basin to Daisy Farm and the Mt. Ojibway Loop
• Day 4: Daisy Farm to Three Mile
• Day 5: Three Mile to Rock Harbor, the Stoll Trail, and home

North Country Trail 2018

• Day 1: Muskallonge to Lake Superior
• Day 2: Lake Superior to Grand Marais

Porcupine Mountains 2018

• Day 1: Intro, Travel, and Tea
• Day 2: Presque Isle Waterfalls
• Day 3: Overlook Trail and Union Spring

Isle Royale 2017

• The Saga Begins
• Day 1: Rock Harbor and the Stoll Trail
• Day 2: Ferry to Chippewa Harbor
• Day 3: Chippewa Harbor to West Chickenbone
• Day 4: West Chickenbone to McCargoe
• Day 5: McCargoe and the Minong Mine
• Day 6: Ferry to Rock Harbor
• Day 7: Rock Harbor, Houghton, and Home

Isle Royale 2016

• Background, Planning, Travel
• Day 1: Rock Harbor to Lane Cove
• Day 2: Lane Cove to Daisy Farm
• Day 3/4: Daisy Farm to Moskey and a rest day
• Day 5: Moskey to Rock Harbor
• Day 6: Homeward Bound

Porcupine Mountains 2016

• Intro, Planning, and Travel
• Day 1: Union River Waterfalls & Trap Falls
• Day 2: Bushwhacking the Escarpment

Porcupine Mountains 2015

• Intro, Planning, and Travel
• Day 1: Presque Isle to Speaker's Cabin
• Day 2: Speaker's Cabin to Big Carp
• Day 3: Big Carp Waterfalls
• Day 4: Big Carp to Section 17
• Day 5: Section 17 to LCR Trailhead

Porcupine Mountains 2014

• Intro and Planning
• Day 1: Lake of the Clouds to Buckshot
• Day 2: Buckshot to Big Carp
• Day 3: Big Carp to Mirror Lake
• Day 4: Mirror Lake to Lake of the Clouds