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Highlights…
Hatchet Lake, Lake Superior – view from Greenstone Ridge
Beaver near its dam, Hatchet Lake Trail
Crossing wetland near Lake Richie
Panorama of Moskey Basin
Chippewa Harbor All photos…
Bass Lake…
…site 61
North Country Trail passing…
…Porcupine Lake
Eighteenmile Creek
Trail from Porcupine Lake at Porcupine Lake Rd
Intersection with North Country trail further down the road
Parked at Grand Portage Marina campground
Ready to board Sae Hunter III …
…arriving at Windigo
Feldman trail…
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Pink Lady’s Slipper orchid (Cypripedium acaule)
Windigo seaplane dock…
…and main dock
Moose exclosure
Shelter #1…
…settling down for the night
View on Washington Creek outlet
Evening visit by local moose
All packed and ready to leave our shelter in Windigo…
…on Greenstone Ridge Trail to Island Mine
Drying out at rest stop near Sugar Mountain
Weather improves…
…as we walk through…
…wet forest…
…towards Island Mine campground
Getting water from small stream…
…somewhat yellowish from tannins
Resident fox making evening rounds
Cooking dinner…
…and relaxing at camp fire
Packing up…
…and walking back up on Greenstone Ridge Trail
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…with partial views of Lake Superior…
…and South Desor Lake
Walking down towards South Desor Lake through flowering meadows
Final leg towards South Desor Lake campground (Ispheming Pt is for next day)
South Desor Lake
Found nice site…
…all set-up…
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Reddish sunset to close the day
South Desor Lake
Greenstone Ridge Trail
South Desor Lake down below
Crossing more wet lands…
…and forest
My waterproof boots work well on wet trails
Thimbleberry
Trail cuts across rocky outcrops on the ridge
Hatchet Lake ( Lake Superior in the background)
Approaching Hatchet Lake
Another nice camp site
Waking-up next morning
Hatchet Lake Trail…
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Beaver dam
Iris versicolor
Beaver eating lunch
Even larger beaver dam…
…to cross…
…with. beaver watching
Beaver lodge
Abandoned dams and drain ponds on another stream
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Minong Ridge Trail
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Todd Harbor
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Hogtown Mine
Water Falls
Cooking dinner on the beach
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Otter and Beaver Lakes, Lake Superior, Canada…
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…Minong Ridge Trail
Wild strawberries
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Minong Mine
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Piles of crashed rock from the mine
Flooded mine pits/shafts
Our shelter at McCargoe Cove
Dry-cleaning
McCargoe Cove
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Joanna is up early making coffee…
…I have second thoughts
Chickenbone Lake, canoe landing
Chickenbone Lake
The Detour
Chickenbone Lake inlet
Lake Livermore
crossing wetlands…
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…and rocky ridges
LeSage Lake
Lake Richie
Trails hiugher on ridges are mostly dry
View from out shelter at Moskey Harbor
Moskey Harbor
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Family of river otters swimming towards Moskey Harbor dock
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Joanna running for more water for coffee
Considering fixing-up my hair
On the trail from Moskey Basin…
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…to Lake Richie…
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…to Chippewa Harbor
Visiting old fisherman’s cabin
Rocky coast of Chippewa Harbor
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View from nearby hill…
…Lake Mason in opposite direction
Dinner
Organic wind protector
Next morning, ferry is coming any minute
Leaving Isle Royale after short stop at Malone Bay
Big Manitou Falls…
…Little Falls…
…Micro
Ready for some exploration
Black River
Lunch before heading back home Like this:
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