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Isle Royale Trip: Some Company While Hiking to the Greenstone Ridge and Beyond

As I look back at Siskiwit Bay for the last time, a hiker suddenly appears hiking along the trail and heading toward the Greenstone Ridge. I fall in line behind him and we start chatting as the trail starts to climb away from the bay. Just a short ways from the bay, the middle-aged couple,

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Isle Royale Trip: Occasional Views along the Greenstone Ridge Trail

The Greenstone Ridge inspired expansive views of Isle Royale, surrounded by the rough waters of Lake Superior. These romantic visions were reinforced based on the surroundings along the Daisy Farm Trail as I approach the intersection with the trail bearing its name. What I got when I arrive is trees. Not a mature forest, mind

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Isle Royale Trip: Darkness, Diversity and some Wetlands along the Daisy Farm Trail

Darkness greets me as I wake on my first morning on Isle Royale. Darkness, and an intense urge to pee. A quick glance at my watch indicates 6:30 AM. This surprises me, as I expect it to be lighter by this time in the morning. The lack of light is not due to a thick

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