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Sounds like an interesting trip. The good part of low point in a trip is it can only get better. As they say maybe around the next bend. Nice photos too.

Hogan, I would love to get back up there again and explore the eastern Crooked Lake side. Unfortunately Sylvania is a hike from here. I would love to join you in October but it will probably be a least a year before I make it there again.

That has to be amazing being that close to a forest fire in such a remote area. Nice photos.

Waiting is no fun. lol But than again we choose slower methods of transportation and solitude for a reason.

Before you had mentioned The Main Island Trail I had never herd of it. I did a quick search and saw that it a big trail with lots of nooks and crannies to explore. I think the ocean would scare me to much but more power to you. Thanks for the report.

6 hours is not bad, I would do that everyday even by myself. Sylvania Wilderness was almost 10 hours. That is long. I find the key to long distance is an early start. I work at 5:00am so my 5:00am leave time is nice for most long road trips. As far the jeeps I am an upgrade as needed guy. I am...

I hear you about the want to paddle list. Mine is rather long as well. That Jeep is my dads 06? Rubicon. That poor thing sits in the garage most of the time. I have an 09 that is my daily driver. It sees off road a couple times a year. Have not done much to it. So far just Mud tires. Once I...

Well I finished 6th out of something better than 30 participants. This was more of who can get in and out of their boats quickest. The river was really low. Ended up doing a lot of dragging. I held 1st for better than 45 minutes. Than I was no longer having fun and decided to slow my place...

Willis here is the rest of my trailer fully loaded.

In Big Island there is a self permit needed. There is a box at the entrance to write out your intentions on a permit. There are no fees and you do not have to chose a campsite. You can camp anywhere you want but they want you to cook only at designated campsites. No fires except at fire rings...

When I get a chance I will add a picture with the other part on to show how I carry 3 boats. Since the trailer is so short and the lights get hidden easily, I do have reflectors on the tail end of all my boats. Those cross member parts slide into brackets on the side so I can take them on and...

My canoe is a Wenonah Argosy in Royalex. Not the best thing for lake tripping. But that is what I have and most of my local/close to home paddling is moving rivers. My trailer is a 4x8 that I have built 5' cross members for and an add top part (an 'A" frame that bolts to the bottom cross...

Big Island Lake Wilderness 5-22-24-2012 Group Members: Just Me Day1 Lakes Paddled: Big Island, Mid, and Coattail Lakes I arrived pretty late in the day around 3:30pm. Not the easiest place to find. Maybe that is why there is only one other car in the parking lot. From talking to the volunteer...

It is a long way from the east coast. Its a long way from southeastern Michigan. Not to metion, there is a lot of beautiful canoe wilderness between. I think the extra time to BWCA would be more worth the drive for you. A lot of people call Sylvania mini boundary waters. The eastern loop could...

Sorry for the late notice. To anybody in south east Michigan. The 4th annual Clinton River Paddlepalooza Canoe and Kayak race from Auburn Hills to Rochester Hills is this Saturday, June 2, 2012. This is put on by the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills Park and Rec. They have 3 classes...

I would but I have no idea how to. Sylvania Wilderness is on the Michigan/Wisconsin border on the southern half of the UP. Closest town in Michigan is Watersmeet. In Wisconsin is Land O Lakes.

Sylvania Wilderness 5-21-23-2012 Group Members: Kaine and Ben Day 1 Lakes Paddled: Clark, Loon Lake We car camped at Clark Lake Campground the night before. The weather was nice so we did not even set up a tent and just camped under the stars. Needless to say we ready to get started pretty...

Its funny you mention the Adirondacks. My sister is moving to upstate NY at the end of the summer. I plan to drive out there to visit her late next spring. While there I plan to do a little tripping in the Adirondacks. Most likely split my 6 days between hiking and canoeing.

Also forgot about the ticks. They were out as well. I lost track of how many I pulled off myself and out of my tent (in the 30's). I was afraid to sit down anywhere near anything but dirt. My experiences with mosquitoes is a lot of Deet will keep them away. So between the Deet and wind it was...

All the bugs were really bad. The flys were around if the wind was not blowing. The mosquitoes were around until the temps cooled off. Lucky for us it was a windy week in the UP. Not so much for all the fire fighters though.