Red pill me on Isle Royale. Is it worth the effort (and presumably

>>819630
I'm going in the next couple of years for sure. I think for me, the idea of being on an island with those wolves is pretty cool. Pics make it look pretty beautiful, but having spent a lot of time in the general area, I imagine it's nice but not incredible.

Depends on where you're coming from I guess. If you live in northern california and it's a pain in the ass to fly up to minn/wis and then drive up and the hit a boat, I imagine there are other places in the country that are prettier and easier to get to.

It's kind of like the boundary waters for me. Just need to cross it off my list.

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>>819633
Wolf pack may be gone soon. Numbers are way down.
I had the /out/ing of my life 4 years ago. Took two 15 y.o. daughters for 7 days. We started at Rock Harbor, had a water taxi take our canoe us and the canoe to Chippewa Harbor. Portaged to Lake Ritchie. Stayed on the Island in Lake Ritchie that you can only get to by canoe. Got fat eating Northern Pike.
Portaged to Moskey Basin, then back to Rock Harbor.
The portages were hard because there is not an even step on Isle Royale. On our 3rd day, doing the portage from Chipewa to Lake Ritchie wiped us out. Hardest thing I've done in many years.

We made it to the Lake but couldn't go on to the Island before dark so we set up camp on the trail head. At some point in the night we start hearing wolves howling and it's obvious they are on the move. That got the loons going crazy and they are making those loon calls. Then we hear moose crashing thought the woods and splashing into the water - it sounded like it was 10 ft. from the tent.
In the morning we find wolf scat 50 yards up the trail. The most intense /out/ experience ever.

As soon as we wet the paddles in Lake Ritchie that morning we came upon a moose cow and her calf.
I will return. I have to return.

Last I heard there were 2 wolves left, one fell in a quarry hole recently. They're all inbred as fuck.