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    Also, McBlaster, it turns out we are doing the mazo trip so I'll be sure to keep my eyes peeled for a good hang spot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NBrack View Post
    Have you had good luck finding hang spots? I make a few trips a year on the river but always use a tent. I am quite afraid of poison ivy and stay away from the forested areas on this river.
    This year will be my first as a dedicated hanger but having done this run for the past 3 years we stay on the same islands every time and being familiar with them I don't think there will be a problem.
    As far as the poison ivy, i'll just be very careful and not go too far into the small forests.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BananaHammock View Post
    Also, McBlaster, it turns out we are doing the mazo trip so I'll be sure to keep my eyes peeled for a good hang spot.
    Awesome, maybe you could find some way of marking them for me. For some reason on google maps I cant drop a pin on an island without it trying to route me there via the closest road. Maybe you could try and maybe we could have a small database of good islands on those runs, just an idea.
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    Yeah, I had the same problem with Google maps.

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    I'm thinking of talking the group into camping on Long Island at 43.185251, -90.018046. It looks promising and is near the end of the mazo trip. I wish I knew the exact location of the Trader's campground.

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    Or some of the islands around 43.195378, -89.994325 look good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BananaHammock View Post
    I'm thinking of talking the group into camping on Long Island at 43.185251, -90.018046. It looks promising and is near the end of the mazo trip. I wish I knew the exact location of the Trader's campground.
    That long island is directly across from Traders campsites. Scroll in real tight and you'll see a small pile of canoes where you finish your trip.

    Quote Originally Posted by BananaHammock View Post
    Or some of the islands around 43.195378, -89.994325 look good.
    Those would work but I recommend the large island a little back upstream, you cant miss it. That's where we stay 2 nights.
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    Wish I had the time to go again this weekend! We usually start at Sauk so I never get as far as Long Island the first day but I have gone past it many times and it should be good. On the east end across from the campground there is a nice campsite that should be cleared out good for hanging. It's set back in the trees and not so much a "sandbar".

    There is also an island about a mile past the Arena takeout that I would think has a couple good hang spots here 43.188259, -89.928750 The southeast corner of this island has been our night one home many times and it is a nice secluded area which we appreciate.

    I am down with the idea of locating hang spots. I should be making one to two more trips yet this season and will start keeping a better eye!

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    Quote Originally Posted by NBrack View Post
    There is also an island about a mile past the Arena takeout that I would think has a couple good hang spots here 43.188259, -89.928750 The southeast corner of this island has been our night one home many times and it is a nice secluded area which we appreciate.
    This looks like a great spot to stay the night for the Mazo run.

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    They're all really good island sites. Every time I've gone I end up packing out other peoples trash. I did find a way to drop pins on google earth, the standalone program not maps. It just wont let me log in now.
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