Frosty Don posted a couple of videos of his hike two weeks ago on this wonderful trail. Supertramp posted a video of his hike in May. Please check them out. I went last week for six nights solo, but no video camera.
This is a great park on the north shore of Lake Huron, popular with canoeists, campers, and hikers. The trail is quite popular in autumn. Booking interior hiking campsites is a bit of a formality; I stealth-hung two of the six nights because the campsites were either too far to hike in a day, or a ridiculously short distance apart.
My summer incubator reached its limit as the nighttime temps hovered just a few degrees above freezing. i had to supplement between the double layer of my Blackbird with my T-shirt, puffy jacket and sit pad. Then I was okay.
But the summer burrow topquilt was great. guess i need a three-season incubator!
Don't have a lot to say about the trail that hasn't been said. It is fairly tough, with lots of ups and downs. I sometimes came to a wall of rock, looked around for a blue trail indicator, and it inevitably pointed straight up. But it was all doable, and the views and ever-changing topography were really magnificent.
Some pics:
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