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RE: [hiker] Looking for Advice for BRT hike
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Trudy Dahl
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Apr 07, 2009 04:35 PDT
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Hi Joan,=0AI have siblings that live on the Gunflint Trail - they just had =
a few more inches of snow. There's mud under that and of course the lakes a=
re still frozen. Hopefully you're hiking in late May and things will have t=
urned over to spring by then. Good luck! =0A=0ATrudy in Bloomington=0A=0A--=
- On Mon, 4/6/09, jh-@t-one.net <jh-@t-one.net> wrote:=0A=0A> From: jhy@t-o=
ne.net <jh-@t-one.net>=0A> Subject: RE: KEK-LIST: [hiker] Looking for Advic=
e for BRT hike=0A> To: hik-@yahoogroups.com, "kek-list" <kek--@topica.c=
om>=0A> Date: Monday, April 6, 2009, 12:31 PM=0A> Ed-=A0 Thanks for the ext=
ensive=0A> info!=A0 I've been studying your suggestions today, and=0A> have=
a couple of questions.=0A> =0A> The reason I had the 12 mile day planned t=
o get to Pine=0A> Lake (which I realize is about 1/2 mile off the main trai=
l),=0A> is that we are planning to take a rest day the next=0A> day.=A0 I j=
ust want that day off to be in a nice=0A> place.=A0 You suggest that we sto=
p somewhere at the shore=0A> of E Pike Lake.=A0 The guidebook does not show=
a camping=0A> area there so I didn't know if there would be a potential=0A=
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2-night stop.=A0 Do you think there would=0A> be?=A0 (we wouldn't mind giv=
ing up the detour off the=0A> main trail at Pine!=A0 Haha!)=0A> =0A> You al=
so suggest Sock Lake instead of Topper for=0A> camping.=A0 Doesn't change t=
he mileages by too=0A> much.=A0 Is Sock Lake a nicer place to camp, or is i=
t due=0A> to trail terrain/conditions that it would be better to have=0A> a=
shorter day from Rose Cliffs to either Sock or Topper?=0A> =0A> You can't =
imagine how much I appreciate all this good=0A> info!=A0 More info will mak=
e the Arrowhead a less scary=0A> place for people to hike which should brin=
g more hikers=0A> which should make it easier to get help keeping the trail=
=0A> maintained.=0A> =0A> Joan=0A> =0A> --=0A> Joan H. Young=0A> 861 W. US =
10=0A> Scottville, MI 49454=0A> 231-757-2205=0A> =0A> visit www.booksleavin=
gfootprints.com to buy North Country=0A> Cache: Adventures on a National Sc=
enic Trail=0A> visit www.getoffthecouch.info to learn about quiet,=0A> musc=
le-powered recreation opportunities in West Michigan=0A> visit www.sharkent=
erprises.biz for web site design=0A> =0A> ---=0A> This message was posted t=
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