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My 32 mile backpacking trip in the Porcupine Mountain Wildneress in the Fall was spectacular. It got down to 30 degrees my first night out, but the fall colors were awesome. Share my trip reports on thebackpacker.tvNew Pictures and Video
My first trip to the Porkies, and as usual, I was overly ambitious.Started from the ski chalet parking lot around 1PM on the 12th and snowshoed 4 miles to my campsite. Snow depth was 3-4 ft, and except for the first segment which was on the X-C ski trails, was unbroken. Nothing like slogging uphill for hours breaking trail with a 50 lb pack!On Day 2 I hoofed it to the Lake...
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness, Big Carp River Trail
Buckshot Landing, Michigan, United States
6.9 miles
6.9 miles
The Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is a beautiful remote area along the northernmost edge of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, bordering Lake Superior. This is an 7-mile out-and-back hike we took from the Lake of the Clouds overlook down the Big Carp River Trail. The trail follows a cliffside, with grand south and easterly views over the wilderness area, and Lake of the Clouds back to the northeast.Along for the trek was Rio, our...
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park - Summit Peak Loop
LaFayette Landing, Michigan, United States
20.9 miles
20.9 miles
View my backpacking Web site at http://samh.net/backpackingMark and Sam took a four day weekend and did a great – albeit rainy –
loop within the confines of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State
Park located on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Our trip route was as
follows: N. Mirror Lake Trail, Little Carp River Trail, Lake Superior
Trail and Big Carp River Trail.
Jen and I descided to try out backpacking through Michigans most northern mountain range. After 3 days, 27 miles, and 6000 Vertical feet of traveling, we were quite satisfied with our acheivements through this trip.
This was our 1st trip to the Porkies - and we lucked out, with colors at about their peak, missing the rain and snow by a day on either side of our hike. We set off from Lake of the Clouds overlook, did the Big Carp River Trail > Correction Trail to Mirror Lake, > North Mirror Lake Trail back to our start - a total of about 13 miles. There had been some...
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