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Subject: The "Porkies" Trip Report
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:20:12 -0500
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Got back from the Porkies and have to say it's a wonderful place.  The 
whole UP is just one big beautiful forest and small lake after lake. 
Keep going and you run into Lake Superior, which I have to say was 
warmer than I expected.  Probably about 60F, which for Superior is 
pretty good.

We stayed at the Union Bay Campground which is in the Porcupine 
Mountains Wilderness Area State Park.  The place was pretty busy and we 
got lucky and got a good spot, not right on the lake but close enough. 
Electric hookups were fine.  Water was close if you needed some, but you 
had to carry it as it would not take a hose hookup.  Had plenty of clean 
bathroom facilities and showers, though I didn't use them.  They did 
have a dump station.  There is a boat ramp right on the grounds if 
that's your thing, but we only saw one power boat.  Mostly people were 
kayaking.

As usual, we were interested in hiking.  First day we did 14.2 miles 
from the campground to the end of the Escarpment trail which runs the 
ridge above the Lake of the Clouds and back.  1632 feet of ascent during 
the hike and I was pretty spent after that day.  It's tough keeping up 
with a younger wife sometimes.  We got rained on with no where to 
escape, but it actually felt good because it was so hot.  The bugs were 
out as expected in the forested parts of the wilderness, but once you 
got up on the ridge the wind was blowing pretty good at about 15-20 mph 
so it kept them off you mostly.  The campground was another story.  The 
biting flies were pretty nasty.  Better than it is up there is June or 
July, but if you're not prepared for them it can ruin your trip.  It was 
10-15 degrees warmer than usual up there with temps in the mid 80's and 
humid.  The lake felt good after a long sweaty hike!

Here's a gallery with a few images:

<https://postimg.cc/gallery/TTkP43J>

The people we met were all very nice and friendly.  Seemed everyone was 
taking advantage of the unusual weather trying to get in as much camping 
as possible.

Oh, and the little Weber Q grill works great.  Super easy to control and 
cook on, and not a big gas hog.

-- 
Stand With Israel!