Backpacking the Porcupine Mountains
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มิ.ย. 2024
- I had a wonderful four day solo backpacking trip in the heart of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. Located on the south shore of Lake Superior on the upper peninsula of Michigan.
Michigan's largest park at more than 60,000 acres, the park offers over 90 miles of hiking trails and 63 backcountry campsites. The park is known for being the home of the Lake of the Clouds, a scenic overlook.
On day one, I hiked the Encarpment Trails and some of the Lake Superior Trail. The Autumn colors over Lake of the Clouds made for some great views. A sunset over Lake Superior wasn't too shabby either.
On day two, I hiked the Lake Superior Trail to the Mouth of the Big Carp River. I then hiked up the west side of the Big Carp River Trail and cut across the Correction Trail. I then hiked to Mirror Lake to camp for the night.
On day three, I hiked from Mirror Lake up to Lake of the Clouds and then hiked east on the Big Carp River Trail back to the Correction Trail and back to Mirror Lake to camp for the night. It was a cold, rain, wet day. Some good video and built some character...right? Finished the day with a campfire (thanks Bob) by the lake.
On the final day, hiked muddy Government Trail back to my car. The trail features some great waterfalls.
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Great video. I've been dreaming of the Porcupines alot recently.
Jeremy I think you love backpacking
I'm thinking of heading to the Porkies this spring.
Very well done video. Thanks for sharing!
I was just there last weekend, and loved it. Hiked Govt Peak to Mirror, then back along escarpment. Always enjoy your videos!
Those views around the lake are so beautiful. The colors were really popping out there. That looks like an awesome place for backpacking.
The Escarpment Trail and the Big Carp Trail were really nice. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for this video of your Porcupine Wilderness hike. The views were amazing. Press on.
Over the past year I've watched this video about 5 times. Well done!
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
You did a great job capturing the fall colors and land scapes!
This is beautiful so excited tp finally be planning a backpacking trip through in august
Your crazy and I like your style 😎 Thanks for the info and the entertainment. Happy Trails
Headed there in a few weeks… this was a great video and looks like an amazing trip! Thank you for sharing!
Man. Looks like a great area. I’ll. Have to check it out. Hi Toot’s!
Great job. I've been, with a group, four different times. This makes me want to go on my own and explore some of the trails we usually do not touch. Thanks.
New to backpacking and I’m planning to make the porcies my first trip! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful countryside Jeremy.
Good video, enjoyed this one. Living on Lake Superior myself(Thunder Bay), I always like videos like this one.
5:22 - 5:26 - those few seconds encapsulate what autumn means to me. That low sun angle at the end of day with mega contrast between color and shadows fires me up like nothing else.
Thanks. Great video.
Great video. Love the Porcupine Mountains. I hear they are rerouting the NCT along the escarpment trail and Lake of the clouds.
Cold weather backpacking is the best. Not so much when it is wet.
You're in my old neck of the woods.... grew up here.
Had a great time there in June 2019. We backpacked and used the Mirror Lake Cabin 8 (just 2 of us as it was the only cabin available). Not sure if staying at the cabin on Mirror Lake was better than tent camping on Superior Lake. We camped @ LC river campsite on Superior and I believe LS#11 which featured a private little waterfall right by our campsite along with big smooth rocks we were able to stretch out on while getting some rays and listening to the waves come in. Totally a peaceful place to camp at either of those sites. Thanks for making the video. Looks like you hiked over 40-45 miles in total, but I wonder how many extra miles you hiked while setting up the camera to capture your hiking!
Hey there, I'm a new subscriber so I haven't had a chance to look back through your log. Would you mind sharing your pack out for your porcupines trip? I'm planning that trip is my solo next year. Thank you for your video, really good stuff
You did an excellent job with the editing for your video! It was nice meeting you and hanging out around our campfire after a cool wet day. Our video should be ready within a couple of days. Nothing too fancy with my editing, but it still should be a good video. We will have to keep in touch for a future meetup.
uptrail71 sounds good Bob. Look forward to your video.
One of my favorite places also for early spring backpacking, fall backpacking and winter snowshoeing (Don't like the bugs so i stay away June though September ) the cabins are great. If you love Gitchigoomie check out Isle Royale
I'm wanting some Swedish fish now.
How did you know your mileage for this trip while you were planning it? I have been staring at a map of the Porkies and I cannot figure out how to read trail distances on this sucker!
We're about to do nearly an identical path to you. How many of those water crossings did you have to do? I know the one you did in the rain was a little sketchy because of the weather, we will have dogs with us and I'm just trying to get a mental idea of the whole trip.
Sorry. I can’t remember the details.
What campsite was this?
Where can I get a map of this trail you did?
What kind of tarp are you using?
Rain Fly - 13' Custom Warbonnet Mountainfly - @t
@@MidwestBackpacker looks nice!
What was the mileage for this loop?
43 miles
What does the campsites cost to camp at?
$15 a night. $8 online reservation fee. I think it was like $8 a night or $33 per year for the car pass. Thanks for watching!