From: ganthony@gmail.org   
      
   On 9/13/2024 4:20 PM, sticks wrote:   
   > 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:   
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   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
      
   Sounds like you had a good trip. As to friendly people, you would be   
   hard pressed to find unfriendly people in campgrounds. There are some   
   but few and far between.   
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