On our most recent trip to Isle Royale we traveled light and did resupply at Windigo. Averaging about 12 mi day. We took the Isle Royale Queen to Rock Harbor. Then hiked to Moskey Basin followed by Hatchet Lake and finally Island Mine on our way to Windigo. The island was very busy compared to the last time we were there in early June 2018. Tent sites and trail shelters were in short supply. We resupplied via the Voyageur boat out of Minnesota. Resupply went off without a hitch. We enjoyed a trail shelter and showers at Windigo after tenting in the mosquito swarm and dust for 3 nights. The mosquito population seemed to be more like August than June. 
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     On the way back to Rock Harbor we stayed at North Desor, Todd Harbor, and Daisy Farm. Desor lake water left some sort of a mineral or tannin taste in our filtered water that never did go away for the rest of the trip. Todd Harbor was especially nice with very few hikers, waterfalls, moose, and excellent views of the Lake. We arrived early and snagged the only trail shelter. An older shelter with lots of older graffiti. Some from the 1980's which would have been when our first trips to the island occurred.
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     Daisy Farm was fairly busy, but we did get a trail shelter. At Daisy farm we were talking to a couple of Hikers from Minnesota that had a pretty serious mishap on the trail between West Chickenbone and the Greenstone Ridge trail. One of the boardwalks was so unstable that it caused them to fall into deep water with full backpacks on. A total catastrophe that soaked all their gear and lead to an extended stay at Daisy farm and an early departure from the island. 
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     We noticed trail maintenance issues around the island. There were many trees across the Greenstone ridge trail and some impassable flooded areas. One combination of fallen trees and ponding water put us so far off the trail we had to use our inReach to find the trail again. Between Hatchet lake and the Minong ridge trail a beaver dam has flooded the trail. The beaver dam is now the trail. It is passable.

     The island is always beautiful and full of life in June. Perhaps the biggest bonus of all is no deer ticks or risk of Lyme disease. A rare find in the world these days.
     
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