Isle Royale Day 1: Windigo to Feldtmann Lake

[@musingsatmidlife5278]

Loved it!! Welcome back! I can't wait for the next one!

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

Just put it out tonight! Thanks so much for watching.

[@randymannor3075]

So excited to watch this

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

Hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching :)

[@blagow1]

I absolutely love your videos of Isle Royale. I'm hoping to start planning a trip for next year. So many details and logistics as we're coming from SWVA.

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

@@blagow1 let us know if you need any help. Lots of good resources out there too.

[@blagow1]

@@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife Wow, thanks for the quick reply. I'm quickly making my way through your videos. LOL.

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

@@blagow1 glad you’re liking them!

[@blagow1]

@@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife I watched your 2nd trip several years ago and I've been trying to find you again. Very detailed and informative videos. Thanks!

[@777cretbo]

Fantastic video... loved it as you show camp life also along with epic views!! Was cracking up alot, you guys are funny. Crock time! Very nice, thanks for taking us along 😀

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

Crock time!!! Haha only the best camp time aside from dinner. Thanks for watching.

[@willieoutdoors2531]

Awesome! Looking forward to going there hopefully next year. Thanks for sharing! 😎👍

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

Thank you. More videos coming soon.

[@laurarosebates7146]

CROC TIME

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

gotta love croc time

[@garygarfield1635]

Look forward to following this series. We hiked on the east end in late June and had a great trip.

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

That’s awesome. The east end is great too. We enjoyed our trip out there as well. How was the weather/bugs in June?

[@garygarfield1635]

@@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife We were there last week of June and we did not need bug spray. Just a few bugs in late evening when we were turning in. We went same week 3 years ago and likewise had no issues. Must admit that bugs were my biggest concern prior to first going to ISRO, and has been no concern.

[@tridudyonthetrail]

Wow! Great adventure! Hoping to make it there next year. Looking forward to watching the rest of the trip!!

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

Thank you. You’ll love it there. Day 2 coming soon!

[@tridudyonthetrail]

@@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife Awesome! Excited to check out the days ahead!

[@ashleysinniah6789]

Reliving our 2019 trip through this video. You guys were the inspiration for that trip as well.

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the videos. Stay tuned for more!

[@april906outdoors3]

Great start to your trip! We did that loop (in the opposite direction) Sept 13-18 but did all backcountry camping. Used that privy on our way through and took a photo of a snowshoe hare right beside it. 🐰 Looking forward to your day 2!

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

Haha. Those hares were everywhere there! Sounds like an awesome trip. Day 2 coming soon.

[@onestepatatime5584]

Will you be on the Island in 2024

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

Not this year. But we have another michigan long hike booked

[@mjbachman3027]

​@@HusbandWifeOutdoorLifeI'm going twice for the first time! Drop off at Malone Bay on 8-3, then on to South Desor Lake Campground, then Washington Creek Campground, then the Greenstone Ridge Trail to Rock Harbor. Back on Isle Royale later in late August into September for a Minong Ridge Trail from Washington Creek Campground to McCargoe Cove, and down to Moskey or Daisy Farm, and then Rock Harbor.

[@michaelpalko8058]

You didn't check for spiders in the outhouse first?!? The BIGGEST spider I've ever laid eyes on was in the outhouse at N. Desor 😳😂

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

Hahaha! The spiders at NLD are the biggest for sure!!! Definitely laid eyes on those two back in 2018.

[@montyollie]

LOL "Life had other plans!" In 2019 you were meant to meet your Tramily!!!

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

and we miss our tramily greatly!!

[@KUEHLKUEST]

The excitement in your voice when you saw the moose tracks was awesome!!! The first part of the trail seemed pretty decent and were there any shelters at that campground? Mud, Rocks and Blazes is on my list to read too…you will have to let me know how it is? Hiker midnight lol so true! Bring on part two please!!!! Colleen and Jonny

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

Yea that section of trail was nice. No shelters at feltdmann. It’s a great book, I finished it on the trip. Excellent quick read. Haha. We are always early to bed when hiking. Part two coming soon. Thanks for watching.

[@brentthebloodhound]

Awesome job Ashley! Can you take a ferry ⛴ there? Or is plane the only way?

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

There’s several ferries as well! We’ve taken the ranger III ferry out of houghton before as well.

[@nicnlac]

Did you happen to make the hike to rainbow cove?

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

Not this time. Saving it for another trip.

[@eknesper]

Can you share the brand of the cheese that you bring for your lunches? Looks perfect for the trail.

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

You can find them on packit gourmets grocery section online (under dairy). No refidgerarion needed. Called Wisconsin cheddar. www.packitgourmet.com/WisconsinCheddarCheese.html

[@blagow1]

What month did you all go this time?

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

@@blagow1 this trip was July

[@RoyHanks]

What month did you travel? Planning a trip there the 2nd week in August, just wondering about Mosquitos in mid August

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

This particular trip we went in Mid/Early July. I don’t recommend that time of year. We’ve also gone in late July/early august and that was much more enjoyable. Come prepared in case there was a wet spring, but you should be good in august.

[@brentthebloodhound]

When’s your next adventure?

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

Gosh hopefully soon! We’ve had an odd year for trips. Haven’t been able to get the time off needed. Planning to hike a couple weekend trips here soon.

[@thejarrettsjourney]

The new camera is a bit jittery and we would have liked to see some more scenery. Take advantage of the views and focus on showing the beauty of the trail.

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

Appreciate the insight. There’s a fine line between too much vlogging and too much scenery. We haven’t found the groove yet. Trust me there’s lots of beautiful scenery coming. Much of the trail on this trip was just green tunnel. But I could’ve done a better job. The camera gets better as we go on this trip. Most is operator error. I cut a lot of footage because of it. Hard to find the perfect camera for this.

[@thejarrettsjourney]

@@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife all good. What kind of cam are you using?

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

@@thejarrettsjourney cannon g7x was our standby for years but the autofocus broke and it made a audible clicking noise when recording that was not able to be removed in editing (not with my skill level). So we tried several options before landing on the cannon EOSm50 that worked great for filming a few camping cooking stuff and our duck videos. We took that along but we decided vlogging with that camera is not ideal (switching lenses, extra to carry, hard to see if your in focus on the view screen, larger, heavier..etc). Towards the end of the trip we started filming primarily with my phone for the vlogging and the cannon for some of the later moose footage you’ll see. It’s a great camera for wildlife filming but I think we are on the hunt for the perfect vlogging camera still. I wish the g7x lasted longer.

[@thejarrettsjourney]

@@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife gotcha. We have an M50 which takes great pictures but your right, not the most ideal for outdoor vlogging. Maybe studio recording for that camera. I honestly suggest a gopro 9 (or 10) equipped with a media mod for the adventures. We made that switch and haven't looked back. I typically keep the lense in horizon lock linear for most vlogging and it works great. Check out some of our most recent videos and see what you think. There's been a few times where we had less than ideal audio but thats on me...not the camera.

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

@@thejarrettsjourney I’ve done the gopro route and honestly the experience was not great. Granted it wasn’t a 9 or 10 but I really don’t want to go back that route simply for audio limitations alone.

[@gretchenlopez787]

Great video! I cant wait to see the rest! This place is on our bucket list. We were talking about taking a dip in the lake until the leach made it's debut and then we both agreed we would stay hot😅😅

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

I went in up to my knees (pre leach spotting) and decided to not go for a long swim after that haha. Once we hit siskiwit though we did some swimming.

[@gretchenlopez787]

@@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife that wouldve been me too😂😂

[@CindyGerend]

Your close ups are a little to close. Good luck with the new camera

[@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife]

Haha yes!! We figured that out. The camera starts much more zoomed when turned on then our previous camera. I figured that out at least as we went. I didn’t intend for it to be that in my sweaty red face haha ! It’s very hard to tell when filming on a small view finder or screen how it’s actually going to look live. Hope you continue to watch despite it. Thanks for stopping by to comment.

[@douglasconrad8969]

You spelled too wrong. Omg !