Isle Royale Day 5: Lake Richie <->Chippewa Harbor (day hike)

August 7, 2010
Miles: 11.6

Today we decided to journey to Chippewa Harbor and back on with a day hike.

If examined closely, the slime can be seen in Lake Richie.

The early morning reflections

It felt great to day hike without a heavy pack. We backtracked a little and took the trail heading south on the east side of Lake Richie. After about four miles, we met up with the south portion of the lake.  From here we joined the Indian Portage Trail and made our way to Chippewa Harbor.

Lake Richie

The shelters at Chippewa Harbor are situated on the hill.  They were all empty so we claimed one for the afternoon.

We went further down the harbor to get a view of Lake Superior.

We found an old cabin dedicated to a fisherman that was originally built in the 1930s.

After leaving Chippewa Harbor, I made a slight detour on the way back to Lake Mason.

We returned to Lake Richie and actually moved camp our of the group site just in case another group was coming.