Tuesday night:
I took advantage of the evening at Daisy Farm by leaving it (and my gear) for a little while, hiking further west on the Moskey Basin trail, then back. The skies had cleared almost completely in the breeze. However the weather was coming from the far side of the island, hidden by the Greenstone Ridge, so it was impossible to know what was coming.
The temperature was already down to 55F when I turned in at 10pm, which at this time of year on Isle Royale is still dusk. I wore the “Escanaba Eskymos” sweatshirt along with a t-shirt, long-sleeved shirt, jeans, and socks (in my down bag). My nose got a little cold, but I was warm enough. The temp was in the upper 40s when I woke up at 6:30. I probably would’ve been OK without the sweatshirt, but it would’ve required wearing everything else.
