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* This file contains the slide objects to be presented in the photo gallery and   *
* trip journal. The MakeCaptions1 function defined elsewhere will use the objects *
* found in the "slides" (case sensitive) array. Each array element will contain a *
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var relatedLinks = new Array();
relatedLinks[0] = "<a href='../interactive_map.html?map=isle_royale_6_2006/mapMarkers'>Photos on an interactive map</a>";
relatedLinks[1] = "<a class='external' href='http://www.nps.gov/isro'>Isle Roayle National Park, NPS Site.</a>";

var slides = new Array();
// June 13
slides[00] = new Slide("01", "Walking along the Feldtmann Lake Trail. I believe the little flowers shown here are Canadian Dogwood. This is a pretty common flower around here. The walk along this portion of trail is near the shoreline of Washington Harbor. 14:52.");
slides[01] = new Slide("02", "You leave the shoreline for the ridge which you follow for a considerable way before really returning to the lower elevations (not counting little ripples along the way). The flowers remind me of buttercups but I do not know what they really are. 15:33.");
slides[02] = new Slide("03", "A panoramic view, looking in a vaguely easterly direction (as I recall). I have just gained the ridge for the first time on the Feldtman Lake Trail. You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2740-44.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right). 15:33.", 3224, 600);
slides[03] = new Slide("04", "The trail sometimes vanishes underneath the foliage. This is one of the first examples of this but it will not by any means be the last time I let me feet tell me when I am on or off trail. You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2746-50.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right). 17:39.", 2590, 600);
slides[04] = new Slide("05", "Sings of progress. I am going to stay at campsite #3 which has easy access to Feldtmann Lake. This access also is a moose highway and at about 5:45AM the next morning a moose would stomp past my campsite. 18:40.", 800, 509);
slides[05] = new Slide("06", "Feldtman Lake is a large-ish lake and moose seem to really like this area. I have seen several moose in this area before and this time I would hear a few. 17:39. You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2756-61.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right).", 2709, 600);
slides[06] = new Slide("07", "I had planned to spend a leisurely chunk of time on this rocky beach. But the bugs even at the water&rsquo; edge were a bit more forocious than I wanted to deal with and so after I took this south facing picture. 20:19.");
slides[07] = new Slide("08", "You wanted to know what I look like and here I am being swarmed by bugs at the trail just near Rainbow Cove. 20:22.");

// June 14
slides[08] = new Slide("09", "Gazing down upon Feldtmann Lake (west and below). 08:18.");
slides[09] = new Slide("10", "Staring into the sun from the Feldtmann Ridge fire tower. 09:45.");
slides[10] = new Slide("11", "Turning to a southerly direction to get a grander sense of this area of the island.", 2513, 600);
slides[11] = new Slide("12", "And now turning our attention westward as we peer out from the fire tower. 09:48.");
slides[12] = new Slide("13", "Finally it is time to gaze to the north from the Feldtmann Ridge fire tower. 09:50.");
slides[13] = new Slide("14", "Another view of me. You know that already. The ridge I am walking features small stands of pine and long stretches of trail that are completely open to the sky. 10:04.");
slides[14] = new Slide("15", "Looking back at the fire tower on the Feldtman Ridge Trail. I am about halfway to Siskiwit Bay. 10:06.");
slides[15] = new Slide("16", "I've no idea what these bright yellow and orange flowers are but they are sure pretty to look at. 10:25.");
slides[16] = new Slide("17", "I spent an hour or so just haning out at the Siskitwit Bay campground. But it is time to move on and that moving on means walking along the beach (in part). The walk along the bay is, I think, one of the nicest portions of  this trail leading to Island Mine. 13:48.");
slides[17] = new Slide("18", "A little further around (north) the bay at the mouth of the Siskiwit River. I&rsquo;d like to take a boat, probably a packraft, and see how far I could paddle up this stream (looking at the map it seems to get within 1.5 miles northeast of Feldtmann Lake and nearer still to the East Feldtmann Ridge Trail which to be honest I do not recall ever passing). 13:57.");
slides[18] = new Slide("19", "Looking across Siskiwit Bay. The white speck of a bird you see is what had caught my attention. I am not sure if it is a swan or gull but their were a few out in the water. I would end up not quite following the trail after this point and instead walk around Senter Point (though I saw no ruins) instead of cutting across as I should have. 14:02.");

// June 15
slides[19] = new Slide("20", "Signs of progress - sort of. I did not take a sign photo yesterday so here it is now. I actually made a mistake and stayed at group site #1. I misread the triangles. I was joined by a boy scout group who were cool with my being there so I did not have to pull up stakes and move. They were a good bunch of kids. 08:41.", 600, 789);
slides[20] = new Slide("21", "Though I am on the Greenstone Ridge Trail it has been a hike through plenty of tree cover as I head east. The lake you can make out is Lake Desor. I understand that a lovely little beach exists at one of the group sites at the campground on this (southern) side. I&rsquo;ll have to find out about it some other time. 11:10.");
slides[21] = new Slide("22", "A panoramic view from the lookout tower at Ishpeming Point. Unless you look out and up this is the view you are going to get. It is heavily forested around here. You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2803-05.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right). 13:41.", 2312, 600);
slides[22] = new Slide("23", "Signs of progress. I could have taken this picture a lot earlier. I found a lovely rock outcrop to lay down on and take a siesta on. I probably would have stayed there longer had I not heard voices and then started to wonder where the people were. It turned out that my resting place was very close to the trail junction marked here by this post. Hatchet Lake campground is about 0.7 miles down the side trail. 16:14.", 800, 600);
slides[23] = new Slide("24", "Take a look at Hatchet Lake. Sure looks nice. I know people swim in it. I saw a group of boisterous young adults doing so. I held back because I was worried about leeches attaching to me in places I could not easily check. You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2808-13.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right). 17:07.", 2723, 600);
slides[24] = new Slide("25", "The sun dappled lake. I love reflections like these. I took this, and the previous panoramic, picture at the spot where I would gather water. 17:08.", 800, 570);

// June 16
slides[25] = new Slide("26", "Along the Greenstone again and setions full of ferns like this one are not uncommon around here. It seems to me that the undergrowth is a lot more dense than it has been in the past. Sure makes  for wet feet as you walk through the wet leaves. 10:47.");
slides[26] = new Slide("27", "A view of this region of the Greenstone. The trail undulates on and off the ridge but is traveling mostly through pretty green terrain. It may be green but it is still the inland island ridge and so it can get quite warm. You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2821-24.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right).11:47.", 1971, 600);
slides[27] = new Slide("28", "I know I have encountered this pretty pink flower before but I do not know what it is. 11:47.");
slides[28] = new Slide("29", "Of course sometimes the views on the Greenstone Ridge Trail open up wide as they do here in this panoramic. You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2827-31.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right). 13:30.", 2958, 600);
slides[29] = new Slide("30", "Signs of progress. West Chickenbone campground is just a couple tenths of a mile from here. I could go further but their is not much point - besides I feel a bit at a low energy level. 15:08.", 600, 800);

// June 17
slides[30] = new Slide("31", "Having just regained the Greenstone Ridge proper after leaving the area of Esat Chickenbone I decided this was a good place for a snack and a panoramic photo. You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2846-49.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right). 10:05.", 1465, 600);
slides[31] = new Slide("32", "Another flower I know I have seen before but whose name eludes me. I like how deep this flower is. 11:29.");
slides[32] = new Slide("33", "I think this is a wood lily but what do I know. It looks rather like the brilliant orange flowers I saw on the Greenstone not far from Lookout Louise years ago. 13:44.");
slides[33] = new Slide("34", "Signs of progress. Not a pretty sign but it is what greets the hiker as he or she descends the Daisy Farm Trail. 14:31.",800, 533);
slides[34] = new Slide("35", "Looking towards Snug Harbor (north east). Daisy Farm probably has the longest sandy beach of the four campgrounds along the Rock Harbor trail (Rock Harbor, Three Mile, Daisy farm, and Moskey Basin). Daisy Farm can be a busy place full of groups camping. In its own way it can be more ruckus than even a boaters haven like Chippewa Harbor. 15:22.", 800, 535);

// June 18
slides[35] = new Slide("36", "Looking southwest from the dock at Daisy Farm. It is going to be a lovely day. You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2864-69.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right). 08:52.", 3334, 600);
slides[36] = new Slide("37", "I decided to walk along the Tobin Harbor trail. This panorama was shot near where you get your first real good look at the harbor a the southern end of the harbor (photo has us looking north easterly). You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2872-75.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right). 12:01.", 2395, 600);
slides[37] = new Slide("38", "Signs of progress. With a light pack an a bit of desire I can walk the 3 mile Tobin Harbor trail pretty quickly by my standards. 13:12.");
slides[38] = new Slide("39", "From the seaplane dock on Tobin Harbor you get a fine view of the sunset when their is a fine sunset to view. When I took t hese pictures I was not expecting much more color than this as sunset was fast approaching. You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2879-84.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right). 21:23.", 3093, 600);
slides[39] = new Slide("40", "Twenty minutes later&hellip;While not the most brilliant sunset I have seen this one was a very nice surprise considering what we had been presented with before. 21:48.", 800, 273);
slides[40] = new Slide("41", "And now another panorama of Tobin Harbor this time bathed in the firey orange and pink hues of a sun that is about to vanish below the western horizon for another day. You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2903-05.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right). 21:48.", 1465, 600);

// June 19
slides[41] = new Slide("42", "When I saw these birds and started to photograph them I thought they were loons. But now it seems that their are actually two different birds here and I am not really sure what either is (a <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2914_close.jpg', 597, 300)\">close up view of the birds</a>.). I took this photo as I wandered towards the America dock. 09:34.");
slides[42] = new Slide("43", "This is the Isle Royale Queen IV coming in from Copper Harbor. She now makes the journey in about 3 hours instead of the closer to 4.5 hours the Queen III required. 11:24.");
slides[43] = new Slide("44", "Paddling a rental kayak (Old Town) to Hidden Lake. I am almost there passing through the channel where last time I saw a family of Merganser ducks swimming by. 14:34.");
slides[44] = new Slide("45", "The first of two panoramic views from the dock at Hidden Lake. You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2922-26.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right). 14:53.", 4091, 600);
slides[45] = new Slide("46", "The second of the two panoramic views from the dock at Hidden Lake. You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2928-31.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right). 14:54.", 3656, 600);
slides[46] = new Slide("47", "Looking at Hidden Lake from the bridge not far from the small picnic area. This is an area known for moose activity though I did not see any animals this time (no doubt sign was present for those who could spot it). You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2935-36.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right). 15:13.", 1365, 600);
slides[47] = new Slide("48", "A panoramic view from Lookout Louise. I wish I had been alone up here but a large group of educators (or so it seemed) was here with me preparing for a guided trip (maybe sponsored by IRNHA). Naturally they have just as much right to be up here as I do but I would have enjoyed the quiet. The buzzing insects did not help matters and I had not put any insect repellent on. Off distance is Thunder Bay, Ontario. The bay just below is Duncan Bay. I have seen moose on the far shore (a cow and calf as I recall) just below though not this time. You can also <a href=\"javascript:OpenImageNamed('IMG_2947-50.mov', 400, 300, true)\">view this panorama</a> as a virtual reality movie (starts looking to the right). 16:04.", 1641, 600);

// Movies
// June 13
slides[48] = new Slide("MVI_2733", "Flying over the northern portion of Isle Royale. 13:21.", 320, 240, "2006", "movie");
slides[49] = new Slide("MVI_2762", "I am staying at Feldtmann Lake (campsite #3) again. I have picked this site because it has good lake access and I am hoping a moose will saunter on by (one will at about 05:45 tomorrow and though I will be awake I do not get my head around in time to see it). The bugs are irritating. They are not necessarily biting but their presence is a constant nuisance. 19:34.", 320, 240, "2006", "movie");

// July 14
slides[50] = new Slide("MVI_2769", "On the first rise of the Feldtmann Ridge Trail. From here you can see Feldtmann Lake below. My commentary should be taken with a grain of salt. Yes, the bugs (which you can hear) are quite bothersome (worse than last year though that trip started two weeks earlier). 11:47.", 320, 240, "2006", "movie");
slides[51] = new Slide("MVI_2786", "The commentary is hard to hard to hear but hopefully the clip speaks for itself. Siskiwit Bay is quite pretty and I could easily have spent much more time here than I did (and I should have). As noted in the movie somewhere nearby I lost a sock and my map. I did look for them both but found neither. I would miss the sock more than the map. 13:38.", 320, 240, "2006", "movie");

// June 15
slides[52] = new Slide("MVI_2797", "Forested Greenstone Ridge Trail is what I am working my way through at this point in the morning. As I have said before it is not so much the biting of the bugs that gets your ire up but their presence around you which bug dope does nothing to quell.  You crave a breeze to not only cool you down but to help keep the bugs at a distance where you cannot notice them. 09:44.", 320, 240, "2006", "movie");
slides[53] = new Slide("MVI_2799", "This slightly open area is pretty enough and I have enjoyed hiking alone. I would encounter a few small groups of hikers today. During the whole trip I do not think I ran across another solo hiker. The loon I make reference too is barely audible but take my word for it the bird is around. 11:11.", 320, 240, "2006", "movie");

// June 16
slides[54] = new Slide("MVI_2832", "I was walking along the Greenstone one day&hellip; I really like these open bits. You can see more up here. You hear just as much. I cannot tell you what birds I heard though a chickadee is definitely among them. 13:31.", 320, 240, "2006", "movie");


// June 18
slides[55] = new Slide("MVI_2857", "Mroning at the Daisy Farm dock. I had thought about returning to the Greenstone to walk past the Mount Ojibwe lookout ttower but their is no doubtt that this will be another toasty day so staying along the shore of Lake Superior will be considerably cooler. 08:46.", 320, 240, "2006", "movie");
slides[56] = new Slide("MVI_2885", "Maybe I will get lucky with a sunset at the Tobin Harbor seaplane dock. I have gotten lucky before. It is quiet here and I am happy with how things have progressed. 21:25.", 320, 240, "2006", "movie");
slides[57] = new Slide("MVI_2899", "I did get lucky. You have seen some of the photos I took as the sun managed to peak through the low cloud cover and paint them and the water in deep oroange and rich pink. 21:46.", 320, 240, "2006", "movie");

// June 19
slides[58] = new Slide("MVI_2915", "Birds can always be found in the waters around Isle Royale. I couldn&rsquo;t tell what these were when I shot this clip or when I looked close through my monocular. Maybe you can. Their must be soemthing about walking twoards the America dock that is condusive to bird watching. 09:34.", 320, 240, "2006", "movie");
slides[59] = new Slide("MVI_2917", "I really enjoy the short paddle to Hidden Lake. This is at least the third time I will have done it. 14:16.", 320, 240, "2006", "movie");
slides[60] = new Slide("MVI_2918", "Sometimes when you paddle by the long skinny islands near Hidden Lake you are treated to some good bird watching. No joy this time. 14:34.", 320, 240, "2006", "movie");
slides[61] = new Slide("MVI_2921", "This visit to Hidden Lake would bring me into contact with a sizeable group of people out on a guided learning trip. I am not really sure who sponsored the trip but it seemed like it was part of a course or something like that. The guide would have a lot to teach and clearly knew a lot. 14:52. ", 320, 240, "2006", "movie");

// June 20
slides[62] = new Slide("MVI_2959", "Standing at the America dock in Snug Harbor. I don&rsquo;t know how deep the water is but I bet it is deeper than I think. It is very clear. 11:52.", 320, 240, "2006", "movie");