Even in civilization there are a large contingent of cafephiles that swear a French Press is the best way to brew coffee. So, it shouldn't be surprising that a lightweight Lexan press would result in a pretty good cup of brew.
This little contraption is basically a cotton or hemp filter with a drawstring closure that you soak in a pot of hot H20. The sock takes up little or no space and can be stored right with your coffee. Simply place a coffee sock with 1 tbsp of coffee per cup of water in the pot. Let sit and serve. You can produce a decent quantity with just one filter.
Miniature filters that enable you to attempt to replicate a drip coffee machine right in your own mug. The include plastic and metal filter versions. If you drip in slowly, flavor can be alright. Clean up involves tapping out ground, then swishing with water.
Freeze-dried instant coffee is the obvious choice for simplicity, but up until recently the taste was so bad as to make it a last resort. More recently, a number of fuller bodied instant coffees have made their way to the market. Mt. Hagen makes an organic instant coffee that isn't too bad. But I was very impressed when I was able to try a sample of Starbuck's new Via Instant Coffee. Available only in Chicago, Seattle, and London at present, you can order online. The price is a little more than other instant coffee; the Mt. Hagen sells for around $8 a jar and produces 60 cups while Starbucks Via is $10 for 12 cups.
A group of seven paddlers from 41 North paddled Grand Island and Pictured Rocks for seven days. During this time the group experinced near perfect weather, were exposed to Bald Eagles, Loons, Herons, Ducks, and Bears.
The group left Munising Tourist Campground and began paddling around Grand Island on our way to Trout Bay.
While enroute to Trout Bay we passed the Light House across from Sand Point. The Government abandoned the house many years ago. Recently a private group purchased the lighthouse and has began to restore it.
As the group progress along Grand Island the cliffs began to rise.
Even on Grand Island the cliff faces began to show some of the coloring of the area.
As the day progressed and the temperatures rose we stopped to play in the falling water often.
We also got to cruise through a number of sea caves throughout the week.
Two happy paddlers after rock gardening.
There was time for play and rock/cliff jumping.
One of the many unique formations we encountered during the week.
A view through the arch at Lovers Leap.
A view of the Mosiquito river and Beach. We all discovered that camping at sites along Pictured rocks was very different than camping on Grand Isle.
View from the beach of our last night before returning to Munising.
