Planning for air quality/smoke

The UP is having its first issues of this year with haze. Last year we had a planned trip to the Porcupines during the first week of June but cancelled it due to the air quality.

We have the same trip planned this year at the same time and I know it’s possible it could be affected this year too. Would you just go anyways and hope for the best? It’s hard to know what to do when you know you’ll be outside the entire time and don’t want to breathe the air. We were super disappointed to cancel though and have been looking forward to this trip for two years now.

Any tips/suggestions welcome.

in CampAndHikeMichiganby witchycommunism

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All you can do is keep an eye on it. Airnow national map

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I don't cancel trips based on this, but I also don't have any issues with asthma or any breathing conditions. It was a very mild winter without a lot of precipitation. I would expect another active wildfire season in Canada.

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Yeah it’s expected just unfortunate. Hopefully it doesn’t blow our way as often this year.

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These things can’t be predicted. I share your concern for air quality, but I also know a few days of breathing in smokey air most likely won’t be the thing that brings me down. Before natural gas became commonly used, almost every area with any kind of concentrated civilization was filled with smoke from wood burning for heat and cooking.

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Just go. A little haze won't hurt you.