Is That Trail Easy of Difficult?

Did you ever notice that four different people can describe the ease/difficultly of THE EXACT SAME section of Isle Royale trail in VERY different ways? (One person will describe the section of trail as relatively flat and easy. Another person will describe the same section of trail as being "pretty rough and filled with lots of ups and downs"). How can this be?

Let's pretend it is mid-August 2022, and you come to a Facebook seeking advice regarding your upcoming September 2022 hike of the Feldtmann Loop. Four people offer you advice. You look at their past posts in this group (and their Facebook profiles) and you discover:

PERSON #1: Has been to Isle Royale 22 times. She is a middle aged female (with a self-acknowledged somewhat sedentary lifestyle). She states, in an early 2022 post, "I hope to hike on the West End of Isle Royale one day."

PERSON # 2: In Late September 2021, this roughly age 40 year-old male, posted photos of his "recent" hike on the Feldtmann Loop. He also mentions that this was his sixth trip to the island (and the 4th time that he had hiked the Feldtmann Loop).

PERSON # 3: Mentions (in former posts) that he had worked as a Ranger at Windigo for a few years in the mid-1980s and LOVED hiking the Feldtmann Loop as often as possible on his days off. He also states, "I hope to get back there some day. I haven't been to the island since 1993".

PERSON # 4: In mid-August 2022, this male (who is probably in his mid-20s) posts photos of his recent and VERY FIRST trip to Isle Royale. He had hiked the Feldtmann Loop on that recent trip. He also mentions that he is from Colorado and he prepared for his Isle Royale trip by running in half-marathons.

Is it any wonder that these four people would describe the ease/difficulty of hiking the Feldtmann Loop in VERY different ways and give you VERY different advice regarding a trip to Isle Royale? All four have valuable advice and wonderful insights to share. But, their advice is probably going to be most helpful if you do a bit of your own research and check out who is giving you the advice.