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Trip Report - The Puniest Trip

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Date/Time: 10/31/2024 07:10PM

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Trip Report - The Puniest Trip

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arctic	10/23/2019 08:51PM A very nice little trip, missmolly. Great photos, too!
Driftless	09/30/2019 12:43PM Awesome report, thanks for sharing!
MidwestMan	09/25/2019 02:55PM Great report Miss Molly! Thought that picture of Manny "arguing otherwise" was pretty hilarious!
straighthairedcurly	09/25/2019 10:28AM Love those Maine maples...beautiful!
missmolly	09/25/2019 08:42AM Dear Lena, I wish I could say that I could be your beloved, but alas, I am practically betrothed to your mommy, jillpine, who thinks me a braveheart, but I am truly a trueheart, thus my heart is taken. Sadly not yours, Manny
waterdog	09/24/2019 09:49PM Enjoyed that. Nicely done. Thank you for posting, Miss Molly.
jillpine	09/24/2019 07:43PM jillpine: "missmolly: "Jackfish: "missmolly: " " Simply wow..." Who knew so much blue could come from so much red?" LOL!! " Here's a Lena story for Manny, because it's thundering here too. Hey, Manny. My name is Lena and I'm also a shaking, quivering Braveheart. I'm a yellow lab, so my heart cells are a lot more numerous than my brain cells, or something like that. I get confused when JP starts in on big words other than yum-yums and walk-us! So, this thing called the caNOO??? You go in, you lay down, you float along and bite flies if MM forgets the fly spray stuff. Pro-tip: if you're bored and had enuf, then wait for Big Rock - the kind that poke through the water when you're passing by. As soon as you see it, crouch and pretend you're asleep. Then, summon the inner Braveheart and LEAP!!!! Don't look back, just LEAP! Because if you look back, you will see that everyone and everything also decided to go into the water. They are so SILLY! Love, Lena S.Q. Braveheart
jillpine	09/24/2019 07:40PM missmolly: "Jackfish: "missmolly: " " Simply wow..." Who knew so much blue could come from so much red?" LOL!!
WonderMonkey	09/24/2019 07:36PM Great trip report. I think you achieved your objective of making us feel as we were along for the trip. I appreciate the photos and your easy way of telling us all about it.
justpaddlin	09/24/2019 05:37PM missmolly: "justpaddlin: "It looks like a fine spot for a day trip. The pics are great. Manny looks fearless, and comfortable. " He was comfortable. I've written a couple articles about paddling with your dog for the first time and interviewed vets and trainers and then proceeded to do nearly none of what they advised, such as practicing with a canoe on land, practicing entering and exiting the canoe, practicing commands in the canoe, etc. I figured between his training, his trust in me, his life jacket, and his beloved, comforting bed, he'd be fine, which he was. However, if he were a big dog like a lab, with the weight to tip a canoe (and Tyler too!), I think I might have followed the trainers' advice. Here's a crummy pic of my former lab. She was the only dog allowed on Great Lakes Paddlers club trips around Ann Arbor. She'd just sit in front of me for hours...sometimes I'd have to brush snow off her or stop to empty the boat during downpours. We had swans, ducks and Sandhill cranes come within a foot of the canoe and she remained perfectly calm. One time I partially swamped while crossing an eddy line but she did a quick weight shift and saved us. I miss her. I know, I know, I'm a nerd. "
moray	09/24/2019 05:22PM I sure do miss fall in New England! Great pictures, Thanks for the report!
missmolly	09/24/2019 04:15PM PuffinGin: "MissMolly, thank you for sharing your lovely trip with me. Might be puny compared to others you've done both in time and distance but so full of the spirit of a much bigger trip. As someone who doesn't get out anymore, I thank you sincerely for posting it and for doing your trip. I will be working throughout the long winter trying to get myself ready to do some paddling next season, God and body willing." Ahh, PG, you made my eyes shine.
PuffinGin	09/24/2019 04:02PM MissMolly, thank you for sharing your lovely trip with me. Might be puny compared to others you've done both in time and distance but so full of the spirit of a much bigger trip. As someone who doesn't get out anymore, I thank you sincerely for posting it and for doing your trip. I will be working throughout the long winter trying to get myself ready to do some paddling next season, God and body willing.
missmolly	09/24/2019 04:01PM justpaddlin: "It looks like a fine spot for a day trip. The pics are great. Manny looks fearless, and comfortable. " He was comfortable. I've written a couple articles about paddling with your dog for the first time and interviewed vets and trainers and then proceeded to do nearly none of what they advised, such as practicing with a canoe on land, practicing entering and exiting the canoe, practicing commands in the canoe, etc. I figured between his training, his trust in me, his life jacket, and his beloved, comforting bed, he'd be fine, which he was. However, if he were a big dog like a lab, with the weight to tip a canoe (and Tyler too!), I think I might have followed the trainers' advice. I know, I know, I'm a nerd.
missmolly	09/24/2019 03:59PM jillpine: "Awww, tell that manny he's a braveheart and I love him too. They're cool dogs. " They are characters! I'd tell him that you think he's a braveheart, but right now, he's hiding in the closet because of the the thunder. No lie. However, if you were here to tell him you love him, he'd emerge and his inner snuggle bunny would come out of the burrow too.
justpaddlin	09/24/2019 03:40PM It looks like a fine spot for a day trip. The pics are great. Manny looks fearless, and comfortable.
missmolly	09/24/2019 03:23PM Jackfish: "missmolly: " " Simply wow..." Who knew so much blue could come from so much red?
Jackfish	09/24/2019 02:24PM missmolly: " " Simply wow...
jillpine	09/24/2019 02:11PM Awww, tell that manny he's a braveheart and I love him too. They're cool dogs.
missmolly	09/24/2019 01:48PM Jill, Manny asked me to post this photo for you because he wants you to see how pretty the blueberry fields will be in a couple weeks and also because he loves you because you think he's brave. Thanks, Pete! It's nice to paddle a bit, even if it's not wilderness. A neighbor and I are going to another pond (That's what they call many lakes here.) on Sunday to fish for white perch and brook trout. If we can catch some, that'll be some yum in our tums! There's yellow perch there too, so that's three tasty species in the pond.
Jackfish	09/24/2019 01:25PM Autumn in New England... simply beautiful. Looks like you two had a great day. Thanks for sharing, Katie.
jillpine	09/24/2019 12:51PM Brave Manny! I am really partial to this breed! The fall colors are so vivid. Loved the blueberry field! Thanks for posting this trip, MissMolly! I've been thinking a lot about the thread in which someone posted that, with a little more focus on intentional thought and behavior, one could quite quickly settle into the wilderness mindset. The post has bothered me ever since, which often means there's an element of truth digging at one's soul (or ideologies). I need to get serious about this idea that a wilderness mindset is always within my reach. Because - the trouble is, you think you have time.
missmolly	09/24/2019 12:27PM Spartan2: "What a fun trip report! Lovely fall colors. We don't have hardly any of that yet in Michigan, but in a few weeks we wll. I like that little stream. Glad that you and your faithful companion had a good trip." For some reason, the trees along that stream turned early. The trees in my yard are mostly green still. Again, you were my inspiration, so I'm glad you enjoyed it! Of course, Manny is too.
Spartan2	09/24/2019 12:02PM What a fun trip report! Lovely fall colors. We don't have hardly any of that yet in Michigan, but in a few weeks we wll. I like that little stream. Glad that you and your faithful companion had a good trip.
x2jmorris	09/24/2019 11:40AM It does look a lot like the lakes around here. Looks great.
johndku	09/24/2019 11:17AM Terrific pictures, beautiful surroundings!
smoke11	09/24/2019 11:17AM Awesome pictures thanks for sharing.
missmolly	09/24/2019 11:08AM P.S. - I did this trip report because of Spartan2. I liked hers so much that I modeled mine after hers, with lots of photography and I tried to give you the sense that you along for the ride, as Spartan2 achieved.
missmolly	09/24/2019 11:06AM New Trip Report posted by missmolly Trip Name: The Puniest Trip. Entry Point: Other Click Here to View Trip Report