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 Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Trip Reports Trip Report - A short one Reply
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| johno |
03/25/2015 05:15PM I liked your photos, and especially liked your description of paddling into mist |
| Elydog |
03/25/2015 12:29PM Thanks for sharing! |
| callofthewild |
03/24/2015 12:45PM Nice report. I am planning on doing a solo one day and this is an area that I would like to see. I have been on Long Island and Gordon, but no further South or East. I am glad that someone recently commented on your trip. It was written before I became a member at BWCA. A great read and the pictures were excellent too. Happy paddling!!! |
| HangLoose |
03/22/2015 03:11PM Great report. I'm planning my first solo after 25 years of tripping with others. It will be my first Gunflint side of the BWCAW also. Thanks for the insight. |
| TuscaroraBorealis |
02/22/2013 10:04AMquote IBFLY: "quote TuscaroraBorealis: "Nice "short" report! ;) The length was fine. The comment was just a feeble attempt, on my part, to be witty. |
| IBFLY |
02/19/2013 10:27PMquote TomT: "Very nice report. I would venture to guess that you write for a living. What you described is what a solo trip is really like. Thoughts to yourself. It's a very personal thing but you brought it to life wonderfully. The trouble is, after reading this I just ache to be back up there even more. Thanks for posting. Thank you. Though I'm no writer, at least, not in a professional way. However, I do think that the more personal one makes a piece of writing, the more universal it becomes. A real writer told me that once and I believed her. It's that time of year when we all ache for the sound and the silence of the lakes. |
| IBFLY |
01/08/2013 09:55PMquote TuscaroraBorealis: "Nice "short" report! ;) I meant it was a short trip! I'll try to write less next time :)Though, being more of a talker/storyteller - I just turn the tap on and see what comes out. I'd not know what to do if I were faced with the task of editing the thing! |
| IBFLY |
01/08/2013 09:48PM OGG - I wonder why it sounds familiar to you? I know I haven't written it before! |
| OldGreyGoose |
01/08/2013 02:42PM Interesting. The paragraph: "I remember when I was 15 and my father had given me an errand to run before school . . . A raven had flown at me that morning as I stepped around the back of a garden. Sometimes it's the smallest things that bring you back." Sounds very familiar, as if I had read it somewhere before. --Goose |
| strom2127 |
12/04/2012 06:36PM An absolute treat. I loved both your insights, and your meandering writing style. Sounds like just about everything fell into place. |
| Beemer01 |
12/04/2012 07:59AM Excellent report - bravo! |
| TomT |
11/15/2012 07:03AM Very nice report. I would venture to guess that you write for a living. What you described is what a solo trip is really like. Thoughts to yourself. It's a very personal thing but you brought it to life wonderfully. The trouble is, after reading this I just ache to be back up there even more. Thanks for posting. |
| IBFLY |
11/13/2012 11:05AM Thank you for the kind comments one and all. It's a pleasure to read through everyone's reports and live vicariously through someone else's journey. |
| dicecupmaker |
11/12/2012 03:15AM Great trip report! You write well. Very enjoyable. |
| paddlefamily |
11/12/2012 01:22AM Love your writting style-really wonderful to read! |
| SunCatcher |
11/11/2012 05:42AM What a great trip. It is nice to see what everyone enjoys, like some folks like hammocks and some don't, some like double portageing and some dont, etc. I always learn from the trip reports, and yours was no exception. Thanks for the great stroyline and the wonderful photos...nothing like a solo, good for the soul and mind. SunCatcher |
| wetcanoedog |
11/08/2012 11:22PM great photos and the Gift Of Gab make for a wonderful trip report! |
| canucanu2 |
11/08/2012 08:26PM Great report! Captured the feeling of the bwca. |
| mocha |
11/08/2012 03:56PM what a fun trip!! felt drawn to paddle and portage with you. enjoyed your observations and reflections. thanks for sharing. |
| IBFLY |
11/07/2012 08:57PMquote Spartan2: "I enjoyed your report very much. But I am puzzled by "Ogema", which is "Omega" on my maps and was "Omega" when we were there years ago. Did the name really change? And, if so, does anyone know when? Or has it always been different on different maps? Spartan 2- It shows as Ogema on my McKenzie map 4 - and shows as Omega on the Google maps version here, so, I've no idea. I just went with the version printed on my map. Thought it might be a derivation on an Ojibwe name rather than the greek letter. |
| DanCooke |
11/07/2012 08:08PM Enjoyed your report. I relived many a moment along the way. The take out at ram in the fall is awesome. Thanks again. |
| Spartan2 |
11/07/2012 08:03PM I enjoyed your report very much. But I am puzzled by "Ogema", which is "Omega" on my maps and was "Omega" when we were there years ago. Did the name really change? And, if so, does anyone know when? Or has it always been different on different maps? Anyway, it is a very interesting report and some great photos. Thanks for taking us along on your solo. |
| boonie |
11/07/2012 07:34PM Enjoyed reading about your trip. Great weather. I also liked the small narrow lakes - Kiskadinna, Ogema, Henson, Pillsberry, Allen, Horseshoe - and the Cross Bay area too. I'd still like to see Gaskin and Winchell though and I'd still like to go the northern route too, through Rush and Banadad. And there's still Vista and Misquah too. I paddled around the northern bay on Ogema twice but did not see any obvious sign of the portage to Phalanx either. I"m still waiting for sunnybear to post a trip report detailing his exit from Horseshoe by way of the Brule River. It should be interesting and entertaining ;). I wish my trip could have been longer too, but I couldn't ask for better weather for a week in late Sept. |
| TuscaroraBorealis |
11/07/2012 06:33PM Nice "short" report! ;) Thanks for taking the time to share your story & photos. |
| lars54 |
11/07/2012 04:59PM very nice report |
| alpine525 |
11/07/2012 02:01PM Beautifully written trip report and photos. Thanks for sharing! |
| IBFLY |
11/07/2012 09:20AM Iwegan - I just had to include them in the report - any chance to add a bit of humor at someone else's expense! |
| eagle93 |
11/07/2012 08:57AM Very enjoyable read. I have also felt that the ravens were watching me. |
| iwegean |
11/07/2012 07:51AM Thanks for sharing. I like your writing style with the Irish twist. The two "fishermen" you encountered on S Temperance may well be 'Welsh'. Fleming is their name and tripping is their game, not basecamping, like the rest of our group. For a couple of last minute additions to our group, they fit in well. Anything for an excuse to visit the b-dub. |
| IBFLY |
11/06/2012 09:50PM New Trip Report posted by IBFLY Trip Name: Magic Trip - A Short One. Entry Point: 43 Click Here to View Trip Report This trip was a 5 day - 52 mile loop from Bower Trout to Ram. |
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