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09/09/2009 03:55PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
and were you driving north on WI Hwy 53 last Saturday, the 5th? If so, I'm the grinning idiot who passed you between Sarona and Spooner. Nice canoe, and nice BWCA.com decal. ;-) I assume you were headed up for a trip...how did it go? (I was taking the kids up to our cabin.)
 
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09/09/2009 08:33PM  
could this have been bannock?

tg
 
09/09/2009 08:47PM  
Nope. I do have a Sawyer Autumn Mist, but unfortunately I wasn't heading north on 53 last Saturday. ... But I think I will go check on my canoe. :)
 
09/09/2009 10:09PM  
lol

i thought maybe you had picked up a friend in wisconsin then headed north.
 
09/10/2009 06:45AM  

Humm, I better check the shed to make sure mine is where I left it...

 
09/10/2009 08:52AM  
My guess is he's not done with his trip yet, if indeed he was going to the BW. He would have probably put in on Sunday, since this was about 2:15 and he was probably still 4-5 hours away. Hope he's having a good trip.
 
09/10/2009 09:27AM  
Out of boredom/curiosity....I did some detective work. canoe42 owns a Sawyer Autum Mist and lives in the Chicago area. He may have taken that route if he was headed up. Just an fyi....
 
09/10/2009 09:54AM  
Could be! That would have put him leaving Chicago around 9am, if indeed he was coming directly from there and didn't have a bunch of stops.
 
Canoe42
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09/10/2009 02:46PM  
Yes, I do own 4 sawyers, one of which is am Autumn Mist. But, that was not me. Last Saturday I was canoeing on the galena river.
 
09/10/2009 03:16PM  
Galena river in Mi? New Buffalo?
 
09/11/2009 11:16AM  
Is there a Galena River in IL? That would be my guess.

Just bringing this to the top, really. I hope the person who it is sees it and hasn't stopped coming here.
 
Canoe42
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09/11/2009 10:26PM  
The Galena River in JoDaviess County IL.
 
09/12/2009 06:40AM  
AAh ok we have a galena river here just 10 miles away and I was thinking that maybe that would be a good wingnite get together paddle.
 
09/13/2009 08:53AM  
I hate this thread because it reminds me of my Autumn Mist. I traded in my grumman for a brand new solo and took it on its maiden voyage to Quetico only to total it by letting it go over a small drop on a swollen creek.

I didn't have a camera with on that trip and consequently have no pictures of that canoe. It was white with black trim and the lines were beautiful. I was extremely sad for a long time after that and learned a huge lesson about the power of water. Today I never take chances.
 
09/14/2009 11:41AM  
TomT...heartbreaking!

(bumping this up...)
 
09/23/2009 08:44AM  
Just bumping this up with the hope that I'll find out who this was....
 
GrampaMike
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09/24/2009 02:53PM  
nojobro.....check out Mudro-Crooked Lake trip report by Chief Bob. The dates don't exactly match, but it is a possibilty.
 
09/24/2009 03:14PM  
That's got to be him! Thanks! Same color canoe...when I saw his self-portrait sitting in camp I became quite certain it was him, but in his truck he was wearing a bandana so I'm not sure about the hair. But I am quite sure that's him...

So Chief Bob....was it you???
 
09/24/2009 03:20PM  
This is really silly...I'm super happy to know who I passed on a highway. LOL. I'm 99% sure it was him, anyway.
 
Chief Bob
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09/25/2009 06:38AM  
Nojobro,
I thought I'd replied last night, but I guess it didn't go through. Yes, I was wearing a red bandana while I drove up, so it must have been me. As far as hair color goes, what little I have is white. Were you the person that gave me a "thumbs up" as you passed?

I'm from the Indianapolis area and drove up to my brother's place in Crystal Lake IL Friday evening. I drove up to Solon Springs WI on Saturday and then hit Duluth's Canal Park Sunday morning. After dropping some cash at the Duluth Pack Store, I motored up to Ely and put in on Monday.

Bob
 
09/25/2009 06:47AM  

I think there are more sawyer Autumn Mists per capita in Indiana then in any other state. People get excited over them, dave Yost should get someone to build more. I do not think SuperiorCanoes has actually built one, though he says he can.

hummm?
 
09/25/2009 09:15AM  
Yeah I think I did that. LOL. You were probably wondering what the hell...? ;-) Nice to have passed you!
 
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