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cowdoc

08/24/2017 03:54PM

......and headed home for the final pack check. Driving to Seagull tomorrow and headed up the Falls Chain on Sat. 4 solos plus a hitchhiker. We (Kiporby, Suncatcher, Butthead and cowdoc) have some of kanoes ashes and will be taking him on the final paddle. He will rest forever in a remote area of Quetico to view sunsets and listen to the wind in the Pines and the wail of the Loon. 8 days and 80+ miles......weather looks good.....cya

"What could happen?"

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jcavenagh

08/24/2017 04:05PM

Will Float Stanley be present for the ceremonies?

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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boonie

08/24/2017 04:10PM

Have a good trip, guys. RIP, kanoes.

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Jackfish

Moderator

08/24/2017 04:17PM

RIP Jan... in one of your favorite places. And have a great trip, guys.

"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir

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mr.barley

08/24/2017 04:21PM

Have a great trip, boys. Jan will be watching.

serenity now

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bfurlow

08/24/2017 04:28PM

Have a great trip. Nice tribute to Jan

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maxxbhp

08/24/2017 04:49PM

He's in good hands, via con Dios

"...And the days I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, .......well, I have really good days". Ray Wiley Hubbard

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Savage Voyageur

08/24/2017 05:14PM

Have a great trip guys, RIP Jan.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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Jaywalker

08/24/2017 06:01PM

Very nice. Happy paddling to all five of you.

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andym

08/24/2017 07:09PM

Have a good trip. Kanoes would be pleased and I hope it is a comfort for all to place his ashes there. It is nice to think of him there.

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nctry

08/24/2017 07:21PM

Have a good trip, all of you.

Nctry

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airmorse

08/24/2017 07:51PM

You're a good man for taking your friend up north one last time. You all are...

"In wilderness is the salvation of mankind." Thoreau.

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Zulu

08/24/2017 08:45PM

Safe Travels. That will be an emotional trip for all of you. Thanks for sharing. I will be thinking about you and kanoes as his ashes become part of a beautiful place he really loved.

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missmolly

08/25/2017 06:33AM

Just what Zulu said.

I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.

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Dances with Sheep

08/25/2017 06:53AM

What an awesome tribute to your friend.

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housty9

08/25/2017 07:52AM

Have a great trip, I did the same thing with some of my wife's ashes in the bw.

Out of control, extreme team.

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AmarilloJim

08/25/2017 07:54AM

Very nice!

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unshavenman

08/25/2017 08:33AM

That's wonderful. Everyone have a good trip.

Endeavor to persevere.

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Frenchy19

08/25/2017 08:38AM

Enjoy, be safe and blessings to you all.

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra

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ducks

08/25/2017 08:55AM

Have a great trip! It will be a very special one.

Little duckling and I spread some of my FIL's ashes in the bwca on her first trip the year he died and then big duckling and I spread some more on her bwca trip the following year.

Ride EZ

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3Ball

08/25/2017 09:05AM

quote housty9: "Have a great trip, I did the same thing with some of my wife's ashes in the bw."

x 2

Have a great trip and remember the good times.

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rtallent

08/25/2017 10:03AM

Fair winds and good on ya.

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QueticoMike

08/25/2017 11:12AM

That's nice of you guys! Have a good trip!

I can be followed on Instagram @queticomike

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Duboly

08/25/2017 12:11PM

Have an awesome trip guys. R.I.P. Jan!

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ozarkpaddler

08/25/2017 12:26PM

quote Duboly: "Have an awesome trip guys. R.I.P. Jan!"

Ditto that, what a great thing to do!

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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HighnDry

08/25/2017 12:38PM

Great idea. Hope you folks have a good, safe trip!

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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overthehill

08/25/2017 07:51PM

God Bless. Enjoy!

Not to Hurry-Not to Worry

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arctic

08/25/2017 08:31PM

quote Zulu: "Safe Travels. That will be an emotional trip for all of you. Thanks for sharing. I will be thinking about you and kanoes as his ashes become part of a beautiful place he really loved."

“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” -Edward Abbey

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08/25/2017 11:55PM

quote Zulu: "Safe Travels. That will be an emotional trip for all of you. Thanks for sharing. I will be thinking about you and kanoes as his ashes become part of a beautiful place he really loved."

Nailed it dude. Much luv to whole crew!

tg

and into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul

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Spartan2

08/26/2017 10:13AM

We (Spartan1, myself, and Anna) were paddling on Seagull yesterday. It was a beautiful day to start out on a trip. Hope you have good paddling, all of you.

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cowdoc

09/04/2017 09:50PM

We are back. 91 mile loop on the Falls Chain, Kawnipi, Agnes, Louisa, Faquier, McEwen, Saganagons. Quite a trip. Kanoes has been laid to rest on a west facing cliff. Gorgeous views. It was an emotional evening......but felt good in the end. We had a great time but are beat. That route from Louisa up to McEwen is a tough one. Had a fair amount of wind but thankfully it was at our backs. It was still a little dicey riding 2 foot rollers down Agnes on a stiff north wind.
RIP my friend.......

"What could happen?"

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Mocha

09/04/2017 10:19PM

true friends

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bapabear

09/05/2017 06:19AM

Rest in Peace Kanoes.

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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ducks

09/05/2017 06:35AM

RIP Jan.

Ride EZ

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missmolly

09/05/2017 06:36AM

Amen.

I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.

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Bogwalker

Moderator

09/05/2017 07:27AM

I toasted Jan the night you, Kiporby, Suncatcher and butthead honored him.

I thought about everclear with lemonade but felt that could stay as Jan's drink of choice only and went with a double shot of Maker's Mark and a cigar instead.

Rest in Peace good friend. I wish I could have joined the trip.

"When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known." Sigurd F. Olson WWJD

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Minnesotian

09/05/2017 11:53AM

Glad you all did this.

Rest peacefully, Jan.

"It is more important to live for the possibilities that lie ahead than to die in despair over what has been lost." -Barry Lopez

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Kiporby

09/05/2017 01:04PM

It was a great trip and Jan is in a beautiful spot.

Here is a map of our route.

Trip Map

There is a light and it never goes out. Morrissey

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Outdoorsfan69

09/05/2017 02:30PM

RIP, Jan. Cowdocs, this is an incredible thing to do for a dear friend.

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andym

09/05/2017 03:14PM

What a great thing you did for him, his family, and his friends.

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SunCatcher

09/05/2017 04:08PM

This was a Great Trip, On the way up the Falls Chain on my maps I wrote
"kanoes Memorial Hiway" Anyway, Like the other boyz said it was a bit somber and emotional. After it was all said and done, it was the right thing to do.
Really this was his wife Theresa's idea, and we must thank her for allowing us the honor to be the ones to do this.

RIP Jan Johnson aka kanoes

SunCatcher

"WWJD"

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BasecampMom

09/05/2017 07:31PM

Cheers to Jan! - aka - Kanoes.

Happy I had the honor to meet this legend in person!

Sounds like a great trip.

“The Wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.” - Nancy Newhall

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Basspro69

09/06/2017 03:33PM

My Heart will be with you guys R I P Jan :-(

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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Frenchy19

09/06/2017 07:36PM

Glad all went well, and you guys are the best.

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra

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butthead

09/07/2017 07:49AM

Proud to have participated in this endeavor!

Vaya con Dios, my friend.

butthead

"never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups" George Carlin

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Grandma L

09/07/2017 09:18AM

Dedicated good travel partners and friends. Thanks guys - You have done a good thing and represented us well!

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butthead

09/08/2017 08:48AM

On a mission.

butthead

"never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups" George Carlin

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SaganagaJoe

09/08/2017 09:30AM

quote butthead: "On a mission.

butthead"

Ah I know those trailers very well. My favorite outfitter.

Good on you guys to honor Kanoes in this way. Will there be a trip report posted here in the future?

aka HermitThrush "Such sights as this are reserved for those who will suffer to behold them." -Eric Sevareid

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