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June 2014 solo pictures, try it now . . .

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OldGreyGoose

06/22/2014 10:33AM

LINK

Let me know if link doesn't work -- sometimes sharing/security settings need changing.
--Goose

Soloing is sweet, but a good partner is "priceless."

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Jackfish

Moderator

06/22/2014 10:43AM

I clicked the link and got this: "You do not have access to this album."

"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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billconner

06/22/2014 11:10AM

quote Jackfish: "I clicked the link and got this: "You do not have access to this album.""

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boonie

06/22/2014 12:07PM

I got the same thing, Goose - apparently it's not set for sharing (public view or whatever).

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OldGreyGoose

06/22/2014 12:17PM

OK, Google's changes some things since last time . . . I just figured how to change the "sharing" setting. Try it now . . .

Soloing is sweet, but a good partner is "priceless."

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OldGreyGoose

06/22/2014 12:37PM

Revised LINK is working on Facebook . . . try it now . . .

Soloing is sweet, but a good partner is "priceless."

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HansSolo

06/22/2014 01:16PM

Seems to work now!

Nice pics OGG! Obviously you put-in on Beaverhouse Lake and traveled through Quetico Lake, Conk Lake.......

Per your reply to Jackfish, it does look somewhat windy.

Hans Solo

Water reflects not only clouds and trees and cliffs, but all the infinite variations of mind and spirit we bring to it. – Sigurd Olson

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WhiteWolf

06/22/2014 01:21PM

Works ---

great pics!!!

The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang.

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billconner

06/22/2014 01:24PM

Must of been some flow between Q and BH, based on BH landing. Wowser.

Great photos! Thanks for sharing.

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OldFingers57

06/22/2014 01:31PM

Great pics. Hope you had a great time.

"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” ~A.A. Milne

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OldGreyGoose

06/22/2014 01:52PM

Very wet and windy to the point that I was grounded 3 of the first 6 days.
Canoe tied in front of the tent in the one pic was to deflect the winds up and over the tent. Plan to work on a report over the next few weeks. Best day I had was when I left upper Jean and paddled/portaged about 14 miles to eastern Quetico Lake. Later, guys . . .
--Goose

Soloing is sweet, but a good partner is "priceless."

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AdamXChicago

06/22/2014 02:27PM

Nice photos. Wow, you can really tell how windy it was! Great idea using the canoe as a windscreen.

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OldGreyGoose

06/22/2014 02:34PM

Have used that trick twice in all my trips. When the tent is shaking so violently you're afraid a pole will snap. Had to move it from the deep side of the peninsula I was blown to, to the shallow side sooner or later anyway. (But that's another story.) :-) Goose

Soloing is sweet, but a good partner is "priceless."

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arctic

06/22/2014 04:56PM

Excellent photos! I will be in that part of the park in a couple of weeks. Thanks for sharing!

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

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Mocha

06/22/2014 06:44PM

gorgeous photos! brings back memories of a trip back in late september 2010... you look very familiar, like a guy we saw along the border lakes at a portage.

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Old Hoosier

06/22/2014 07:38PM

Gary,

Nice photos - as usual. And there seemed to be plenty of water. The BH put-in looked 2-3 ft deeper than normal. The Lund the natives use looked almost swamped. They usually have it pulled up pretty high on the bank.

Old Hoosier

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Thwarted

06/22/2014 08:43PM

Thanks GG. Nice choice of pics. Being wind bound has its benefits.

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OldGreyGoose

06/22/2014 09:59PM

BH put-in and takeout for Q portage were higher than I've ever seen. Sunken boat at BH and 2 on the Q side. Falls were really flowing. Coming back, I parked my canoe at the old sunken log on the Q side and stepped out, dry. High water made several other landings more difficult though. Portage from parking to BH landing had water standing or running in it when I returned -- never seen that before either. --Goose

Soloing is sweet, but a good partner is "priceless."

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tumblehome

06/23/2014 07:17AM

Thanks Goose.

Nice pics! Brings back good memories of the BH landing. I don't know where that old cabin is.

Lots of people had a tough time with the weather that week. Water is super high from the north to south and everywhere in between.

Tom

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OldGreyGoose

06/23/2014 11:25AM

Tumblehome, It's at Quetico Lake campsite #93(PCD) or LAT/LON
91.850918, +48.550023. Located on the western point of the entrance to the bay from which the eastern portage to Robin Lake starts. (I was just as impressed with the humongous pine there -- I've never seen a bigger one in that part of the park.) --Goose

Soloing is sweet, but a good partner is "priceless."

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tumblehome

06/23/2014 01:12PM

Thanks.

Those old monster pines are sure a sight to see. Living history.

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Jackfish

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06/23/2014 07:50PM

Great pics, Goose. That put-in spot... it's looks vaguely familiar. :)

"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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1964James

06/24/2014 09:05AM

Are the pines on the eastern most island in Beaverhouse old growth?

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OldGreyGoose

06/24/2014 09:23AM

quote 1964James: "Are the pines on the eastern most island in Beaverhouse old growth?"

That's a good question. Extensive logging was done to the east and south -- the black dashed lines on old Fisher maps are the logging roads or trails -- maybe Beaverhouse islands escaped? --Goose

Soloing is sweet, but a good partner is "priceless."

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SunCatcher

06/24/2014 03:08PM

Great Picture, Especially the one Selfie where you look like a Pirate!
Arggggggg.
I also like the Purdy "Husker Red" Canoe!

Great time I'll bet!

SunCatcher

"WWJD"

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OldGreyGoose

06/24/2014 06:32PM

Suncatcher, when all was said and done, this pirate felt liked he'd walked the plank and fed the sharks. Too much "fun." --Goose

Soloing is sweet, but a good partner is "priceless."

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RetiredDave

06/26/2014 08:04AM

The photos were beautiful and lots of fun to go through. I agree about photo #42, however. Not a sight for the faint of heart. I'm headed up there for the first time in August and I really appreciate seeing it through your eyes. My goal this year is to set a tarp up and have it look like yours.

Thanks!

Dave

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OldGreyGoose

06/26/2014 10:19AM

Dave, If rain is coming soon, I'm probably NOT going to get a "good" tarp set up quickly. I often take a couple of hours doing other stuff while eyeballing potential tarp options, then pick "the best" one. Thanks for the kind words though. --Goose

Soloing is sweet, but a good partner is "priceless."

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