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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Quetico Forum :: Just Completed My 40th Solo Trip
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| Old Hoosier |
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| Jackfish |
I You're in Calgary, AB? The possibility exists where I may head up to Calgary for a business call at some point this winter or spring. If you have the opportunity to get together to talk canoeing, I'll buy the beverages. :) p.s. I hope you don't mind, but I edited your post and used the Add a Link to this Message function so all your photo albums are now hot-linked. |
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| OldGreyGoose |
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| mkdixon |
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| bhouse46 |
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| jdddl8 |
Thanks for fixing the links. |
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| jdddl8 |
I went down to falls in the morning to walleye fish. But it was so windy I eventually stopped and fought my way back to my island campsite. I do recall seeing a canoe fighting its way across the south end of the lake heading toward the portage and then I lost sight of it. The MacDougall campsite was wonderful with great swimming. But there were a lot of weird noises on the point across from it so I kept my eyes open. John |
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| jdddl8 |
I just completed my 40th solo canoe trip: 38 in Quetico and 2 in Woodland Caribou. I have done 18 - 3 week trips and 22- two week trips. Since I didn't discover Quetico until I was 30 I am quite pleased with this accomplishment. Over the years I have had nearly everything happen at least once including getting lost, going the wrong way, seeing moose & bear, being landlocked, flooded or frozen, mosquitoed, blacked flied and ticked to distraction, squirrelled or moused to death, beaver scares, weird noises at night, no stove or toilet paper, wrong equipment, dumping the canoe, crashing into rocks by wind, failing to stay afloat when running beaver dams, running out of water in creeks, head first falls into muskeg, getting stuck in bogs, broken fishing equipment, and finally cuts, bruises and more serious injuries (but nothing to stop me). But more than offsetting these difficulties are seeing the most beautiful unspoiled wilderness in North America, exploring new lakes and portages, fishing for great game fish, observing nature at its best, watching spectacular sun rises and sunsets, enjoying your accomplishments of moving through water, over portages & setting up a good camp, capturing the delight of a crackling campfire at dusk & learning new skills and problem solving. I guess what I have learned over the years is to know exactly where all your equipment is packed, have a plan but be flexible, roll with the punches and laugh at your miscues, incorporate technology for work and pleasure and finally when in doubt be safe and have a safety net. I have included links to photos from my past few trips: Google Photo Links Quetico: Quetico August 2016 Quetico August 2015 Quetico Spring 2015 Quetico August 2014 Quetico Spring 2014 Quetico Summer 2013 Quetico Spring 2013 Woodland Caribou: Woodland Caribou Spring 2012 Woodland Caribou Spring 2011 |
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