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Frenchy 08/19/2011 04:45AM
Nice report, thanks for sharing!
CanoeSue 08/19/2011 09:52AM
Very nice trip report. The Baker Lake EP is quite nice. I'm glad your wife enjoyed the trip.


The ranger you spoke of at Tofte was most likely Paulette. She remembers many people not just by face, but actually by name. Great lady, full of lots of information.
AndySG 08/19/2011 10:49AM
Very nice report fitgers. The planning packing part was indeed funny. Your tributes to Amok were heart warming. Kelly's conversion from "mouse bouncer" to "mouse misser" was enjoyable to read. Great description of the area. Thanks for sharing.
wawasee 08/19/2011 12:26PM
Nice trip report and glad your girlfriend enjoyed the trip. She has a great name.. same as my daughter.
fitgers1 09/03/2011 06:43PM
quote CORIOLIS: " I read your trip report; very well done and I got to the point where you referenced sharing it with Amok and I needed to read no further. I felt Amok's presence last week up there as well. I'm sure the rest of your report was as awesome as the first half. Sounds like you found your paddle buddy for life! GOOD JOB."


Was it too long?
fitgers1 04/10/2012 03:58PM
Just re-read this. As I read through the report it came to an abrupt ending. The last half or so of the report is now missing. Not there at all. I tried to add that info to the report and I can't.
Was there a character limit added to the reports when the site clean-up was done a couple months ago?? Pretty sad about this. I'll try adding the missing part later.
I know it was all there at one time. Some of the comments prove that.
TuscaroraBorealis 04/10/2012 04:59PM
Bummer!


I believe the same thing happened to one of analyzers' reports? If I remember right.... I believe Adam said that reports that were written as one long report versus a day by day/part by part were the text that could possibly be affected by the changes you refer to.


Hope your are able to put it back together again.
fitgers1 08/18/2011 11:49PM
New Trip Report posted by fitgers1

Trip Name: Newbie No More.

Entry Point: 39

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tonyyarusso 08/19/2011 01:17AM
quote fitgers1: "We were up until almost one in the morning filling packs and getting the food ready.


Go to bed late. Wake up late. Leave later than planned. No worries. We are on vacation."



This describes just about every trip I've done. :P


Sounds like a great trip!
alpine525 08/19/2011 08:02AM
Excellent trip report - hopefully this was the first of many more trips for Kelly!
OneMatch 08/19/2011 06:59AM
Nice, Fitgers, thanks!


Nothing better than seeing your companion enjoy what you love.
nojobro 08/19/2011 08:20AM
Awesome report! Very amusing.


Just one thing, for Kelly...YES, I say you CAN bring a pillow! Tell him to shove it and bring one. ;-) I have a Thermarest pillow. The small one is fine. We have two smalls and two mediums, and I prefer the small; it fits into the hood of my mummy bag better than the medium one. There are many other fine camping pillows, too.


My kids would have liked a fly swatter. I should add that to the gear list.
CORIOLIS 08/23/2011 12:51AM
I read your trip report; very well done and I got to the point where you referenced sharing it with Amok and I needed to read no further. I felt Amok's presence last week up there as well. I'm sure the rest of your report was as awesome as the first half. Sounds like you found your paddle buddy for life! GOOD JOB.
RainGearRight 09/11/2011 01:10PM
Great read Fitgers. No such thing as a too long report. Sounds like you found a keeper. Congratulations!
ripple 08/20/2011 07:51AM
Love the report! So cool to hear about someone's first experience!!
Glad the food postings were of help too!!
fitgers1 08/20/2011 09:06AM
Thanks for the comments everyone. I'll have to let her find a camp pillow for next trip. I just might have a fly swatter as well.
I looked but couldn't find how to enter the trip report contest. Is every trip report for a month automatically in the running? Some pictures from the trip are in my photos.

Completely forgot to add that the morning we were packing up we heard two gunshots. They were about 15 - 30 seconds apart. Sounded like a .22 LR. It came from the direction of the campsite on the point but I think it may have been closer, like on the bay to the north of the point.
Big Tent 09/04/2011 09:58PM
Nice report, I'd like to try that area sometime. The moose sighting on her first trip will always be special. Thanks for introducing someone to the BWCA, that will always be special for you.


Jay
Hawbakers 09/11/2011 12:46PM
Jeff, just read your trip report. Great job. Loved it. My hubby & I both laughed about the mouse. But we really liked this comment:


"I really need to get rid of that camouflage rope and get a brighter one..."


Had to chuckle. We have found several ropes in campsites that we've stayed at or visited that were dark colors and left behind.


Last year we found a yellow nylon rope all wrapped up but still forgotten at a campsite. It has become our favorite rope for hanging our pack as it slides easily over the tree branches.


BTW I did not think your report was too long! Thanks for sharing!
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