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Date/Time: 05/04/2024 05:15PM
Trip Report - Falls Chain

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Koda 10/27/2010 11:10PM
quote rr: "I really enjoyed your most recent trip report starting at Snowbank. That was quite a trip. You're very brave to chase a bear out of the campsite. I don't think I could do that. I also enjoyed the pictures.


Thanks, rr. If a bear was eyeing up your dinner you probably would do the same thing I did. Especially if it was only two feet tall. It wasn't scary at all.


Yes, I've kept in shape. In my 30's and 40's I ran marathons, 8 in all with a best time of 3:05 (6+ minute miles for 26). I never felt so good as this time in my life. I still execise about 2 hours every morning. I bicycle, walk the stairs of my condo 10 times 6 floors for 60 stories. Then, I walk for an hour. So, yes, exercise is important. I haven't paid much attention to other things like diet and supplements. I think I have a pretty good set of genes, so I thank my forefathers."


You're way ahead of me! No wonder you can do a tough BW route. You oughta be the poster child for AARP instead of the models they pose on golf courses. :-)
rr 10/27/2010 11:00PM
I really enjoyed your most recent trip report starting at Snowbank. That was quite a trip. You're very brave to chase a bear out of the campsite. I don't think I could do that. I also enjoyed the pictures.


Yes, I've kept in shape. In my 30's and 40's I ran marathons, 8 in all with a best time of 3:05 (6+ minute miles for 26). I never felt so good as this time in my life. I still execise about 2 hours every morning. I bicycle, walk the stairs of my condo 10 times 6 floors for 60 stories. Then, I walk for an hour. So, yes, exercise is important. I haven't paid much attention to other things like diet and supplements. I think I have a pretty good set of genes, so I thank my forefathers.
Koda 10/27/2010 08:35PM
quote pswith5: "Thanks for giving us hope. I am only 49 but all ready feel the daily aches and pains that make me wonder how long I can do it. Always worked a physical job. Don't know if that keeps me in shape or just causes those aches and pains! Thanks to reports like these I am sure I will continue to plan trips for a few years anyway. pete"


Four ideas for staying in shape:
Yoga - to keep you strong and supple, improve circulation, reduce stress, and promote healing
Glucosamine - to build cartilage and slow or reverse some of the effects of arthritis
Exercise - both aerobic and strength training


That's three. The most important one is a vision of yourself doing the things you want to do.
pswith5 10/27/2010 07:48PM
Thanks for giving us hope. I am only 49 but all ready feel the daily aches and pains that make me wonder how long I can do it. Always worked a physical job. Don't know if that keeps me in shape or just causes those aches and pains! Thanks to reports like these I am sure I will continue to plan trips for a few years anyway. pete
TomT 10/27/2010 05:43PM
Nice report and enjoyed the pics. You give me hope.
Koda 10/27/2010 01:50PM
rr, I'm 61 and you're my role model!
rr 10/27/2010 01:35PM
The canoe is the old, reliable alumacraft 17 footer with the 1" keel. I actually have a kevlar Bell Canadienne, which weighs only 40 lbs., but my son said he didn't mind carrying the heavier one, so we took it. I like the alumacraft in the large lakes, especially if there is wind (and there usually is).


Anyway, thanks to all for your comments. I do feel pretty good about this trip, as it proved to me that I can still do the longer, more demanding trips once in a while. And, as I'm sure you all know on this website, these trips are the most rewarding for solitude, fishing, beauty, and wildlife.


My mouth waters, too, whenever I look at those skillet pictures. The fresh fish cooked in the outdoors is a delicacy unmatched anytime or anywhere, in my opinion.


This is a photo of three plates of filets, that I'm almost embarrased to say my son and I ate all of them in one sitting.
Dennisal 10/27/2010 12:10PM
Thanks for the report and pics. Really like your canoe.. still the best..
Zulu 10/26/2010 08:25PM
Welcome rr and thanks for the great report and photos. I am really impressed that you took that demanding of a route after years of base camping! I hope you have many more years in a canoe whether tripping or base camping.


That photo of the frying fish made me really hungry.
lars54 10/26/2010 07:23PM
welcome, and thanks for the nice report
Savage Voyageur 10/26/2010 06:16PM
Welcome aboard Edward, Thanks for the trip report and the pictures on the other post. I hope that I am able to go when I'm your age.
alpine525 10/26/2010 03:23PM
rr -


Thanks for posting your trip report...I enjoyed reading it.


Your story is inspiring. My husband (65) and I (56) are still actively canoeing and portaging and we hope to do so for many more years. Over the past few years our trips have changed a bit - more base camping and fewer tough portages. But as long as we can do it - we will. I can't bear to think of a time when I'm unable to get into a canoe and paddle a BW lake.
rr 10/26/2010 02:11PM
New Trip Report posted by rr

Trip Name: Falls Chain.

Entry Point: Quetico

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