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missmolly

09/19/2019 02:08PM

...were born to be unhappy.

I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.

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x2jmorris

09/19/2019 03:17PM

Yeah some people are just miserable

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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x2jmorris

09/19/2019 03:22PM

Side note I looked up the boundary water reviews and there are only good comments for it :)

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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scat

09/19/2019 03:39PM

I like the one, ‘nature is crap’. Some seem legit. I’m not eating lambs eye or any disgusting organs either. I’m not overly picky, but I draw the line the line somewhere. Some people had a bad experience. It happens. Bad juju, whatever.
Some people are unhappy, miserable. Beating cancer cured me of any of that. Works like a charm.

Cheers, scat

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thebotanyguy

09/19/2019 04:34PM

I kind of get it. If I went to Las Vegas, which I will probably never do, my review might be somewhat negative. Some of us are suited to outdoor places, some are suited to more urban environments.

I remember years ago when a telemarketer called about booking a vacation in Branson, MO. My response was, "I would't get out of the electric chair to go to Branson!" At least he laughed.

"Said one of these men, long past seventy years of age: 'I could carry, paddle, walk and sing with any man I ever saw. I have been twenty-four years a canoe man, and forty-one years in service; no portage was ever too long for me. Fifty songs could I sing. I have saved the lives of ten voyageurs. Have had twelve wives and six running dogs. I spent all my money in pleasure. Were I young again, I should spend my life the same way over. There is no life so happy as a voyageur's life!'"

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quark2222

09/19/2019 04:41PM

Everglades NP was kind of a bust for my wife and I. Went on an airboat ride for about an hour, which was fun. The airboat stopped once to feed about 20-30 raccoons, who knew that when a boat stops there, it is chow time. A couple of them jumped on the boat. Nasty buggers, and very demanding.

Other than that, I can find wet, swampy places in a lot of other places. Glad I went . . . ONCE.

Tomster

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Bearpath9

09/19/2019 04:41PM

No snack bar. No hot dog. No hamburger. Please add your own reply.

Respect Mother Nature, because She has no respect for you

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justpaddlin

09/19/2019 05:40PM

"The trails are more uphill than downhill." That's precious.

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jillpine

09/19/2019 06:14PM

The sky was way too blue.

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maxxbhp

09/19/2019 06:36PM

I agree. I drove from Meeker Colorado to Oak Creek on Forest Service roads back in the 70s. Not one McDonald's, it was miserable.

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

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bhouse46

09/19/2019 06:49PM

bad apples can spoil a barrel, this group is more a barrel of laughs and no bad apple would have a chance. reviews like that would help me eliminate any chance of tripping together.

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jhb8426

09/20/2019 01:09AM

justpaddlin: ""The trails are more uphill than downhill." That's precious. "

And I imagine it was both ways.

Reviews are always great amusement. I recall a review on another paddling website a few years back. The guy was reviewing a 16 ft tandem canoe (which I also owned). His main complaint was when he paddled solo from the stern seat that the canoe was very tippy and unstable. Couldn't recommend it to anyone.

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missmolly

09/20/2019 09:23AM

I have a recurring nightmare of the lakes i love being developed. That would be my Hell. But for some folks, a lake without a hot dog stand is their Hell.

I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.

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rtallent

09/20/2019 01:34PM

thebotanyguy: "I kind of get it. If I went to Las Vegas, which I will probably never do, my review might be somewhat negative. Some of us are suited to outdoor places, some are suited to more urban environments.

I remember years ago when a telemarketer called about booking a vacation in Branson, MO. My response was, "I would't get out of the electric chair to go to Branson!" At least he laughed."

I sure get that. We drive through that area to get down to WhiteRock mountain in Arkansas. With all the billboards, I wonder if that is why they call it the 'show me state.'

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egknuti

09/22/2019 08:34AM

Some years back I remember a guy complaining because he couldn’t get any sleep. Something about a crazy bird calling all night.

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Hawbakers

09/22/2019 10:52AM

egknuti: "Some years back I remember a guy complaining because he couldn’t get any sleep. Something about a crazy bird calling all night."

LOL! I do remember that story!

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Hawbakers

09/22/2019 10:53AM

Lol! The very first one cracked me up! not an outdoors person! Haha

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Hawbakers

09/22/2019 10:54AM

thebotanyguy: "I kind of get it. If I went to Las Vegas, which I will probably never do, my review might be somewhat negative. Some of us are suited to outdoor places, some are suited to more urban environments.

I remember years ago when a telemarketer called about booking a vacation in Branson, MO. My response was, "I would't get out of the electric chair to go to Branson!" At least he laughed."

LOL Mr HAwbakers and I both laughed out loud at your comment! Hahaha We thought the same, Why would we go there when we live in Minnesota closer to the BWCA.

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DownStrm

09/22/2019 02:04PM

My dream of paddling a northern Canadian river has been shattered!
There are no snack bars.

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K52

09/22/2019 03:07PM

rtallent: "
thebotanyguy: "I kind of get it. If I went to Las Vegas, which I will probably never do, my review might be somewhat negative. Some of us are suited to outdoor places, some are suited to more urban environments.

I remember years ago when a telemarketer called about booking a vacation in Branson, MO. My response was, "I would't get out of the electric chair to go to Branson!" At least he laughed."

I sure get that. We drive through that area to get down to WhiteRock mountain in Arkansas. With all the billboards, I wonder if that is why they call it the 'show me state.'"

I can remember when Branson was a sleepy little town that made it's living catering to fisherman.

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Flashback

09/24/2019 02:00PM

You have to really be bored to spend money being entertained in Branson, Missouri. Total waste of money, time, and energy.

Branson reminds me of the first & only time I played a slot machine.
Ran through 50 bucks real quick; then thought to myself, "That was stupid", because it was.

BOB

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