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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Listening Point - General Discussion So long, GSP, you will be missed. |
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01/23/2020 05:10PM
I was very sad to find this as well. GSP took me on my very first trip back in the 1990s! He was a really good guy and I will always be indebted to him for showing me the ropes! Boy, did I have a lot to learn!
I’ll never forget the day we spent paddling across Crooked Lake in a light drizzle with no wind! It was mystical! I’ll also remember sitting under the rain tarp smoking stogies and solving the worlds problems! What a great trip we had and I can’t believe how it put the canoe country in my soul!
Thanks again Brian, and may you Rest In Peace!
Mav
I’ll never forget the day we spent paddling across Crooked Lake in a light drizzle with no wind! It was mystical! I’ll also remember sitting under the rain tarp smoking stogies and solving the worlds problems! What a great trip we had and I can’t believe how it put the canoe country in my soul!
Thanks again Brian, and may you Rest In Peace!
Mav
01/23/2020 05:38PM
What terrible news. I met Brian, quite a few years ago now, back in the CCBB days. Always enjoyed chatting with him. He loved taking solo canoe trips and his German Shorthaired Pointers who always accompanied him (hence his board name GSP). My sincere condolences to his family.
"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
01/23/2020 07:13PM
Sad news.
I believe he worked in Ponsford, Mn as a social worker or teacher on the White Earth Indian Rez, years ago and at the same time I lived there.
Though I never met him, I knew he had strong convictions, as we jousted on the political forum a time or two.
My prayer is that he takes/teaches his passion and love for others, on his next journey.
I believe he worked in Ponsford, Mn as a social worker or teacher on the White Earth Indian Rez, years ago and at the same time I lived there.
Though I never met him, I knew he had strong convictions, as we jousted on the political forum a time or two.
My prayer is that he takes/teaches his passion and love for others, on his next journey.
May the rivers be crooked and winding, and your portages lonesome, leading to the most amazing view.
01/23/2020 08:31PM
Very shocked to see this news. I met Brian at a dog park with his gsp and could tell he was devoted to his dog and this breed. Also ran into him and another board member, Ramsey, at the round lake landing. Always chatty and a kind man
Was he still living in Mankato?
Was he still living in Mankato?
01/24/2020 01:27AM
This is so sad. I find myself almost unable to fully accept this, it seems so surreal to me and for the last few hours I have been haunted with sorrow. We shared the love of our German Shorthaired Pointers. I liked his GSP tee shirt that he wore on so many canoe trips.
01/24/2020 10:32AM
Wow, wasn't expecting to read this. I'd just chatted with him on this site's chat window like three days ago. We talked about our GSPs and I asked some Q advice. Which led me to his trip report of swamping on Pickerel.
Rest In Peace. When I said I had to go, he said, "Have a good life". I hesitated a bit, but still logged off. Dang...
Thanks for the last second pointers, and talk of our Pointers
Rest In Peace. When I said I had to go, he said, "Have a good life". I hesitated a bit, but still logged off. Dang...
Thanks for the last second pointers, and talk of our Pointers
01/24/2020 10:48AM
cyclones30: "When I said I had to go, he said, "Have a good life". I hesitated a bit, but still logged off. Dang... "
That just took my breath away for a second. Wow...
"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
01/25/2020 07:19PM
ZIMTLSA: "
Only paddled with GSP once. Extremely nice guy and we both share the love of paddling and German Shorthairs. Two of the guys in this picture have now found calmer waters. "
My wife and I met Brian at that get together. He gave me a gift just out of the blue and to be honest his generosity showed through. He let his dog Marco sit on my wife’s lap to keep her warm while we sat around the fire that night. May you find peace and happiness Brian.
Greg
The best part of this journey here is further knowing yourself - Alan Kay
01/27/2020 07:52AM
ZIMTLSA: "
Only paddled with GSP once. Extremely nice guy and we both share the love of paddling and German Shorthairs. Two of the guys in this picture have now found calmer waters. "
I was also at that event...it was a fun time. Brian woke me up by opening my tent and sending Marco in :) Marco stole my socks.
"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"
01/27/2020 08:22AM
mooseplums: "ZIMTLSA: "
Only paddled with GSP once. Extremely nice guy and we both share the love of paddling and German Shorthairs. Two of the guys in this picture have now found calmer waters. "
I was also at that event...it was a fun time.
Brian woke me up by opening my tent and sending Marco in :) Marco stole my socks."
:) There's nothing like an exuberant, happy Marco barging into your tent!
"Enjoy every sandwich"
01/27/2020 09:09AM
missmolly: "Sigh. "Enjoy every sandwich" is great advice and it sounds like he did."
I got to enjoy a Subway with him on the way through Mankato.... I forgot that was his tagline.... it will now have a new meaning and I will remember him when I hear it.
"One inch on the map ~ is not one inch on the ground"
01/27/2020 10:02AM
bojibob: "I got to enjoy a Subway with him on the way through Mankato.... I forgot that was his tagline... "
"Enjoy every sandwich" is Howie's tagline. :)
"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
01/27/2020 11:26AM
Maverick: "I was very sad to find this as well. GSP took me on my very first trip back in the 1990s! He was a really good guy and I will always be indebted to him for showing me the ropes! Boy, did I have a lot to learn!
I’ll never forget the day we spent paddling across Crooked Lake in a light drizzle with no wind! It was mystical! I’ll also remember sitting under the rain tarp smoking stogies and solving the worlds problems! What a great trip we had and I can’t believe how it put the canoe country in my soul!
Thanks again Brian, and may you Rest In Peace!
Mav"
My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.
01/27/2020 11:27AM
OK it's been a while and I screwed up replying with a quote. Anyway I repeated Maverick's post because that line about putting canoe country in my soul spoke long and loud to me. I am indebted to the guy that first invited me along and showed me what it was all about and found that line to be about the best tribute someone can give a fellow camper.
My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.
01/27/2020 10:23PM
Jackfish: "bojibob: "I got to enjoy a Subway with him on the way through Mankato.... I forgot that was his tagline... "
"Enjoy every sandwich" is Howie's tagline. :) "
I'm old and weak of mind.....
"One inch on the map ~ is not one inch on the ground"
01/31/2020 08:21AM
I see nothing so far in the way of obit/services. The only thing I saw was a post from his sister saying a celebration of his life tbd, not before February. I don't know if this would be in Mankato where he lived, or in Iowa where he grew up. I'll post if I see anything.
"Enjoy every sandwich"
02/02/2020 04:35PM
Very Sad news indeed... While I never met him, I know the character of a man of that nature! Always let people know how much you appreciate them, unfortunately we are not guaranteed tomorrow. Prayers for the family!
Bruce
Bruce
Good Paddling, Great Fishing, and God Bless All...
02/05/2020 02:24PM
Mocha: "Thanks for posting. I have also been watching the obits. Im only 25 miles from Mankato and would like to visit with his family. He was a good man."
I don't know if you've seen this or if it has been spread through the forum yet, but I did find this today:
GSP Brian Guess pre-obituary
03/05/2020 05:04PM
Very sad to see this. Rest In Peace, fair winds and following seas.
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".
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