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01/01/2022 09:56AM
I hope it's okay that I launch this year's roll call.
Whether you are after the big one, or just looking for a spot to relax, there is no better place than bwca.com for planning that next paddling adventure.
Here's to a great 2022! Hoping to get out on three trips again this year.
Whether you are after the big one, or just looking for a spot to relax, there is no better place than bwca.com for planning that next paddling adventure.
Here's to a great 2022! Hoping to get out on three trips again this year.
01/02/2022 09:44PM
Greetings all. Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2022... and at least one good canoe trip!
A member for almost 18 years now.
01/03/2022 07:31AM
Still here and glad to be a part of this community since 2006. Our wilderness canoe trips together began in 1971 and continued until 2013. We still go to the canoe country each summer, and we have our reservation for a cabin at Rockwood Lodge in June of 2022. Day trips in the canoe, hikes in the woods, campfires, food from Trail Center, time in Grand Marais, seeing friends who live up there--it is just our "happy place."
Photo above was taken a few days ago in Atlanta as we were headed in to Mercedes Benz stadium to support our Spartans in the Peach Bowl game.
Happy New Year to all of you from the Spartans!
01/03/2022 09:53AM
I’m here! Looking forward to two Canoe Country trips this year. Late May and mid August. Also I’m still experiencing America out west hiking in mountains and camping in National Parks.
A Raven photobombed me on a lunch break at Delicate Arch!
I hope everyone has the best 2022 possible!
See you on the trail or waterways!
01/03/2022 11:15AM
MichiganMan: "MichiganMan here. Sadly, no canoe trip in 2021. Had to settle for an outpost cabin trip in Ontario once the border opened up. Working on planning a 2022 Quetico trip. Here's to the pandemic going away and no forest fires in 2022!"
Hey, MichiganMan--that boat, though!
I'm here too and hoping to get back to the BWCA this year after getting our trip this past August cancelled last minute due to the fires. So where did I go instead? To Sylvania in...Michigan! enjoyed that so much I'm hoping to get back there this year as well.
01/04/2022 12:36PM
Looking forward to a normal canoeing season: no fires, no bad storms, no ignorant campers who disrespect the wilderness, lots of peace and quiet and great fishing, lots of blueberries and no bear problems, abundant wildlife that is more than happy to entertain you during your trip, Northern Lights, and too many great photo ops to pass up.
Safe paddling to all.
Chris Norbury
Safe paddling to all.
Chris Norbury
01/04/2022 03:11PM
hobbydog: ""
Lookin' good, hobbydog. I was about to ask where you got your toque, but then I saw that your wife made it for you. A true voyageur now! :)
01/05/2022 11:19AM
Happy New Year
01/07/2022 04:56PM
I’ve been on the forum for less than a year but have been going to the bwca for about 15 years. I’ve really been enjoying the forum, especially the trip reports. I’ve also poured over as much fishing tips as possible.
I’m due for a long trip this year. Too many short ones lately.
I’m due for a long trip this year. Too many short ones lately.
01/08/2022 06:57PM
Always fun to recognize some of you from my CCBB days.
No idea what my original handle was around here, so re-upped a few years ago.
I hope you all have a great year with many outdoor adventures.
Yikes, I've been going to the BWCA for 42 years now. Hope to get another winter and fall trip in this year.
The Bdub, keeps those of us approaching oldster status looking and feeling young........well, maybe not after a long portage.
01/15/2022 09:13PM
Hello
My posts are few, but I am still kicking and reading your posts. I am turning 75 this year. Ouch! Over the past few years my trips have been few and far between. I went solo in 2018 and planning for a late May trip this year with my son and his friend. I will paddle my solo Merlin stripper. I started building another cedar strip canoe in 2021. Getting a canoe on my shoulders is more difficult these days so I am building a light weight 13' pack canoe (Ashes Solo Pack). My goal is 35 lbs.
I am concerned where wilderness ethic is going in the BWCAW. I hope it survives COVID (if that ever happens). In any event, happy paddling and cheers.
01/23/2022 10:16PM
I'm here and looking forward to 2022 paddling. We ended 2021 with a New Years Eve paddle, and soon that after the cold weather (for South Carolina) set in. Even saw about 6" of snow and ice in Upstate SC; that is enough to paralyze the city for a few days.
This year should include a few paddling trips out of the South along with our local lakes and rivers. In early June it will be a trip to the Saint Regis Canoe Area in the Adirondack Park -my first time there- and hitting the Western Pennsylvania Solo Canoe Rendezvous on the way up. In September comes a trip to Minnesota with a few days in the BWCA then a stop in Backus to pick up our Scamp 16 (A shout out to Bellolake, I might have to quiz you on campgrounds in your area). I still like to "primitive" camp with tent, but the wife likes walls and it beats a motel when travelling.
Let's all hope for a better and safer year for 2022!
New Years Eve Paddle
This year should include a few paddling trips out of the South along with our local lakes and rivers. In early June it will be a trip to the Saint Regis Canoe Area in the Adirondack Park -my first time there- and hitting the Western Pennsylvania Solo Canoe Rendezvous on the way up. In September comes a trip to Minnesota with a few days in the BWCA then a stop in Backus to pick up our Scamp 16 (A shout out to Bellolake, I might have to quiz you on campgrounds in your area). I still like to "primitive" camp with tent, but the wife likes walls and it beats a motel when travelling.
Let's all hope for a better and safer year for 2022!
New Years Eve Paddle
02/06/2022 03:13PM
Freeleo1: "
Still here. Working on a Big Bend trip in March and hopefully a trip to Prague later this year. Hopefully we can get back up north in 2023. I feel like I should have five trees by now. Maybe someday. "
Prague is on my short list. Visited Budapest twice in the last few years. Interesting part of the world.
02/07/2022 01:17PM
Freeleo1: "
Still here. Working on a Big Bend trip in March and hopefully a trip to Prague later this year. Hopefully we can get back up north in 2023. I feel like I should have five trees by now. Maybe someday. "
Plan on at least three days of hiking out of Chisos Basin--enjoy Big Bend!
TZ
02/10/2022 10:05AM
2022 BWCA
In the future, I hope to get back to you one day
At night I dream of paddling far, far away
Glassy lakes & lazy rivers, gliding in my sleep
Tough portages up & down, some are very steep
At the end of the trails, the lakes come looming into sight
I lift my packs with all my will and move them with my might
Ponds & swamps & bogs & fens, watch for animals & creatures
Take in the trees, the wind, the waves, the vastness of the features
To some it seems like hard work and not a vacation at your leisure
To each their own...do whatever is gonna please ya.
Beautiful Minnesota is in the future at some point. New to me places in the Adirondacks still to explore, planning a week long loop trip early in the season. Bought a new frying pan & a new map...days are getting longer! Cheers!
In the future, I hope to get back to you one day
At night I dream of paddling far, far away
Glassy lakes & lazy rivers, gliding in my sleep
Tough portages up & down, some are very steep
At the end of the trails, the lakes come looming into sight
I lift my packs with all my will and move them with my might
Ponds & swamps & bogs & fens, watch for animals & creatures
Take in the trees, the wind, the waves, the vastness of the features
To some it seems like hard work and not a vacation at your leisure
To each their own...do whatever is gonna please ya.
Beautiful Minnesota is in the future at some point. New to me places in the Adirondacks still to explore, planning a week long loop trip early in the season. Bought a new frying pan & a new map...days are getting longer! Cheers!
02/17/2022 09:29AM
TrailZen: "Freeleo1: "
Still here. Working on a Big Bend trip in March and hopefully a trip to Prague later this year. Hopefully we can get back up north in 2023. I feel like I should have five trees by now. Maybe someday. "
Plan on at least three days of hiking out of Chisos Basin--enjoy Big Bend!
TZ"
We are planning on Dog canyon/ Devils Den, an area we haven't seen yet. And checking out the fire damage in the Chisos. And the search for the elusive Red Buffalo! Has anyone heard from HoHo lately? He hasn't shown up for a while.
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