New Trip Report posted by Kiporby

Trip Name: A Paddling Partner for Life, Part 2. The Thunder Point Loop.

Entry Point: 55A

Click Here to View Trip Report

great report! I just have to know...did that crazy turtle swim away after diving off that cliff?

What a great experience. Sorry about your back. She's sure a little cutie.

Your one lucky person. Keep paddling forward.

wonderful report dan!

i bet in 15 years she will be planning the routes and carrying the heaviest gear. :)

Loved the report....you are building memories of a lifetime for you and your daughter. I so wish we had started going when our boys were younger so they could have had the experience. We were on a trip that started July 13th and came out early on the Saturday after you left. The weather never improved for us...you were smart to leave when you did. Hope your back is better.

Great report! Glad to hear you made it out safely. I've had back problems off and on and it's always in the back of my mind when canoe tripping. But having a 5 year-old tripping partner really ups the ante. Thanks for posting!

Thanks for the compliments guys and YES, the turtle did survive.

Nice job as usual kip. We missed you at TC that friday night.

Great report Kip, I can't wait to take my son next summer

Another inspiring report. Thanks. My 6 year old daughter has been up there 3 times now with various groups of family members and I keep thinking we need to do a trip just the two of us. Thanks for proving yet again that it can be done.

Love all the pink by the way (jacket, water bottle, chair) I live in the same situation.

Take those kids along! They are the future stewards of the BWCA and Quetico. The life lessons they will learn in the wilderness are invaluable.

Thanks again for brightening my day with that trip report! (I remember last years trip report.) Your daughter is really a special kid and oh my god...that smile! So glad you could take her where she obviously loves to be now- you are a super parent! I so wish I had known about the BWCA when my guys were young. Thanks for the report and those wonderful pictures! I really liked the maps too!

thanks for another great report with your daughter. Lots of good pictures.

Nice report!

Cool thing about taking young kids is you get to eat Poptarts for breakfast and Mac and Cheese for dinner!

Great report! Truly an inspiration. 8-days in the bwca with a young child is pretty amazing to me. Great job! What did you use for a video camera? I am going to have to bring one for my boys on the next trip.

Thanks again guys.

I have a Canon DVD Camcorder DC230.

Link

Kiporby,
What a great sequel and I hope to read many more segments. I read this report the other day and had to go back to the original trip report from last year. I enjoyed it more the second time. Good work, great example for anyone wondering how to go about canoe tripping with young kids. That final picture of her holding the canoe says it all.
Thanks for sharing.
Boppa

Super report - well done! I was nervous reading it knowing what could have happened. I am planning to take my 6 and 9 year old girls on their first trip next year and want to minimize potential hazards like larger bodies of water. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Thanks for a very nice report

Kiporby- great report. Time spent in wilderness with those you love is heaven on earth. She'll never forget.

Glad this got brought to the top! What a great report! You're a model father!

Nice report! I finally had a chance to read it today. I don't know if I'll be daring enough to bring my youngest alone with me when he gets to be 5.

Thanks Guys! Part 3 is in the trip planning stages now. :)