Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Listening Point - General Discussion :: Morning Routine
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paddlinjoe |
If I am not solo, I really enjoy waking up before everyone else and taking in the quiet solitude. After getting up, I'd like to wash up a little, start coffee and prep for breakfast. If it's cold I'll get a small fire going for the others. I think sitting and drinking coffee looking out at a calm morning lake is about as good as it gets. |
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nofish |
Usually the dog crawls out of the tent with me. We mosey on down to the water and I usually start the day off with a little fishing from the shore while he patrols the perimeter for any night time invaders. Then I'll go check the wood supply to make sure we're set there to start the day. Then maybe some more fishing. Then I'll get the food bag down to get the coffee started so that its ready by time the wife wakes up. Once the coffee is going I'll probably make a few more casts from shore. Then I'll pour myself the first cup of coffee and grab the most comfortable spot to sit while I sip on the first cup. Once thats done I'll start thinking about getting breakfast going. Thats about the time the wife wakes up. She drinks her coffee while I prep breakfast then we usually share the cooking/clean up process. This year my 6 year old daughter is joining us. I imagine mornings will be a little different. She'll probably wake up about the same time I do. She'll probably join me in some fishing as she usually does when given the chance. I'll probably have to skip the a little fishing while the coffee brews in favor of getting breakfast going earlier as she likes to eat right away. She also enjoys 2nd and sometimes 3rd breakfast so need to start the first one early to make time for the other 2. |
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missmolly |
2. Reawaken at 4:10. Hit the snooze again. 3. Up at 4:20. I keep my wet fishing clothes outside the tent and a dry-never-leave-the-tent set for sleeping. Shuck the dry, warm clothes. Don the wet, cold clothes, hastened only by step 4. 4. Pee. 5. Cast a couple times from shore. Empty the canoe if it rained that night. 6. I'm off, eating a Larabar down the water. |
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Spartan2 |
If we were in a hurry to get on the lake, I would have a quick cup of coffee and start breakfast. Latrine visit first, of course. But if we weren't (and in our later years we usually weren't in such a hurry), I would painfully climb out of the tent (lots and lots of arthritis here), hope that Spartan1 had the hot water going so that I could have my first cup of decaf or hot chocolate. And then get the photography gear out. Take camera down to the lake and try to photograph morning mist, morning calm, any available loons, etc. Coffee/hot chocolate usually got cold while I was doing this. Sipping as I did my thing. We were breakfast people. Snacks were fine for lunch, but we usually had a good hot breakfast with eggs, precooked bacon, hash browns or pancakes, and Tang. For me, breakfast was the big meal of the day. Spartan1 took this photo on our last trip in 2013, on a cold, foggy morning in May. Brule Lake. |
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moosedoggie |
Make coffee Drink coffee Wake up Drink coffee Visit deep woods Go fish Come back Cook breakfast Continue with day... |
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yellowcanoe |
boonie: "Enjoy your morning :) You deserve it! Boonie is younger than I am.. I follow the same steps in a little different order. Latrine comes before coffee.. And after coffee.. and there is the pill box.. SSMTWTHF..... It's always nice to have morning quiet time just to watch the day unfurl. |
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boonie |
But the medications - I've got a bunch now too; didn't have any less than 3 years ago. :( |
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MidwestMan |
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ekffazr |
get coffee, add whiskey or not. if travelling, wake the blanket butts up, and get packing. if not, then do nothing then do more nothing while hoping no one else gets up anytime soon. |
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SaganagaJoe |
Now I wish I was there, darn. :) |
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DeanL |
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TrailZen |
Our daughter, about 13 at the time, used verse to describe our routine more succinctly: Dawn broke, the Old Man f@rted, We packed our sh*t and soon departed. TZ |
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walllee |
Hit the latrene Make coffee Drink coffee.... listen to the forest Drink more coffee Drink more coffee Pee Go out fishing Go back to camp Drink more coffee |
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unshavenman |
moosedoggie: "Get out of the hammock This is pretty much my routine as well. Gettingout of the hammock is the hardest part. |
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justpaddlin |
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GopherAdventure |
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schweady |
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MN_Lindsey |
What is your morning routine? I'm heading up soon with the husband and some friends for an adult BWCA adventure, and I plan to incorporate some yoga and meditation this time upon wakeup. My plan... - wake up - water - yoga down by the water (if the campsite allows) - prayer + meditation - Organo Gold Coffee (which has Ganoderma lucidum, a powerhouse mushroom oil known for its powerful antioxidants) and I'll bring along some Vital Proteins, a collagen peptides to further boost my morning joe. Yes. I'm treating it like a wilderness spa! When I've had my kiddo along usually its wake up, and go get the food bag and make breakfast straight away... I can't wait for a slower morning. What do you usually do when you wake up? |
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boonie |
Mine consists of convincing myself to get out of the sack, get out of the tent, ratchet myself into a semi-erect posture (an arcane form of yoga practiced by old arthritic people), engage in some movements with no resemblance to tai-chi, drink a cup of coffee while sighing, watch loons/moose/ducks/chipmunks/beaver, visit the latrine, eat breakfast while staring blankly at the lake, have another coffee while adhering to the adage, "don't just do something, sit there!". But your plan sounds great. |
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cowdoc |
boonie: "Enjoy your morning :) You deserve it! Hahahaha! More power to you Lindsey, but I tend to follow boonies mantra. Somewhere in there I throw in a pinch, sit, drink coffee and just listen to the woods wake up. |
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ozarkpaddler |
boonie: "Enjoy your morning :) You deserve it! That's MY preferred routine, Boonie, even when I WASN'T old and arthritic (LOL)! Staring at the lake, listening to the loon music, watching the mist rise off of the water, and drinking coffee out of my decades old "Dripolator" with any good coarse ground coffee. When in June, I usually get a bit more protein in my coffee too. I wonder if Black Flies and 'Skeeters have antioxidents (LOL)? |
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jhb8426 |
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merlyn |
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hobbydog |
But if I hear rain on the tent, it is my morning to sleep in. If I want to beat the wind I can be on my way in less than an hour after crawling out of the sack. |
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Wintersguy80 |
Group trips and solo base camps, usually up early to hear/watch the world come alive. Wet a line.. coffee... then on with the day. |
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MN_Lindsey |
Wake up, find the food bag, enjoy (regular) coffee and breakfast with friends. Occasionally stand up and do a few yoga poses as the morning/day progressed. I did always immediately thank God upon opening my eyes that I was alive and a bear didn't eat us in the middle of the night or steal our food. ;-) |
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x2jmorris |
Once I have had coffee, whiskey, and chew I then start getting breakfast ready for everyone. Usually this is pancakes and salami. So I cook that up and then get everyone up who isn't and serve breakfast with coffee. After that I do all the dishes and then head over to my hammock and throw another chew in and relax until I decide what I am doing that day. |
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TomT |
x2jmorris: "I then start getting breakfast ready for everyone. Usually this is pancakes and salami. So I cook that up and then get everyone up who isn't and serve breakfast with coffee. I brought with some pre cooked bacon for last years trip and it was really good. Maybe save the salami for lunch? I almost gagged when I read that. :) |
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mjmkjun |
My routine no different than others in that I'm awake predawn, make coffee and then the oatmeal. Following are the meds & dietary supplement pills. Usually, Ibuprofen or Tylenol is in the mix. While I sip another cup of coffee......take in the sights, sounds, and smells of what is around me. Like clockwork, my thoughts wonder of those who have traveled and dwelled in this rugged country 200 years ago. A hundred years ago. What life must have been like. Tough, I would imagine. Do their spirits linger here solo, like mine? You know, just for the view. Might fiddle with something or the other in camp. A big lake calls for a leisure paddle when the Tylenol does its thing. x2jmorris & Tom T, a slab of spam is now available in single serving packets. Is that not good news or what! |
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x2jmorris |
TomT: "x2jmorris: "I then start getting breakfast ready for everyone. Usually this is pancakes and salami. So I cook that up and then get everyone up who isn't and serve breakfast with coffee. Oh the salami is amazing. After the pancakes are cooked I put the salami in the pan and fry it. I also use it with cheese and bread for some good sandwiches. |
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OldTripper |
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riverrunner |
I like a morning fire. Start fire, get the water boiling, enjoy. |
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x2jmorris |
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K52 |
TomT: "x2jmorris: "I then start getting breakfast ready for everyone. Usually this is pancakes and salami. So I cook that up and then get everyone up who isn't and serve breakfast with coffee. The whiskey is a vital part of this breakfast menu. |
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nctry |
Layover days are usually more laid back... slower pace... One thing I’ve noticed is the wide difference in styles and expectations. While I like to get going, I also don’t like rush... Lindsey has a good routine... more than the actual what she does it’s the discipline to make time to do this and probably has a more enjoyable trip doing this. Whether it is yoga or boonie yoga (haha) spending a few moments soaking in the obvious is a great reason many go. Coffee is a nice thing for most... Groups that are run by taskmasters... how unenjoyable is that? Or paddling with people that expect to be waited on? Not who I want to paddle with... I can adjust to most situations. But my ideal routine is my friend. |
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missmolly |
lundojam: "hydration I have always assumed that you're like Kim Jung Un and neither pee nor poop. ;-) |
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mjmkjun |
x2jmorris: "mjmkjun you know for the past couple years I look at those spam singles and think about it. I have only had spam once and I had it cold between bread with cheese and it was disgusting. However I have heard it is rather good fried up in a pan.... just haven't taken the plunge yet." Try the turkey spam. Surprisingly good! Too bad it isn't available in single packets in local Walmart or Krogers. I'm not fond of spam, either. In fact, I rarely eat it but for little meat to veggie & rice one-pot meals, it'll do fine. Better consistency and taste than gritty dehydrated beef, IMO. Might as well be eating sand. |
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lundojam |
bobber-ation caffienation fascination I'm too classy to mention defecation and urination. |
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Cc26 |
Cast out a bobber Light a smoke Coffee Eat breakfast More coffee Another smoke Visit the latrine Sometimes lay in the hammock Go fishing |
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WonderMonkey |
If we are going to explore or fish, etc. I'll go do that. If not I'll tidy up around my sleeping area. Or I'll do it later but I'll do it at some point. |
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MN_Lindsey |
merlyn: "I had to look up organo gold coffee. $ 5.78 an ounce!!!!!!! over$90.00 a pound ! I can camp a week for $90.00 and drink an entire pot of great coffee every morning too. just saying" Oh yeah, it's definitely "treat" coffee. It comes in single packs and tastes downright amazing for instant coffee. Normally at home I'm drinking Trader Joes coffee for a fraction of the cost. ;-) I've been loving reading everyone's comments. So fun to see while we're basically the same, wake up and have coffee, I love our personal nuances as well. |
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jillpine |
If July: stay in sleeping bag to avoid horseflies and wish it was June If August: fish and swim If September: fish and shiver If October: shiver Haven't been Nov - Apr Each month is accompanied by instant coffee. Anything else only adds weight. |
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woodsandwater |
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nctry |
Made coffee, one piece Fred’s Cajun bacon, two eggs, and mixed up some yogurt... well it looked like yogurt.... okey, it was pancake mix. But I used homemade maple syrup. Beautiful mornings are a gift. Here for us to enjoy... (also a time to take morning meds) Saturday night I found out I had COPD... I was in a pretty good flare up. Not finding a lot of relief yet. But with grandkids and both daughters here I’m feeling blessed. And getting up I still had my moment of solitude... life is good! |
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heavylunch |
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MN_Lindsey |
heavylunch: "I find some ethically sourced organic wood and start a fire." bahahhaa |