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Knoozer
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Still here. Enjoyed two trips to the BW in 2021. Trying for two more this year. Looking forward to my son joining me again, last time was in 2003.
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HayRiverDrifter
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Present. Me and my darlin. I am a blessed man.
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tumblehome
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Here. Hoping for more time in the water this year.
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flytyer
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Planning a trip. Will be 80. Won't be a difficult trip but, at least, I am going to make the effort.
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ForestDuff
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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.
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ghamer
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I'm here, hoping to complete trip #50 in 2022. :-)
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DRob1992
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Still grindin. Fish on
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bottomtothetap
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pamonster: "Still lurking, sometimes posting "
With that many trees in your profile I'd guess that "Still posting, sometimes lurking" would be more accurate! :)
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bottomtothetap
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Basspro69: "
Still kicking "
Is there irony that "Basspro" is pictured with a trout?
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schweady
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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.
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billconner
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Well, I'm still here, and wishing everyone the best for 2022!
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Savage Voyageur
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Still here, going on my 42nd year of BWCA tripping, 12 years here.
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Northwoodsman
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Still here. Hoping to at least make a day trip into the BWCA this summer, possibly an overnight. Last trip was May 2019.
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GraniteCliffs
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Still here for another January of studying the calendar and planning multiple 2022 trips to the BW and Q.
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carmike
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I love this thread every year. Nice to see some faces with the familiar names.
Here's my daughter, getting ready to go chase some frogs, turtles, and maybe a bass or two.
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burrow1
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Happy new year
No plans …..yet still recovering from my second hip replacement
Paddle on
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BuckeyeVol
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Still here and honestly glad 2021 is gone. Looking forward to a positive 2022!
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Speckled
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Happy New Year!
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MichiganMan
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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!
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OgimaaBines
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Happy New Year everyone!
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30Smoke
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Planning a long June one for sure -Stuart to Crooked?, maybe a September solo to Isle of Pines and Ottertrack and other lakes in that area!
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unshavenman
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Happily here, planning my July BWCA trip and hoping Quetico opens this year for a June trip to the Argo Minn McAree area.
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MossBack
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I will be around, somewhere , somehow. MB
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boonie
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Here and hoping to do a little more this year. I hope everyone has a good year.
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Jaywalker
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I'm here, and managed a personal record 38 days tripping this year in BWCA and Wabakimi. Wishing everyone a great 2022.
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PuffinGin
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Still kicking. In 2022, hope for a few days stay and playing tourist up near Grand Marais and some day paddling in BWCA with former tripping partners and their spouse (spouces? spice?). Plans for this in 2019 were canceled because of Covid concerns.
According to my profile, I joined bwc.com 7-4-2012. First trip to Quetico was with soon-to-be husband, Darryl in late June 1978. Last trip to Q with D was July 2010. My last trip to Quetico which was with three of the regulars on Q trips with my husband and I. Arthritic knees and subsequent replacement of both made it too difficult for me to do further trips. Also didn't want to be a burden to tripping partners pre TKR and after, I can no longer kneel so camping is --well too painful or at least problematic. Ready to give day tripping a go with partners who know me and are willing to tolerate an old, crotchety broad. Am also considering easy camping trips where I might take a light weight cot. If my back is okay with bending inside tent. Sadly, one of our regular tripping partners and a dear friend, my BiL Dave, passed away from ALS six years ago in November 2014.
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adam
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Still crazy after all these years.
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Buster
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Still here...:)
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Fearlessleader
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Still hoping to get up there for our 52nd year but my wife’s bad hip may make it difficult. Either way I’m sure we’ll at least visit the perimeter. Hopefully the fires will hold off this year.
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mmarksnp
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No such thing as too many trips, short or long. But I hear you
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mmarksnp
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Present and accounted for. Route is planned for my annual pilgrimage from NC entering Moose/Portage river entry 16 to Mudro. Six out the seven days will be new territory for me.
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kanawa
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Present and accounted for. Thanks for the community.
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papalambeau
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Still kicking. Looking forward to a first week in June trip with my sons and grandsons. Group of 7 and 3 canoes in 2022. Can't wait!
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Minnesotian
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Ya, sure, youbetcha don't ya know...
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yogi59weedr
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Yogi here. Putting another year in my pic a nic basket..
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TuscaroraBorealis
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portagedog09
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Happy New Year paddlers! May this be the start of a great paddling and tripping year for all of us!
pd
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Basspro69
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Still kicking
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JWilder
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Alive and well. Continuing to fight the good fight!
JW
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airmorse
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Im here.
Always planning trips. Whether I get to go is the problem.
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pastorjsackett
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New Year! New adventures! Let's do this!
My daughter Hannah in the Quetico a few years ago.
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nctry
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The trip I saw Dorothy for the last time. My son turns forty in April...
Happy 2022 everyone. I pray it’s a blessed year for everyone.
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missmolly
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I'm still here and planning to paddle and fish again this summer. Yee-haw!
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TrailZen
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Still kickin'. Hoping 2022 includes a 10-day Quetico trip around our 50th anniversary.
TZ
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Great Melinko
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Present.
Happy New Years!
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andym
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Here’s to a great 2022 for everyone. Hope we can get back to the BW this year. It’s been too long.
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Michwall2
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Hoping to get at least one trip in with my grandson this year. That will be a new adventure!
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GopherAdventure
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Still here. Hoping to do several canoe/hike trips this year. First one will be either late February or early March, then waiting until spring for some more trips. This will be my 8th year as a member on BWCA.com. 
Tony
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Ausable
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Minnesotian: "
Ya, sure, youbetcha don't ya know..."
Ha! "How to Talk Minnesotan." And in that spirit, "I could be worse." Hoping to visit for another canoe trip in 2022.
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PeaceFrog
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Let’s go 2022. Ready and excited for this summer. Actively planning and tweaking everyday. Happy New Year and best wishes for everyone. stay healthy.
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JRUWL
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Happy New Year all!
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BeaV
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Here.
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geotramper
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Frequent lurker, occasional poster.
Bought a Northwind 17 in Blacklite in September last year. Had hoped to take it out for a fall trip but an injury derailed those plans. Looking forward to getting it on the water in 2022.
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butthead
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Spending my time on other things but this old butthead is still kicking around.
butthead
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smoke11
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Still here most every day.
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ChiTrader
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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
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Erk
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Happy new year everyone! Here’s to a healthier and more adventurous year.
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MississippiDan
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Here. Planning family trip with grandsons. Will stay at resort and do day trips.
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hobbydog
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Retired this year so planning a long Woodland Caribou trip in early June. My wife knitted me a Voyagers toque for Christmas that should come in handy in early June.
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Jackfish
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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! :)
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tomo
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Happy New Year! The fam and I spent New Year's at a cabin on Clearwater lake. For 12 blessed hours we even managed to hide the fact that the cabin had wifi from our screen addled teenagers.
Great to be up north amidst a winter wonderland. Saw a BWCA.COM sticker on a truck at the cabin a few doors down, but I never saw anyone outside so I wasn't able to make a connection.
Got out last summer for a five day Flambeau river solo and four day brotherly bonding BWCA trip. This year I'd like to paddle the Bois Brule top to bottom and bottom to top, get into Wabakimi if they'll have us, and continue on the path of getting more time soloing. I have a hankering for a long Canadian solo if I can ever manage to hit pause on my work life long enough...
Anyway, happy new year to one and all. May this year be less of a hot mess than the last few.
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Waterstrider
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Happy New Year
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WhiteWolf
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Still kicking.
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merlyn
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Happy----(insert holiday of choice here)----- I'll be watching for the flying moose decal on canoes again this year in May and August.
PS: already too many photos of old guys with grey hair and beards on this message so I won't add mine
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mgraber
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Here!
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ducks
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Still here and loving this site . Just don’t post as often as I used to.
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Outdoorsfan69
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Still here!! Hoping for my first full blown solo trip this late summer/early fall. Happy New Year everyone!
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bobbwca
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Still here!
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TRadam
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Happy to have stayed safe so far and eager to do a few winter trips and summer as well in 2022.
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LindenTree
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Still here and having fun. ;-)
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Twins87
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Still here lurking after all these years. Hubby & I rang in the New Year at the end of the Gunflint Trail. Hoping for more trips to canoe country in 2022 than we managed in 2021. Looking to enter the BW in April, which is the only month we haven't been there.
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Karl
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Moved away from MN sadly but will be back for a trip this year - can't wait.
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1JimD
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Looking forward to 2022 ! 
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Aslowhand
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Still here. Hope to do a trip in Canada this year.
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Canoe Dude
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Here. Added a MN III to the garage last fall
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elycanoeportager
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Ready for 2022 
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Grandma L
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Still around - and following the message board since 2006 - paddling when I can!
Grandma L
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Twins87
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bellolake: "I'm still lurking around. Haven't done much paddling for a while but I stick my nose in fairly often to see what everybody else is up to. I hope everyone has a safe and healthy 2022. "
So good to see you are still lurking!!!! Hope you and yours are doing well, and you're enjoying retirement.
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bellolake
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We are doing well, thanks. We have moved more to campground camping since we bought a Scamp 5th wheel camper. Liz was pretty much over sleeping on the ground and we want to travel as soon as she retires.
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eagle98mn
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Here - reading the forums frequently, commenting occasionally. Planning 1-2 trips this year - I have unfinished business in the Brant Lake area after the fires!
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HighnDry
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Awesome! Still looking very much in the pink.
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lindylair
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By popular request... Hello all, Float Stanley here. Sure miss all you fine folks. Haven't been on a BWCA trip for a looong time! :(
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BearMandolin
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Present if late. Planing a couple trips in 2022 after my fall trip to Quetico in 2021.
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pswith5
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I am present. Pop in every couple days. Ready for a wingnite. Probable not in mpls. Restrictions may still bother people. Expect I will get up to the bw at least twice this year.
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TrailZen
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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
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crumpman
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Still kicking in Cincinnati
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LamboSleeper
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Really looking forward to a trip this summer. Happy Fishing Days!
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Boonequest
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Group of 6 of us coming in early June!
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wxce1260
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Here!
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halvorsonchristopher
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Here!
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leag
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Still here!
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Pinetree
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Tomorrow, December 3rd, will be my 13th year on this great board. Well wishes to all in 2022 and hope those who canoed last year and those of us who didn't make it last year make up for it this year.
Happy New Year.
Note: It would be kind of neat to tell us how many years you been present on this board, which is like an extended family to many, including me.
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TomT
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Hoping to get into Canada in ‘22.
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Pilgrimpaddler
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Still alive and kicken’. I lost 3 friends in 2021, so it’d be great if that pattern doesn’t extend into this year. I’ll be doing a late May trip up to the Wine Lake area, possibly with a couple relatively young sherpas, er, newbies. Also hoping to get my wife up for the first time since we had to cancel our planned August trip to Homer last year.
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straighthairedcurly
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Happy New Year to everyone! Managed 3 trips last year before the BW closed down. This summer, aiming for 5 to make up for the missed one last summer.
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Mocha
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I'll be around. Seems canoeing is but memory since I haven't been since 2017.
Since 2009. So, 12 years.
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Canoearoo
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This will be my 19th year on this forum.
We added a new canoe buddy this fall. Bilbo is a 4 month old sheltie and he hurt himself running a week ago.
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BonzSF
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Here and ready to go. Had to cancel last year for a multitude of reasons. which worked out because our entry point was closed due to the fires. Sure got a jump on planning and refining our "planned" route. And was able to acquire more gear! 
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blutofish1
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Still here and kickin.
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fishonfishoff
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I'm still kicking. Hopefully make it back up there in September.
FishonFishoff
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bwcadan
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Yup: Still here and planning 2 trips with different grands.
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missmolly
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adam: "Still crazy after all these years.
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I love that song.
It's weird to see your photo, Adam. When I imagine you, I picture Oz, with his huge head and booming voice and flame and smoke. And I'm the Cowardly Lion, running for it.
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Jackfish
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Greetings all. Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2022... and at least one good canoe trip!
A member for almost 18 years now.
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bhouse46
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I check in and read posts nearly every day since 10-2012 and have been tripping since 1979. And I still learn something new from time to time. Physical restrictions and other barriers have been a barrier, but it looks promising for this year. 
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Tony
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Still hanging around. Happy New Year, everyone. Been a member since March of 2005.
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MHS67
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Still here and enjoying all the folks on this site. I started here in 2007 as willys53. Then in 2011 as MHS67. Hope I can make it back there this summer. I sure miss that country.
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jillpine
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Fun to see the faces! Wishing all a terrific 2022!
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Zulu
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 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!
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Loony_canoe
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Still here. Always hoping for more trips than I possibly can take.
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RedLakePaddler
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Still here. Hoping to make a trip every month from May to September.
Carl
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Spartan2
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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!
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BearBurrito
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I am here and looking forward to multiple trips this year.
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hiawatha
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Ready to get wet again!
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bottomtothetap
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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.
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Mo63021
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Happy New Year to all!! Visit this site daily, do not post nearly enough. Looking forward to a Mid-May trip this year with son #1, first time with hammocks, should be a fun time!
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MikeinMpls
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Mike from Minneapolis present. Let's hope some sanity returns to the northwoods in 2022.
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Ceekay43
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Can't wait for 2022! So many trip options and not enough time!
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thebotanyguy
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Here I am! Everybody wears a PFD - I'm the one in green.
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Big Tent
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Been hanging around here since Dec 2005. No more trips with Luke, I’m sad to say.
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HighnDry
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Hope float Stanley makes an appearance...
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AceAceAce
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Starting my 3rd year amongst this crowd. Racked up six trips in the last two years, and looking forward to two or three more this year!
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Barca
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Planning on visiting WCPP for the first time. Always look forward to a new place.
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KevinL
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Still kicking.
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HangLoose
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Still here. Happy New Year!
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UPBoy
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UPBoy here again in 2022.
Made the big move from Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Stacy, Minnesota. Living in a log house on a small lake. Looking forward to many more trips to my favorite place
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Jazzywine
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*raises hand* -- "Here... sort of."
Moved out of state but left my canoe in MN a few years ago. Made it back to the BWCA each summer so far but this summer is looking tight. Still working on trip reports from the last three years.
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chessie
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Still vertical....mostly. Appreciate the advice, discussions, photos from everyone . Fortunate that we had permit for Eastern region this past August!
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Captn Tony
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I'm still causing problems. Planning on doing the same this year!
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Bearpath9
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Yup, still around. One trip (hopefully) in August, maybe another in September. Sorry, no pics.
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msnature
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Back again! Looking forward to planning a week at Kawishiwi Lodge this year. "Luxury" trip with friends.
Happy New Year all!!
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lindylair
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Hanging in there...planning a late May trip again this year, maybe another. Been around here since 2007, time well spent.
Photo taken in 1976 on Isabella Lake. I am the guy on the left with the bibs. Ha.
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plexmidwest
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Getting a new knee next week, maybe a trip this year.
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colvera
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I’m still here! Planning another September trip with a group of six I think. Happy paddling friends!
Membership only a couple years but I’ve been lurking since 2015. ??
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walllee
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Still kicking…
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Canoe42
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I'm here as usual.
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QuietWaters
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No trip until 2023. Photo is from first trip in '97: Saganaga Lake, so glassy I felt I was paddling off the edge of the earth.
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Jeriatric
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Still here after 15 years of membership. I'm getting a little old for canoe trips so last year I fished from a motor boat in the BW.
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bordertrail
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Will be 70 this year, hope to do a trip from Lake One. With or without friends. Unfortunately they have jobs. (or fortunately). Will see how far I get depending on my endurance.
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HighPlainsDrifter
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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.
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HansSolo
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Still alive and paddling!
Hans Solo
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Boppa
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Boppa is fortunately still paddling! Sharing some pictures from last year's trips. Hope everyone has a great time planning trips for this season. Happy New Year to all.
Boppa
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ZIMTLSA
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Good evening all. Not too active here the last couple years but still check in regularly. Added another boat to the collection in 2021 so had fun getting to know each other. Safe travels to all.
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Kendra
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On board.
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Ottertailvoyageur
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Looking forward to a couple of nice trips in 2022!
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KarlBAndersen1
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I'm here - doing what I do:
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SunCatcher
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SunCatcher,
Still kickin...
Did a trip with Cowdoc, & Kiporby this year.
3 solos.
Peace to you All. 
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pamonster
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Still lurking, sometimes posting
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Arkansas Man
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I'm still around... retirement seems to be keeping me busy! I need to come north!
Good to see all those still around too!
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JohnR
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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.
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RetiredDave
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No gray hair, okay. I'm the one on the right, over 40 years ago.
Thank you, all of you, for your wisdom, humor, and kindness over the years.
Member since 2013.
Dave 
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L.T.sully
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I'm still here much to the shock of some.Living in Virginia these days. It's not the worst gig.
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Podunk
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Yep still here hoping for a better year for all
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CanoeViking
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Still here. Taking the little ones this year! Lord willing.
-CanoeViking
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sedges
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Made it through another wonderful year, my first year of retirement. Paddled the local waters in 2021.
Looks like I'll have snow in NE GA for my 70th this weekend.
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Bonvicken
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Still here!
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boss_angler
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Glad to still be here after a little over 16 years (Dec 2005). It's been a while since I've posted but I am occasionally lurking in the threads. Sadly, we haven't tripped the BW since before our son was born. He'll be six this year and has a few summers under his belt being in the canoe, so it's high time we get the little guy into the wilderness. Not to mention relocating in 2019 from greater-Mpls area to Fort Worth, TX has left my soul depleted. I really need to get to the northwoods to recharge those batteries.
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wetcanoedog
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can't lift the canoe anymore but i do look in once in awhile.
car camping just is not the same.
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PJ
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Happy New Year all.
Not very active here for a long time. Lurk occasionally.
Been too long since I've been in the BW though I have been within spitting distance three years running at Timber Bay Lodge on Birch Lake. We were there last year when the Greenwood Lake fire started. I spotted the smoke plume before it was public knowledge and said to myself: "Hmmm. That's not a cloud." Fortunately we were to the west of it and had no concerns. I know some folks on this board lost cabins, buildings, etc. So sad.
Seriously considering taking a grandson into the BW this fall. This would be his first trip and the first time I've taken a grandchild. He'll be with us at Timber Bay in August so I can take him out paddling and see if he's interested.
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BWPaddler
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Still here, and I still care about all of you! Turns out launching kids with challenges is hard work. 2021 should be tossed in the trash imho. Broke a 24 year streak and no paddling trips last year. I hate even putting that in writing. 2022 simply HAS to be better.
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fun4dad2
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Happy New Year, Y'all! ( I don't speak that way, but all my neighbors do!)
Wishing I could get there from North Carolina, but this darn virus has me mostly homebound. I was able to get my son out to Lake James (a state park here in NC that has boat in camping for us die-hards) and that was fun, but it is not the BWCA.
Eric
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QueticoMike
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I’m still here hoping for a RABC permit and a trip to Quetico in ‘22!
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chergez
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Looking forward to 2022! My husband and I are going to try something different this year...a trip in May instead of our usual late summer/early fall time frame. Here's to trying new things!
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Humdinger
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Still here... haven't been in for 2-3 years and mostly geared up so I tend to not stop in much.
Planning on a 2022 trip if work doesn't screw that up
I better see what my tree count is.
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Me2012
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Looking forward to what 2022 brings!
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PappyCase
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We cancelled due to Covid in 2020 and due to fires in 2021 so here is hoping 2022 will be thee year to paddle the BWCA. Hoping for Entry point Lake One but any paddle will be much appreciated. Hope everyone is healthy and safe.
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nooneuno
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Still here, mostly just lurking as my high brow sense of humor tends to alienate all those with a pulse and even some without….
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martian
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Here and somewhat accounted for. Absorbing all the wisdom this site has to offer. Though I may never meet anyone here I appreciate all the valuable conversations. It's almost like eavesdropping.
Rolling my early June and first week of October trips. Worked so far so why change it. Be well & Cheers!!
martian
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jcavenagh
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A step or two slower, and a pound or two heavier, but I'm still kickin'
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missmolly
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nooneuno: "Still here, mostly just lurking as my high brow sense of humor tends to alienate all those with a pulse and even some without…."
Hey, long time no read! FYI, I have a pulse. It's a reflection I lack.
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bellolake
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I'm still lurking around. Haven't done much paddling for a while but I stick my nose in fairly often to see what everybody else is up to. I hope everyone has a safe and healthy 2022.
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missmolly
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Kendra: "
On board."
She paddles and portages like a Voyageur AND she catches fish like a Lindner! Some people have all the skills.
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boonie
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irishluck: " (not sure how you solo folks do it!)
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We do it alone, any way we want to. Check out the solo tripping forum for more info.
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Beast388
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Definitely looking forward to June of 2022, for our annual trip.....number 8th in a row.
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mnrackhunter
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Still here, haven't been on a trip since 2018, but hoping to go this year.
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irishluck
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Hello--I'm an infrequent poster, but I read often. I'm losing my paddle partner, so I'm forced to perhaps to try my first solo trip this year. Or just hang up the paddle for now. (not sure how you solo folks do it!)
have a great, safe year folks.
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WonderMonkey
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WM reporting in!
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Duboly
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Still around!
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Scout64
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I made it to 2022, now I just need to make it to the BWCA. I have not gone on a trip since 2019 and I surely miss it. Spent the last 2 summers hiking the Superior Hiking Trail.
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mrballast
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Present.
Published first walleye article last year. Hope for more new adventures in 2022. Glad to see good numbers here.
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Stumpy
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I'm here.
Wish my better half was.
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SouthernKevlar
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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
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46plymouth
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Still hoping to make it back one day
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RT
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I had to skip my trip in 2021 due to not having the time off because of getting a new job. I did not anticipate how bummed I would be because of that. I am chomping at the bit to get the canoe out and have my week in the wilderness. Safe paddles to those going in 2022!
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snakecharmer
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Still here on occasion.
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MN_Lindsey
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Here! My BWCA plans/goals is to thru-hike all major BWCA trails within the next 5 years.
I'll probably also add another short solo (possibly day trip in the BWCA) on my SUP this year.
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Twins87
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bellolake: "We are doing well, thanks. We have moved more to campground camping since we bought a Scamp 5th wheel camper. Liz was pretty much over sleeping on the ground and we want to travel as soon as she retires."
If you ever want to meet up at Sawbill with that 5th wheel, let us know. We’d love to see you & Liz! And we don’t get our teardrop up to sawbill nearly enough these days. We’re still Canoeing and I’m hoping to pull four permits tomorrow morning. Plus a now annual cabin week at Rockwood with lifelong friends who come home from Chicago every summer to visit the north woods. And we now have a granddaughter to bring in to the wilderness! I wish I was retired like you - hard to fit in all of our trips around work.
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pilot
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HERE!
Dates picked and paid for.
I flippin LOVE the BW.
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Pinetree
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Hope Arctic is still around on this form?
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Freeleo1
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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.
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mirth
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Happy 2022 friends! Lucky me, the wife agreed to my going on a 10 day up the Stuart and around LLC around the new moon in September with my best paddling buddy. Hopefully we have lots of clear, dark skies at night and warm sun on our backs during the day.
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520eek
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Still here! Got a good smoking this year with the fires...still had a blast!
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Kelso
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Still here! Hoping to do the Kruger Challenge again with Matt this year.
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preacherdave
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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.
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2K10
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Basspro69: "
Still kicking "
Basspro69 - your boy Adrian says Hi, it's been a while since we checked in! 
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Mesaba
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Late to the party, but here, with two trips planned for July!
~M
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Swampturtle
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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!
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OldGuystilltripping
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Still kicking and hope the travel is easier next year. Must be time for a new BW hat.
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Ho Ho
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Hey everyone, Spartan 2 mentioned to me that someone here asked whatever happened to me, so I thought I'd pop in and say hi. David and I have been living on the edge of the BW off the Echo Trail for 11 years now. I'm not on the board very much any more, I guess because living up here year round, I don't need to get my canoe country fix from the Internets anymore. But maybe I will stop in more often again now. Last summer was the first since 2002 that we didn't go on an overnight BW or Quetico trip, due to the border being closed and then the fires (man was it smokey up here). But I've secured an Indian Sioux North permit for mid-May this year, and I'm praying we can get back to Quetico again later this summer.
Ho Ho
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Freeleo1
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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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Portage99
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I’m here and looking forward to time in BW and Quetico hopefully this year!
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YetiJedi
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79 days until my first trip this spring! Fairly new to this website...only a couple of years as a member. Compared to others, wow! Lots of expertise here to draw from and I, for one, am grateful how willing people are to share and help.
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Wally13
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Here and ready to get in a trip to Quetico in 2022.
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DeanL
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Still here! Life has gotten extremely busy but I found myself right back with my online paddling family when I started planning for a trip to LLC this summer.
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Driftless
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Here!
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davidsos
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Still here, hoping for a return after a lost 2020 (broken tibial plateau while fly fishing) & 2021 (fire closure just as we arrived). But currently rehabbing after rotator cuff surgery so it may just be at the edges. Wishing all godspeed for safe and pleasant journeys.
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nctry
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bottomtothetap: "Basspro69: "
Still kicking "
Is there irony that "Basspro" is pictured with a trout?"
Signs of the times...
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trailcherry
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I’m here, wishing I was there! If all goes as planned I’ll be there mid-May.
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BigZig
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Still here and planning has begun for two trips in 2022!
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jamotrade
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Still lurking. Ready for the next adventure...
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eagle93
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Still around, haven’t posted in quite a while.
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kavdvm
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I'm here - sporadically lately, but here! Hope 2022 is a better year for everyone!
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Snorty
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Glad to say that I’m here. Happy new year ( belated). Trips north are being planned.
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Atrain
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2021 marked the first time in 5 years I didn’t get a trip in. Looking forward to getting back into paradise for a week this summer. I hope you all have been well and can’t wait to catch up.
Cheers,
Atrain
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Jimi
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Still here from time to time, lurking and living the experience vicariously through everyone's trip reports and posts. :-)
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Sealoon
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Great trek with my Scout troop in '21, plan to introduce my wife to BWCAW Sept '22. She's not much of a camper but is getting tired of hearing my stories about the peace and beauty, finally wants to see some of it for herself.
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trstuck
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 Still here (about a month late). Looking forward to a couple of trips again this year.
Been around since '06, tripping since '98.
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analyzer
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Not here as often as I used to be, but still here...
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