Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Solo Tripping :: oct. solo
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bwcasolo |
i am ready again to take a pure solo trip into the bwca, away from the campgrounds and comforts of car camping. it is a real trip getting older and changing your travel routines in canoe country. i know, i can canoe and portage with no problem and be alone for a week and just check out from world events and be one with nature again. i have missed that. for all of you 60 +solo paddlers, do you know what i am talking about? a couple years ago i met a solo guy, 10 years older than me, ending a trip at sawbill, that got me thinking, i better live life now! keep on living! getting older does slow you down and you enjoy the travel much more, i do believe. |
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quark2222 |
Sometimes, I think it would be great just to head to town and get a room, restock and wash clothes the next day, and then head out again for two weeks. That would be awesome! If someone knows how to ditch reality when you get back to the world, please let me know! I've been on 14 solos, and a whole lot more with one or more tripping partners. First trip was in 1976 from Lizz to Winchell. Tomster |
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boonie |
Do it while you can - it could all disappear suddenly. Hope you have a good trip. |
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TomT |
It's usually strange coming back out to find what happened in the world. Especially these days. 911 happened the day after I came out of a 10 day solo to Quetico. I was taking that day off to decompress and got to witness all the TV coverage of it. I remember hearing stories of people being in the bush coming out to find the world upside down. |
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bhouse46 |
I can miss about 4-5 days work without the interference with the new business flow costing me dearly so I have been doing lots of short trips. At first I was finding I hit that short adjustment wall where I felt lonely and wanted to leave. That negative almost got me into not tripping and then reality set in again. Now as I get that feeling I tell myself one of these days I will be able to stay long enough for that to pass and the routine of wilderness life will take over. I focus on enjoying what I can and look forward to that longer trip. I also agree as we age we slow down. But not just because of body changes, but because we begin to realize the finish line is getting closer and what's the rush. Stop and really smell the absence of petroleum and other stink humans seem to create and then get used to. And with conditioning and a healthy life style we can still go pretty fast on portages and water, if we would want to. Enjoy your trip, nice area and great time of year. |