Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Reports :: Trip Report - A Promise Kept
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jcavenagh |
Trip Name: A Promise Kept. Entry Point: 25 Click Here to View Trip Report |
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Corndog |
I am sure your 12 year old is happy you told the world he went skinny dipping. Your story was one of the longest run-on sentences I've ever read in my entire life. But that's okay. I guess the promise kept is a mystery, I am not sure what the promise was, I guess I missed it and my eyes are too fatigued to go on...... It is now nap time. Keep on floating!!!! |
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paddlefamily |
Thanks. |
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SunCatcher |
Glad you had the two or you together it is what sparks memories. Thanks for sharing! SunCatcher |
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bapabear |
I feel for you with tripping in the heat. It's not fun for me either but you did get some swim time. Interesting how you knew on Friday that the weather called for rain on Sunday and it sure enough came true. Funny coincidence with bumping into those guys from Alabama so often. Hope your knee didn't suffer too much damage. Loved the report. |
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TomT |
Now he's 19 and has been in the Army a year and a half and really wants to go to Quetico with me. There's something strange about those mid teen years. It's excellent that you got to do this with your son and I'm sure he will look back on those pictures in later years with very fond memories. I've been to Louisa Falls and that is a spectacular place to take kids. No shots of the big falls and the pool below though... Also, I just want to point out that when you type up a report it easier to read if you make some paragraphs. Sorry to be a nit picker. Anyway, I hope your son asks you "when are we going back to the Bdub Dad?" |
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jcavenagh |
I believe I will be in Wabakimi next year, having already gotten one buddy on board. That looks like quite an adventure and we might bring the 12 yr olds with us. As for the weather, I just looked at the NOAA/NWS site for a few days before we left. The weather was predicted with detail for 3 days so we knew what to expect the first few days. After that I predicted the weather using my "keenly honed natural observation skills." Clouds moving in might rain on us, clouds moving out might mean sunshine to follow! As for the knees, well...52 years of living take its toll. As most baby boomers, I refuse to submit and will keep going like a twenty year old until I just break down completely! |
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Corndog |
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jcavenagh |
As for style, I have tried various styles in my trip reports. This one was more stream of thought. I pretty much sat down one night and banged it out all at once. You can tell that I was just sort of winging it because my tenses and participles don't really match. There is internal incoinsistency in the text. But I get what you say about ease of reading with the paragraphs to break up the page. My most recent report is broken up into very small paragraphs with photos in between, which is different than the first two reports. I kind of like the way that flows, as the pics are integral to the story. |
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jcavenagh |
I am already planning a week or so in WCPP next year. (It might be Wabakimi, not quite sure yet...) I agree the time disappears too quickly. Already the youngest is getting busy... I have decided that I am no longer going to let the summer teams get in the way. If we want to get out in June or July, then no swim meet or baseball game is going to stop us. jc |
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jcavenagh |
I promised my son that when he could carry a canoe himself, then I would take him into Quetico. He showed me at Bass pro shop here in Feb. that he almost could carry a 16' Kevlar. And this summer he did it. In the next couple years he'll bulk up and then...he can carry my canoe! I am hoping to get a couple of his buddies to accompany us in 2011 or 12. I want to get out to the Absarokas for a week or so of hiking next summer, too. I hope to teach him that he can go lightweight and be OK. jc |
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plexmidwest |
This hits home for me. I told my oldest son that when he graduated high school, I would take him on a BW trip. He passed away when he was 19, and I really regretted not keeping my promise. I will ALWAYS regret that. In an attempt to make things right for my own sanity, I have taken his younger brother, now 19, to the BW 4 of the last 5 years. I had never been up there before, but I knew it MUST be done. We truly love our time in the BW now. The photo shows my oldest son on the right when he was 18 in Eagle River WI, and my youngest son when he was 17 in the BW on the left. The photo was taken in 2009, but I photoshopped my oldest son (passed in 2005) in because the poses were so similar. Keep those promises so they will not haunt you. John |
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fitgers1 |
It was a good read, enjoyed every bit of it. |