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what is your biggest worry/fear/concern

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aholmgren

07/24/2013 04:17PM

what aspect of bwca tripping causes you the most concern/worry/fear/anxiety?

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alpine525

07/24/2013 04:22PM

Running into bad weather (high wind and waves) on the day we start our trip or on the day we end our trip and not being able to paddle.

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. Dalai Lama

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mooseplums

07/24/2013 04:35PM

lightning

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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Woodtick

07/24/2013 04:38PM

Derecho

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WhiteWolf

07/24/2013 04:38PM

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quote alpine525: "Running into bad weather (high wind and waves) on the day we start our trip or on the day we end our trip and not being able to paddle."
+1

The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang.

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Savage Voyageur

07/24/2013 04:41PM

Worries=none, fears=none, concerns=car troubles on the way up.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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bapabear

07/24/2013 04:43PM

High wind catching me by surprise on a large lake concerns me most. While I really don't worry about myself on my trips I find my mind wandering to those back at home and having thoughts about their safety and health. Pretty weird when I'm out in the wilderness I worry about those back in civilization?

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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kanoes

07/24/2013 04:51PM

quote mooseplums: "lightning"

affirmative.

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Beaverjack

07/24/2013 05:12PM

Easy - heavy wind. Dangerous on paddling days, screws up fishing days in camp.

You cannot hope too much or dare too much. - R.W. Emerson

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burntsider

07/24/2013 05:49PM

Being caught.

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bruceye

07/24/2013 05:56PM

Something bad happening to my family while I'm gone. As far as myself?? Nudda.

Bruceye

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OBX2Kayak

07/24/2013 06:40PM

That I won't get back to the BWCA for another trip.

"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson

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bojibob

07/24/2013 06:51PM

Being on Big Water and have a sudden storm where the waves become too much for any boat or skill set.

Knowing that it's only a matter of time......

"One inch on the map ~ is not one inch on the ground"

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Rambler

07/24/2013 07:08PM

quote mooseplums: "lightning"

Same here!

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fitgers1

07/24/2013 07:13PM

After much thought, I have come to this conclusion: Nothing.

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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BnD

07/24/2013 07:31PM

Severe weather. I won't camp on big open water unless I have no other realistic choice for that very reason.

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walllee

07/24/2013 07:39PM

Lightning would be biggest fear, my biggest concern would be high winds for an extended period when I am trying to fish. I don't mind a day of it but two or three days can be a real bummer.

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sleepnbag

07/24/2013 07:54PM

Hearing banjo music.

"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105

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ZIMTLSA

07/24/2013 08:01PM

Lightning here also.

Todd

Semper Fi

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Mocha

07/24/2013 09:23PM

falling and breaking a hip

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pamonster

07/24/2013 09:24PM

That my wife and daughter are ok while I'm out of contact

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boonie

07/24/2013 09:39PM

Injury, weather.

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GraniteCliffs

07/24/2013 09:41PM

The Wendigo

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wetcanoedog

07/24/2013 10:59PM

a fall on a remote portage,as i get older that seems more likely.
weather is something i can handle, in camp i just get into my Akto tent and sit it out and i never go anywhere near bad water so no problems there. a PLB is my next big buy by next season.
thinking about it while working on this i recalled a guy i met at a portage this spring.he gave me a hard look and said i should not be up there alone at my age,67.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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Basspro69

07/24/2013 11:01PM

Car problems on the way up. I could care less on the way back because im good staying a couple extra days. I do think that im going to start using rental vehicles to go up to the gunflint, because then I could care less if it breaks down, on to the next.

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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TomT

07/25/2013 06:55AM

quote Basspro69: "Car problems on the way up. I could care less on the way back because im good staying a couple extra days. I do think that im going to start using rental vehicles to go up to the gunflint, because then I could care less if it breaks down, on to the next."

Right!! After experiencing a major breakdown once on the way there I now get very anxious when on the road to the BW. Once I get there I'm totally fine.

Sometimes I do get concerned about getting a major injury like a broken arm or ankle but that just makes me more careful.

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw

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missmolly

07/25/2013 07:57AM

Lightning for me too. Then seeing someone else and perhaps having to leave the lake if they strike camp. Then bears.

Hypothetically, my greatest fear is lightning-breathing bears who strike camp beside mine.

I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.

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07/25/2013 08:02AM

quote sleepnbag: "Hearing banjo music.
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Hearing the Dueling Banjos music from the movie Deliverance.

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nctry

07/25/2013 08:04AM

Concern... Health problems.

Nctry

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missmolly

07/25/2013 08:19AM

quote wetcanoedog: "a fall on a remote portage,as i get older that seems more likely.
weather is something i can handle, in camp i just get into my Akto tent and sit it out and i never go anywhere near bad water so no problems there. a PLB is my next big buy by next season.
thinking about it while working on this i recalled a guy i met at a portage this spring.he gave me a hard look and said i should not be up there alone at my age,67."

He should have said, "You are a badarse," and then stepped aside and bowed.

I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.

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nofish

07/25/2013 08:28AM

My biggest concern is some sort of injury to myself while I am traveling with my wife. Broken ankle, bad cut, dislocated shoulder, etc.

I talk to my wife about this kind of thing before each trip and make sure she has an action plan in place in case I am knocked out of commission. The thought of leaving everything up to her concerns me. I know she could do it but I'd hate for her to be in that position.

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Canoearoo

07/25/2013 09:10AM

wind and lightning

Life jackets float, you don't!

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AdirondackGuideBoat

07/25/2013 09:14AM

"Fear Itself"

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ekffazr

07/25/2013 11:15AM

quote missmolly: "Hypothetically, my greatest fear is lightning-breathing bears who strike camp beside mine."

I have often worried about these, I thought I saw one once, then noticed my bottle of Jeremiah Weed was empty, so I went to bed instead
:)

Today could be your last chance to be good to yourself

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SourisMan

07/25/2013 11:55AM

quote wetcanoedog: "a fall on a remote portage,as i get older that seems more likely.
weather is something i can handle, in camp i just get into my Akto tent and sit it out and i never go anywhere near bad water so no problems there. a PLB is my next big buy by next season.
thinking about it while working on this i recalled a guy i met at a portage this spring.he gave me a hard look and said i should not be up there alone at my age,67."

Did he think you should be accompanied by someone older so you don't get caught up in any hijinx?

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missmolly

07/25/2013 12:11PM

quote ekffazr: "
quote missmolly: "Hypothetically, my greatest fear is lightning-breathing bears who strike camp beside mine."

I have often worried about these, I thought I saw one once, then noticed my bottle of Jeremiah Weed was empty, so I went to bed instead
:)"

Heh-heh!

I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.

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Jess

07/25/2013 12:48PM

Those huge spiders-Wolf spiders I think? Having one on or in the canoe and in the toilet! My husband getting an injury since it's always just the two of us.

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AndySG

07/25/2013 01:03PM

#1. Those idiot cowboys who take firearms and indiscriminately target shoot without regard to where the bullets land or ricochet off to.

#2. The chupacabra packs and bigfoot families the idiot cowboys think they need to protect themselves from.

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bussmonkey

07/26/2013 12:34PM

Dog diarrhea in the tent... again...

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Jackfish

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07/26/2013 12:42PM

quote bussmonkey: "Dog diarrhea in the tent... again..."

LMAO... :)

"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir

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Jackfish

Moderator

07/26/2013 12:43PM

quote AdirondackGuideBoat: ""Fear Itself""

AGB = FDR

"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir

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housty9

07/26/2013 01:14PM

quote Basspro69: "Car problems on the way up. I could care less on the way back because im good staying a couple extra days. I do think that im going to start using rental vehicles to go up to the gunflint, because then I could care less if it breaks down, on to the next."

+1 Maybe high winds but then I wouldn't be paddling.

Out of control, extreme team.

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PompousPilot1

07/26/2013 01:15PM

Hate to talk about it, but mine is strokin out and leaving my son there to figure it out.
That's why my next major equipment purchase is going to be a PLB (thanks Kanoes).
Seems the only responsible thing to do.

For a quart of ale is a dish for a king - Shakespeare 'A Winters Tale'

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PompousPilot1

07/26/2013 01:37PM

quote AndySG: "#1. Those idiot cowboys who take firearms and indiscriminately target shoot without regard to where the bullets land or ricochet off to.

#2. The chupacabra packs and bigfoot families the idiot cowboys think they need to protect themselves from. "

Funny!

For a quart of ale is a dish for a king - Shakespeare 'A Winters Tale'

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