As many of you know I have been battling a series of serious medical issues these past few months and I will be dealing with them for awhile. I will get through all of them and I will be fine.

I have decided to give up Canoe tripping for the foreseeable future and spend more time focusing on my health and family. I have also been raising two young granddaughters and they deserve more than long weekends away and we will be spending more time together and showing them the world I have had a chance to explore and hopefully many more places I haven't.

As part of this I have also decided to give up my role as a moderator on this site. I have a great passion and admiration for this site, its members and Adam and I simply don't have the time to give the job my all.

I thank all of you for your support of me and I will still be hanging around so this isn't goodbye in the least.

I just felt I owed you all an explanation.

Be well and be happy.
And I dare you to give up canoe tripping in its entirety.
Our needs and foci change but I suspect you are addicted.
I took the last year mostly off to devote to recovery from angioplasty, cancer and now arthritis. Have been told to get a knee replacement and give up canoe tripping.

NEVER!

Just know Rob that we are all here for you. Enjoy the time with your family. The BWCA/Quetico can wait. Many thanks for your work here.

Rob,

Thanks for your work as a moderator and all your great contributions to this site. Best of luck with your health. Enjoy life and your family. Check in once in a while.

May the road rise up to meet you and the wind be at your back.

Get well my friend...make loving memories with your family...they trump all.
The woods will be there when you're ready

Thank you for all that you have done. I really love this site and all that everyone contributes - especially the moderators.

Never met you, but my thoughts are with you.

Tomster

Enjoy it my friend.

I wish you well with your health and with your family. It sure sounds as though you have your priorities in good perspective.
I thank you for your work and service on this Board. I have always greatly appreciated the time the Mods have taken to keep the Board what it is today.
I hope your future unfolds in a way that you hope it well.

Thanks for all the times you've been the adult in the room for us Bojibob. Enjoy your grandkids, and some peace.

I wish you the best in your new adventures. Thanks for all you've given to the site, and to all of us.

Thanks, bojibob, for your part in making this site what it is today. Godspeed.

Thanks for all you have done here and enjoy the new chapter in your life.

When you need a friend or two....we will be here!

best wishes my brother.

Rob, Do what you need to do to take care of yourself and your family; those priorities should always come first. My thanks to you for setting me straight when need be, and please know that if there is anything I can do for you, all you have to do is ask. Thoughts and prayers with you.

I'm with you,my friend.

Being a mod is hard work. Thank you for serving the comunity for a as long as you have.

Oh, Rob/Bojibob,

I think you know what is in my heart. You and I have tangled many a time, and I hope we have worked through it now--most of it, anyway! :-) You have my utmost respect, and my very good wishes as you start these new chapters in your life.

You are very correct that family trumps all, and also that there are many places to see and things to do besides the canoe country. If you come back to Quetico, all well and good; if not, enjoy your memories and have no regrets. There is much to life besides and beyond canoeing.

Take care of yourself and be well, my friend. You will be in my prayers and my thoughts.

Lynda/Spartan2

Thanks for your service and stay in touch.

Thank you Bro and hang in there, we understand.

I guess that means we will need a moratorium on all the hot-button thread topics:} All the best and thank you!

Take care of yourself and your family, Rob.

What everyone else said and more. I admire your family priorities and your focus on your well-being. We and canoe tripping will always be here and always with you.

Those grandkids are lucky to have you. We're here when you need us. Family is important and what you are doing is awesome. Especially with all your going through. Hang tough, fight hard. Your a great friend and your guide haha... we'll be here!

Good luck to you and your family. Thanks for your professional guidance as moderator of this site. I respect your decisions.

Focus your energies on your health and family, boji. Hopefully in a couple years the medical issues will all be behind you and maybe, if you want to, you can return again to the Q while still caring for those granddaughters - maybe they will be able to help you portage by then!

Hang in there and be well.

Ho Ho

While I have never met you, I feel like I know you. You take care of yourself and spend some quality time with the youngsters. The Q can and will wait until the time is right. Your B-DUB family is at your side.

Best of luck to you, your work here has not gone unnoticed

keep on keepin' on...

quote Ragged: "Best of luck to you, your work here has not gone unnoticed "

+1

Rob, Thanks for your dedication to the BW/Q, This site and all of us.

"Live Long and Prosper"

Health and family is priceless. Enjoy the time. 'God bless'. Oth

Thanks for all your work on the website, and enjoy your time with your grand daughters.

Stay in touch,

T

Thanks and be well.

You do what is in your heart. I wish you well and thank you for the time and effort you have put into this site keeping us on the path that is best for all. Now I wish you well on the path that is best for you. Bapabear

Thoughts and prayers bojibob. Give those grandaughters a big hug.

Do what's best for you and yours. In the mean time, we'll all be here waiting for your return.

You have a lot on your plate and it is good to focus on what is most important. Doing too much just leaves us tired and makes everything harder. The wilderness, and this forum, will be there when you are ready.

Thank you for all of your efforts and good luck.

Rob, you know how I feel about this. You have our support and best wishes as you fight your health battles and enjoy your family.

I'm thinking there should be some sort of "semi-retirement" party. Who wants to have a Wing Night Las Vegas-style??? I'm in!

Rob you are in my family's prayers and thoughts. You are now and always have been a very valuable part of this site and we will miss you being here all the time. Family and your health comes first, take care of them, and yourself, and be here as much as you are able.

I hope you find peace and comfort in prayer and the warm embrace of your grand daughters. I wish you strength and wellness on your journeys.

Rob, my brother... I know the importance of family and time spent with them! I also know the toll personal illness can take on your body, mind, emotions, and life! I am sure I am in agreement with many here when I say I hate to see you go and relinquish your moderator status.

As a friend I support your decision, but also as a friend I will miss your wit, humor and your being Rob!

If there is ever anything you need, want to talk about, ask questions about I know you know how to reach me. Been through a lot of what your going through and continuing to have some issues, but that is life!

I want you to remember we still have a "moderator's trip" to plan sometime in the future. Might not be real strenuous due to some of us old guys (me) getting older, but we still need to do one! It think Jackfish, Bogs, Adam and others will agree!

Take care my friend, you are in my prayers!

Bruce

quote PaddlinMadeline: "May the road rise up to meet you and the wind be at your back."

+1!

Thank you for all of your work here as a moderator. I hope and pray that everything turns out well with all of your medical issues.

Rob,

I want to thank you for the incredible service and dedication to this site both as a moderator and advisor. Your contributions will continue to be with BWCA.com well into the future. And even if you step away from the site for 20 years, you will be remembered on your return.

I wish you a speedy recovery and splendid time with your family. And look forward to one day taking a trip however short to the BWCA or Quetico with you.

With that said, I return to you your pine trees. We might have to add a new badge in the future esteemed past service to the site.

Best Wishes!
Adam

Best wishes going out to you Boji PB!

Boji,

I've never met you in person, but I will admit you were one of the very first people to welcome me to this forum. We spoke one afternoon in the chat room and I left there that day feeling welcome.

Thank you for that!

And thank you for everything you do, and your dedication to this forum. I'm sure it wouldn't be the same without your input.

Take care of yourself and those two little girls!

Jim

Best wishes and take care!
Do stop in here from time to time. I now have more relatives in AZ and will need to visit, don't be surprised if I show up on yer doorstep.

butthead