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BearWhoSwims

06/29/2011 11:41PM

I recently discovered bwca.com and am loving this site. What a great gathering of info. Really love the messageboard and everyones willingness to help others and posting of great info.

I first went out of the end of Gunflint when I was in first grade and the trail was a narrow dirt road. I have been loving the Boundary Waters ever since. This summer I will be taking my 17 yr old son in for another great adventure, He looks forward to it every year.
Even after all these years and trips in, new tips and tricks always help. Hopefully you can teach this old dog new tricks! I have already learned quite a few in a short time on the site. :)

Anyway...just wanted to say thanks to all the members and Adam for a great site with such a wonderful community of fellow wilderness enthusiasts!
THANK_YOU!

While some delve deep in mustie books in quest of learning rare, Ye wise folk walk by trees and brooks and gain of wisdom there.

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nojobro

06/30/2011 12:42AM

Welcome!

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dicecupmaker

06/30/2011 12:53AM

Welcome aboard! Put your PFD on!

Joy is a great teacher, but so is dispair. Wonder is a great teacher, but so is confusion. Hope is a great teacher, but so is disillusionment. And life is a great teacher, but so is death. To deny yourself any of those in any aspect is not experiencing life totally.

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Stumpy

06/30/2011 01:44AM

Welcome....throw out your filter.

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly

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Amok

06/30/2011 03:25AM

Isn't it GREAT?!?

WELCOME TO THE ADDICTION!!!! bwahahhhaahaha

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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oldgentleman

06/30/2011 04:46AM

Welcome to the site.

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kanoes

06/30/2011 06:09AM

welcome! i saw you on gaskin 3 years ago. :)

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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Frenchy

06/30/2011 07:02AM

Welcome to the site! Enjoy your visits.

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mooseplums

06/30/2011 07:13AM

Welcome to the board...you'll enjoy your stay. It's a great place, with wonderful people.

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

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alpine525

06/30/2011 07:19AM

Welcome - enjoy!

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

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muddy

06/30/2011 07:25AM

Welcome!!!

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serenityseeker

06/30/2011 07:29AM

Welcome to BWCA.COM !! Enjoy, learn and share!

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Basspro69

06/30/2011 07:43AM

Welcome to the site Bear glad to meet you .

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

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buz

06/30/2011 07:46AM

Join the clan, nice place to visit. You will find an incredible amount of knowledge here, nice people, and basically any question gets good answers, (well maybe, mostly, except that outies are in some way better than innies, :-) INNIES Rule :-) )

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pswith5

06/30/2011 08:20AM

Welcome, as you can see some are newbies some are oldies(but goodies)Never a lack of opinions here. Sometimes even if you don't ask. I'd be curious how many find us by accident ggogling. and how many found us by word of mouth.?

without the bad times: the good times wouldn't seem so good

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JoeWilderness

06/30/2011 08:25AM

Welcome Bear ! Yes, it is fun here!

"You only have one chance at life, so make it an adventure!"

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Thaumaturgist

06/30/2011 08:27AM

Welcome to the boards!

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BWPaddler

06/30/2011 08:50AM

Ahhh, one more enabler joining the ranks of the permanently addicted. Wahoo! Look forward to posting with ya.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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nojobro

06/30/2011 08:51AM

quote pswith5: "Welcome, as you can see some are newbies some are oldies(but goodies)Never a lack of opinions here. Sometimes even if you don't ask. I'd be curious how many find us by accident ggogling. and how many found us by word of mouth.?"

I found it by typing bwca.com in my address bar. Adam's got the best URL. ;-)

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jb in the wild

06/30/2011 08:53AM

BWS Glad to have you aboard.

Now lets talk about Wing Night never to early to start thinking about attending.

JB

You can't explain the obvious to the ignorant.

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Divainthewild

06/30/2011 08:56AM

Welcome Swimming Bear! I got "Runnin' Bear" dartin' through my head right now but....

Be sure to join us at our Fall gathering the first weekend in October. Stay tuned for more details. It's fun to camp with a bunch of freaks who love the same stuff you do - and think your awesome for it.

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ripple

06/30/2011 09:00AM

So many people with the same love- what's not to like? Welcome!!!!

Ripple in still water....

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NDCanoe

06/30/2011 09:16AM

Welcome.

Diva: ME TOO! "On the banks of the river, stood Running Bear...."

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Jackfish

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06/30/2011 09:44AM

Welcome aboard, BWS. Looking forward to reading your trip reports. :)

It's only a spot on the map... until you go there.

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butthead

06/30/2011 10:20AM

quote dicecupmaker: "Welcome aboard! Put your PFD on!"

BearWhoSinks is not encouraged to do so.

butthead

PS; welcome to the board BearWhoSwims!

“There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.” ? Frank Zappa

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KevinL

06/30/2011 11:16AM

Welcome

KevinL

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BearWhoSwims

06/30/2011 11:18AM

Thanks for the welcomes. I can see it will be way easy to spend lots of time on this site.

So where is this Oct gathering of fanatics? :)

While some delve deep in mustie books in quest of learning rare, Ye wise folk walk by trees and brooks and gain of wisdom there.

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fitgers1

06/30/2011 11:45AM

Welcome to the absolute best board on the web! I stumbled across it a bit over a year ago myself. Tons of information, opinions and good conversations. An amazing group of people here. I can't wait to meet them all someday.

“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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kanoes

06/30/2011 12:32PM

quote BearWhoSwims: "Thanks for the welcomes. I can see it will be way easy to spend lots of time on this site.

So where is this Oct gathering of fanatics? :)"
lake rebecca regional park, rockford, mn.

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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Sierra1

06/30/2011 12:37PM

Welcome to the group. There are many, many very knowledgeable people here who can give you ACCURATE and INFORMATIVE answers to your questions. Enjoy yourself here and have fun...

Watch out for that rock!!!........ Oooo.... That's going to leave a mark...

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cheesewiz

06/30/2011 01:38PM

Hello!

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy!

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AndySG

06/30/2011 04:01PM

A BIG Hello to you, BearWhoSwims. I like you much better than BearWhoStoleMyFood.

Sincerely yours, Andy

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Freddy

06/30/2011 04:39PM

Welcome and look forward to your postings.

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul" John Muir

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lars54

06/30/2011 05:22PM

Welcome Bear

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Savage Voyageur

06/30/2011 05:50PM

Welcome aboard BearWhoSwims, great to see new members here.

"So many lakes, so little time."

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Troutman

06/30/2011 06:20PM

As a newbie myself, I have to agree, great site. Welcome Bear.

"If dogs don't go to heavan, then when I die I want to go where they are" Will Rogers

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rookie in 03

06/30/2011 06:24PM

Welcome, looking forward to your posts for info too.

rookie in 03

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gutmon

06/30/2011 06:52PM

Hiya

"The trouble with the world isn't that people know too little, but that they know so much that just ain't so." Mark Twain

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OBX2Kayak

06/30/2011 07:31PM

Welcome!

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

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chesapeakes

06/30/2011 07:35PM

Welcome! Hope you and your son have a great trip. I agree with BWPaddler. It's addictive

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Old Hoosier

06/30/2011 08:14PM

Welcome, Bear

Glad to have you aboard!

Old Hoosier

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vinnie

06/30/2011 08:42PM

Welcome to the wonderful world of BWCA.com

vinnie

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SunCatcher

06/30/2011 09:52PM

BWS - welcome aboard....this place is addicting, and the folks here are "family" so to speak.....

SunCatcher

Dad Always said "We don't Always catch fish...but we ALWAYS have a good time"

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jcavenagh

06/30/2011 10:01PM

Hey, Bear! C'mon in...You cn leave yer shoes on...cold beer's in the fridge...set a spell!

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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mc2mens

06/30/2011 10:07PM

top of the mornin to ya

"Big fish eat little fish."

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BearWhoSwims

06/30/2011 10:52PM

Everybody sure is friendly here!
I hope I meet some of you in the wilderness this summer...
Maybe we should make a super secret paddle wave or something so we recognize each other. I dont always swim across the lake, sometimes I ride in a canoe.
Sure am looking forward to this years trip, and then I can make a trip report!

Thanks for the warm welcome and welcome to others new to the board!

While some delve deep in mustie books in quest of learning rare, Ye wise folk walk by trees and brooks and gain of wisdom there.

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kanoes

06/30/2011 11:17PM

quote BearWhoSwims: "Everybody sure is friendly here!
I hope I meet some of you in the wilderness this summer...
Maybe we should make a super secret paddle wave or something so we recognize each other. I dont always swim across the lake, sometimes I ride in a canoe.
Sure am looking forward to this years trip, and then I can make a trip report!

Thanks for the warm welcome and welcome to others new to the board!"
buy and place some bwca.com flying moose stickers on your ride. we all look for those.

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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BearWhoSwims

06/30/2011 11:32PM

I will have to order a couple!

While some delve deep in mustie books in quest of learning rare, Ye wise folk walk by trees and brooks and gain of wisdom there.

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analyzer

07/01/2011 12:03AM

Sorry, I thought I posted to this, guess not.

Welcome Barelyswims : )~

or was it Bearwhosins???

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jcavenagh

07/01/2011 12:28PM

Now, the title of this thread immediately brought to my mind...
Lovin every minute of it

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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Divainthewild

07/01/2011 01:38PM

quote kanoes: "quote BearWhoSwims: "Everybody sure is friendly here!
I hope I meet some of you in the wilderness this summer...
Maybe we should make a super secret paddle wave or something so we recognize each other. I dont always swim across the lake, sometimes I ride in a canoe.
Sure am looking forward to this years trip, and then I can make a trip report!

Thanks for the warm welcome and welcome to others new to the board!"
buy and place some bwca.com flying moose stickers on your ride. we all look for those."

Stickers....OK.... :-X

We do look for them. We can spot a flying moose across the lake, on a portage or on top of a vehicle. (ESPECIALLY, if you put them ON your vehicle) Most flying moose sightings are either met with a hug or a posting on this site.

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