Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Reports :: Trip Report - In Our Minds It's Still There
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ozarkpaddler |
We've eaten at Naniboujou, but we've never stayed there. Going to have to remedy that someday soon! |
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BWPaddler |
But the main difference is that he babies me. That has been very difficult for me to accept. Because you see, this wasn’t really a canoe trip for me. My mind is still set on the old definition of “canoe trip”: I carry my packs, I do my share of the work, I am a full partner. And now he is doing for me. Carrying the camera bag and the tripod, pulling the canoe through the shallow stream while I wait on the bank, pulling over the beaver dam while I take a picture, doing the bulk of the effort so that I can still be there, still feel like I am a part of it all. Carrying my packs. That’s just wrong, somehow. No, Lynda, I can understand your feelings, but that's just RIGHT. |
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BWPaddler |
THANK YOU for sharing - I'm GLAD it wasn't short and terse, it's "you" and that's perfect. |
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wawasee |
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Spartan2 |
The campsite wouldn't have been crappy if it hadn't been 90 degrees and if I didn't hate the heat so much! LOL!! I just really like to have shelter, and of course it was a day trip, so we didn't have a tarp along. We didn't explore much for tent pads or anything, so we probably miss the beauty of the place. LOL! |
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wetcanoedog |
WOW again..wonderful report with heaps of photos and story telling. you hit on the best of the BW as well as some of the "down sides"-messy bothersome people--good to see a ranger was really out there,i see very few over on La Croix.but back to your report,yes Fall is a nice time of year but with Winter just around the corner some of the charm is lost. swimming!!at that time of year!!..and you really know how to cook,it leave my semi burned bannock in the dust-- |
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TomT |
I wondered how your camera was able to focus on the dragonfly with the thwart blurred behind it? That shot is amazing. I also love your candid, very open and honest style of writing. It was a pleasure. I hope you both can do many more trips. PS. for some reason during day six the pictures stopped opening for me. I'll try again later. |
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Spartan2 |
He saw the possibility, and he helped me make it happen. They are probably some of my favorite photos of the trip. That's what makes us a team. |
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Boppa |
Your pictures always strike a cord of beauty, realism and relating to your succinct observations. They often tell a story by themselves or have a story which makes them essential to your report. That is so nicely done. You have so many pictures that are special that it is impossible to pick a favorite. I have returned however to the dimpled water/grass shot. Very nice. They do unfold your story perfectly. You and Neil continue to give a view of canoe tripping that is worth reading and experiencing. Thanks once again for taking us along on your trip. Boppa |
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Spartan2 |
The joy of digital is the delete feature. It also takes a certain amount of patience. :-) I would have much rather been shooting moose or loons. But you take what you get. ;-) I don't know why the photos didn't open for you. One other person has told me that. They all open for me, so I don't understand the problem, and I wonder if others have had it. |
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Ho Ho |
And then there's the fire. We watched from the north during the same days. In truth, though, it was still very tame during your trip. Last Thursday it was only a bit more than 1000 acres. The storm Monday blew it up. We didn't know it at the time ourselves, as we were still up in Quetico, but it's terrifying in retrospect to think about how it spread that one day. And it could happen again when our current cool weather gives way to more heat. Pray for rain, please. |
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mocha |
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billconner |
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Cedarboy |
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Spartan2 |
Trip Name: In Our Minds It's Still There. Entry Point: 37 Click Here to View Trip Report |
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Wally13 |
I long for the day when I retire and can take some long trips into Quetico whenever I want. Also when " every day will be a Saturday". |
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fitgers1 |
quote Spartan2: "fitzgers1, Always nice to her stories of how people met like that. Someday, everyone's story will be "We met online". |
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fitgers1 |
The water does look lower than when I was through there to Polly in mid-june. Very glad you made it out and didn't have to be rushed by the fire. Again, beautiful photographs. Thank-you for sharing that which will not look like that again for a very long time. |
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TuscaroraBorealis |
No doubt this report will serve as a treasured reminiscence of the area (pre-fire) not only by you, but for many others as well. Thank you for taking the time to share this story & especially the photos. Well done! |
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alpine525 |
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AndySG |
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ozarkpaddler |
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Spartan2 |
They were just having fun, I guess. It is always hard for me to understand why people go to a quiet place to have noisy fun, but I know a lot of people do. We are fortunate that we left when we did. And yes, I will pray for rain. Thanks, HoHo. |
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Spartan2 |
We met for the first time on the Student Rose Bowl Tour in 1965/66 on the Greyhound Bus trip to Pasadena. We have always been Spartans, first and foremost. |
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Spartan2 |
quote Wally13: "This Hawkeye really enjoyed the photo's you took during your trip. Also enjoyed reading your journal entries for each day. Watch out for what you long for. I long for the days when I was younger, healthier and stronger. LOL! |
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sterngirl |
Right after I graduated from college, my roommate and I went on a week trip to the b-dub. It was our first trip without family. I'm not sure how we survived. We did a loop from Lake One to Snowbank with no compass and abysmal map reading skills. On the portage from Kiana to Insula (which is the portage where I lost Dixie several years ago), we came upon a grouse. We must have been close to the nest, because the bird attacked both of us. I still have scars on my ankle from where it pecked me. Later in the trip, we ran into a ranger. We told him how we had been attacked by a cornish game hen. He laughed and said, "you mean a ruffed grouse?" We still laugh about that. :-) I think it was you who mentioned on a post one time that you put emergency diabetes supplies in a small nalgene in the tent at night. I've always just put some Gu in a zip lock. This year, I filled a nalgene with gu, fruit snacks, and glucagon. Nice to just toss the whole bottle in the tent and have it in the gear loft. |
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arctic |
Sounds like you two know exactly what you need to make things work. |
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Spartan2 |
For shooting in bad weather (we didn't get any of that on this trip) or quick shots on a portage or from the canoe, I use a small Pentax Optio W30. It's a waterproof camera, and I usually carry it on a lanyard around my neck. It does pretty well with landscape and water shots. Spartan1 has a Canon Powershot SX130IS and he took a few of the shots in this report also. |