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Posted by: solotripper Posted on: Today at 7:35am	Quote
A doesn't get any better than this moment

Posted by: solotripper Posted on: Jul 12^th, 2025 at 7:52am	Quote
Today's POD is where you hope you have footwear that has some good grip That little granite slope can be a problem under certain conditions.

Posted by: solotripper Posted on: Jul 9^th, 2025 at 8:15am	Quote
That's a nice camp spot and fire pit

Posted by: Spartan2
Posted on: Jun 23^rd, 2025 at 4:16pm

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Are you guys seeing the same POD I am? Surely, Jimbo, you don't want to see the smoke from a VERY close forest fire when you enter the park?? We were one day away from being caught in the fire when it completely engulfed Kawashachong Lake where we had been camped. (Previous POD). I later read a story online of the people who camped there the day after we left, and it was hair-raising! They sheltered under their canoe in the middle of the lake with fire surrounding them on all sides. Watching those clouds of smoke from our campsite on Kawishiwi Lake on our last day of the trip was very scary. Our closest call ever.

Posted by: solotripper Posted on: Jun 23^rd, 2025 at 9:01am	Quote
Jimbo wrote on Jun 23^rd, 2025 at 8:20am: Another great POD today! Can only hope to see something similar when we enter the park in a couple days. Thanks for sharing! Jimbo 10 day weather report looking good for you guy's Jimbo!

Posted by: Jimbo Posted on: Jun 23^rd, 2025 at 8:20am	Quote
Another great POD today! Can only hope to see something similar when we enter the park in a couple days. Thanks for sharing! Jimbo

Posted by: Spartan2 Posted on: Jun 19^th, 2025 at 2:14pm	Quote
Cool!

Posted by: solotripper Posted on: Jun 19^th, 2025 at 10:10am	Quote
You might not be going tripping anymore but you can still take those Dragon Flies with you to keep the skeeters at bay (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

Posted by: Spartan2
Posted on: Jun 19^th, 2025 at 9:46am

I do not fish. I don’t have the patience to wait and watch a fish line. But I could watch dragonflies for hours and never get bored. This one shot was probably one of fifty or more that were deleted—and I am not happy with it—but it was the best I could do with the lens I had to work with. Digital is great—never would have tried this with a film camera. And I vividly remember that day even now, as there were a bunch of them just flitting around and I was SO amused by it all. When we first started canoe tripping in 1971 I was scared of the dragonflies. I was dodging them and squealing my “bug squeal”, sure that they were going to do me harm. Spartan1 laughed and explained to me that they eat mosquitoes, and they are our friends, as well as being incredibly beautiful. I soon learned to love them in all of their stages of life, and to also love to photograph them. One time a big darner lit on my shoulder and rode across a portage with me. I was moved to tears. My portfolio now probably has a thousand dragonfly photos, and I have several of them hanging on the wall in both my home and my lake home. One of God’s most gorgeous creatures, IMHO.

Posted by: Jimbo Posted on: Jun 19^th, 2025 at 7:40am	Quote
solotripper wrote on Jun 19^th, 2025 at 7:04am: I admire the patience it takes to get shots like this I couldn't do it even if I had the right gear. Ditto! Jimbo

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