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https://quietjourney.com/community/YABB.cgi?num=1109300994 Message started by tripper on Feb 25th, 2005 at 2:09am |
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Title: Re: Member Profiles (are added here) Post by exdiver on Feb 2nd, 2006 at 5:42pm
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Where do you live? Louisville, KY Approximate number of previous nights spent canoe camping? 20 Do you have the gear or use an outfitterer? My gear, outfitter tow Preferred/Typical party size? 8 What length of trips do you do/available to do? 7 day Preferred season? spring What % of the trip do you travel/base camp? 100% base camp fishing trip What difficulty level do you go for? EASY What area of the park are you most familiar with and do you want to spend time there or explore new areas? east BW, do some day tripping Paddling Bow or stern preference? stern What is your paddling rhythm? go fast then fish hard, go fast again Paddle the shoreline or beeline? both, in caps shoreline How nasty of water are you comfortable paddling in? SMALL caps Do you have strong navigation/map skills? yes Portaging Do you usually single/double/triple/or? portage? single on day trips Do you carry everything on your back, or alot of hand carry? both How well do you handle the mountain goat portages? not How well do you handle the boot sucking bogs? not Camping Style Would you rather cook or wash the dishes? cook Fresh or dried foods? fresh/basecamp Cook over a fire, or over a stove? both Cook breakfast or breakfast bars? cook How many fish meals do you like to have during a trip? 1-3 Hang the food pack or ground it? ground but thinking about trees Axe? Saw? Both? both Sit around campfire all night OR wake at crack of dawn? (or both) some of each On a travel day, what time do you like to hit the water? don't Fishing How much time do you like to spend fishing? dawn til dusk Which species do you like to go after? something with gills How much tackle to you bring? small crammed plastic box Are you good with a fillet knife? yes Misc Do you have any medical conditions to be considered? HBP Level of alcohol consumption? none Are you a smoker? no Is photography high on your list? yes Do you like to go after pictographs? ? Do you like to go after waterfalls? ? Do you like to go after the northern lights? haven't seen them yet. Waiting! Personality If the bugs are bad, will it ruin the trip for you? not ruin, but What weather conditions are difficult for you to deal with? long hard rains If we've got a problem, would you rather discuss it or bury it? discuss if it cannot be ignored(choose your battles, some are not worth the effort) Other than illness or injury what events or conditions would make you want to quit a trip early and head home? nothing would make me WANT to go home early, injury would force me |
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