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Message started by tripper on Feb 25th, 2005 at 2:09am

Title: Re: Member Profiles    (are added here)
Post by exdiver on Feb 2nd, 2006 at 5:42pm
Basics
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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