Basics  
Where do you live? Eagan, MN
Approximate number of previous nights spent canoe camping? 50-75 over 10 years or so
Do you have the gear or use an outfitterer?  My own gear    
Preferred/Typical party size? One canoe - a lot of the point for me is solitude with a good friend or two!
What length of trips do you do/available to do? I would prefer to go longer, but small children limit me to around 5 days (my own choice - my wonderful wife would certainly allow me to go for longer trips!)  
Preferred season? Before Memorial Day or around Labor Day - I like the cool weather  
What % of the trip do you travel/base camp? 50/50 - I like to move until we've found a good fishing lake with a nice campsite. Sometimes that means moving every day, sometimes we'll base camp for most of a trip!  
What difficulty level do you go for? Anything that gets us to a quiet lake with decent fishing & at least one loon - mostly that means moderate (amazing that you can get away from the louder folks up there with a single 100 rod portage most of the time!)
What area of the park are you most familiar with and do you want to spend time there or explore new areas? None in particular - we've been several parts of the BWCA - I have a map on the wall of my cube at work with the routes we've done marked. I'd like to add a lot more ink to that map!
 
Paddling  
Bow or stern preference? I'm the power in the bow since we usually use a friend's canoe - but I've now bought my own & am getting the hang of the stern. Doesn't matter to me!
What is your paddling rhythm? Relaxed - except in a headwind
Paddle the shoreline or beeline? Shoreline when nasty, beeline when calm
How nasty of water are you comfortable paddling in? Depends on the experience level of my partner...anywhere from moderate to very rough
Do you have strong navigation/map skills? Well, I've never failed to find my way back.
 
Portaging  
Do you usually single/double/triple/or? portage? Double. I'm not in a hurry.
Do you carry everything on your back, or alot of hand carry? Both. I try to get most of it on my back.
How well do you handle the mountain goat portages? I'll survive them.
How well do you handle the boot sucking bogs? I wear sandals 100% of the time in the BWCA so I handle them by trying not to go in past my thighs & washing off my feet at the next put-in
 
Camping Style  
Would you rather cook or wash the dishes? I hate washing dishes in the wilderness. Pretty much the only dishes we normally create are for a fish fry - otherwise it's cold food & boiling water for freeze-dried meals
Fresh or dried foods? Fresh fish & freeze dried
Cook over a fire, or over a stove? Stove.
Cook breakfast or breakfast bars? Bars.  
How many fish meals do you like to have during a trip? Probably every other night.


Hang the food pack or ground it? Hang it high.
Axe? Saw? Both? Neither - we rarely make fires in the BWCA.
Sit around campfire all night OR wake at crack of dawn? Wake early. We're usually too beat to mess with a fire. Laying on a nice flat rock & watching the stars is simpler & often more fun.  
On a travel day, what time do you like to hit the water? Whenever we're properly motivated.
 
Fishing  
How much time do you like to spend fishing? A lot!
Which species do you like to go after? Mostly pike & bass...since I'm a terrible walleye fisherman.  
How much tackle to you bring? Lots of plastics & a small plastic box of lures
Are you good with a fillet knife? Good...hmm. I get the job done, no one gets hurt (except the poor fish) & it tastes good. However, speed is not one of my strengths for filleting a fish.
 
Misc  
Do you have any medical conditions to be considered? Nope.  
Level of alcohol consumption? At home yes, in the BWCA no. Although I'm contemplating inventing a powdered beer concoction.  :)
Are you a smoker? No.
Is photography high on your list? No, but I always regret not taking more pics while I'm in the BWCA.  
Do you like to go after pictographs? I haven't been in an area with pictographs to date (that I know of).
Do you like to go after waterfalls? Absolutely. Love them.  
Do you like to go after the northern lights? Love them too.
 
Personality  
If the bugs are bad, will it ruin the trip for you? No. But that's part of the reason we stick to the book-ends of summer.  
What weather conditions are difficult for you to deal with? None! Our best trip featured a high of 55 & constant rain. Although if I encountered a 90 degree day with high humidity, that might make me grumpy!
If we've got a problem, would you rather discuss it or bury it? Discuss it. I like to talk, listen, argue, & debate. Nothing that gets buried ever stays that way in the long run!
Other than illness or injury what events or conditions would make you want to quit a trip early and head home? I honestly don't know. Losing the canoe? Finding a dead body in a campsite? A plague of locusts?