Basics
Where do you live?     lascassas, tennessee

Approximate number of previous nights spent canoe camping?     a lot.  200 maybe  

Do you have the gear or use an outfitterer?     have all gear and boats but will use outfitter if need be.  like to help support local outfitters if possible even if it is just souveniers  
 
Preferred/Typical party size?    i like 4.  6 is good also

What length of trips do you do/available to do?    nowdays, 7 days is normal. 10-12 is what i prefer

Preferred season?     if kids are along, the summer so we can swim.  if not, early june or september

What % of the trip do you travel/base camp?    prefer to travel, but will base camp

What difficulty level do you go for?  that is just one of the factors in planning trip  
 
What area of the park are you most familiar with and do you want to spend time there or explore new areas?  familar with most of park except the lac la croix/crooker lake region.  would like to go there sometime


Paddling
Bow or stern preference?   normally stern, but like the bow also.    

What is your paddling rhythm?  when i need to paddle, i paddle, when i don't need to paddle, i don't

Paddle the shoreline or beeline? depends on what we are doing.  beeline if we are covering distance, shoreline if not.  

How nasty of water are you comfortable paddling in? personally, i am ok to get out in most everything, but i will stay on the shore if safety is an issue with the group i am with

Do you have strong navigation/map skills?  i like to look at the map.  i love to try to navigate by visual clues and memories when we are at places i have been before

Portaging
Do you usually single/double/triple/or? portage? double or 1 1/2

Do you carry everything on your back, or alot of hand carry? usually have something in hands  

How well do you handle the mountain goat portages? with kevlar, they are fine.

How well do you handle the boot sucking bogs? i am short.  the deep ones suck.

Camping Style
Would you rather cook or wash the dishes? cook, but  i don't mind washing.    

Fresh or dried foods?  do both.

Cook over a fire, or over a stove?  campfire first, always,  but i will fire up the green coleman when needed

Cook breakfast or breakfast bars? cook unless time is issue.  i like oatmeal.

How many fish meals do you like to have during a trip?  a lot.

Hang the food pack or ground it?  ground it in barrels

Axe? Saw? Both?  both

Sit around campfire all night OR wake at crack of dawn? (or both)     both, but the older i get, the harder it is to do both.  

On a travel day, what time do you like to hit the water? by 8 a.m.

Fishing
How much time do you like to spend fishing? it is never the main focus, but we like to have a line in the water most of the time

Which species do you like to go after? i am not good enough to be choosy

How much tackle to you bring? 1 small plano box and a zip lock of stuff

Are you good with a fillet knife? servicable

Misc
Do you have any medical conditions to be considered? i am blind without contacts or glasses.  i also have kidney stones and take along some major drugs just in case (those who have been there before, know what i am talking about).  i would also like to have elective surgery and have my appendix removed so it never ruptures, but everyone else thinks i am crazy

Level of alcohol consumption? when in the northwoods, it just seems right to take a nip or 2 in the morning, at noon, and at night.  the catcher of the first fish always tends the bar for the evening cocktails that night.
 
Are you a smoker?  no

Is photography high on your list? having good pics is nice, but i am not good at it.  luckily, someone else in the group is usually a good photographer with nice equipment

Do you like to go after pictographs? if they are on the route, yes

Do you like to go after waterfalls? very much so.  any moving water is good.

Do you like to go after the northern lights?  yes.  they are one of nature's free wonders, but it takes effort to stay up that late.

Personality
If the bugs are bad, will it ruin the trip for you?   not for me, but for others.  i've got a homemade bug tent i bring along on some trips.

What weather conditions are difficult for you to deal with?  high winds are a bitch and i don't like paddling in sleet

If we've got a problem, would you rather discuss it or bury it?  making sure you are going in with the right group limits or eliminates problems, but we discuss if needed or bury it if talking will go nowhere

Other than illness or injury what events or conditions would make you want to quit a trip early and head home?  none, but if the food was gone, we would probably head in