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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 L.T.sully on Feb 14th, 2007 at 9:27pm
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Where do you live? Northern Indiana, south bend Approximate number of previous nights spent canoe camping? 11 Do you have the gear or use an outfitterer? I have all of the gear Preferred/Typical party size? 2 What length of trips do you do/available to do? 5 I wish I could do 7 Preferred season? Summer/ late spring What % of the trip do you travel/base camp? I do both prety equally What difficulty level do you go for? I'm always up for a challenge or relaxation What area of the park are you most familiar with and do you want to spend time there or explore new areas? I do want to explore all areas I'm most familiar with numbered lakes/ Insula Paddling Bow or stern preference? Either bow What is your paddling rhythm? I'm preety strong I go fast Paddle the shoreline or beeline? beeline How nasty of water are you comfortable paddling in? Anything less than lightning Do you have strong navigation/map skills? O.K. not great Portaging Do you usually single/double/triple/or? portage? Dubble Do you carry everything on your back, or alot of hand carry? Kinda 50/50 How well do you handle the mountain goat portages? I acctually like them sometimes How well do you handle the boot sucking bogs? Not well :) Camping Style Would you rather cook or wash the dishes? cook Fresh or dried foods? Mixture a little of both Cook over a fire, or over a stove? Fire mostly Cook breakfast or breakfast bars? cook How many fish meals do you like to have during a trip? 1-2 Hang the food pack or ground it? HANG! Axe? Saw? Both? both Sit around campfire all night OR wake at crack of dawn? (or both) both again On a travel day, what time do you like to hit the water? no later than 9:30 Fishing How much time do you like to spend fishing? If I go out at least 2 hours Which species do you like to go after? Northern/ Lakers in lakes that have them How much tackle to you bring? A lot Are you good with a fillet knife? yes Misc Do you have any medical conditions to be considered? bad allergies Level of alcohol consumption? nada Are you a smoker? no Is photography high on your list? yes Do you like to go after pictographs? yes Do you like to go after waterfalls? If they are in the trip plan Do you like to go after the northern lights? yes Personality If the bugs are bad, will it ruin the trip for you? Just bring long clothes and a bug net What weather conditions are difficult for you to deal with? Constant thunderstorms If we've got a problem, would you rather discuss it or bury it? What is the problem? ;D Other than illness or injury what events or conditions would make you want to quit a trip early and head home? Nothing short of a broken bone |
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