Today was THE DAY to start planning for our 2007 Quetico trip; last year's 18 days whetted our appetites for more.
This year I plan the route, my husband plans the food, and having the spreadsheets for equipment, food, and
way-points is making it so much easier.
The only problem is that we are also a year older!  This year, I refuse to carry the fishfinder, the extra pot, and other
miscellaneous items, and have been able to reduce the load by 12 lbs. We also invested in the best light-weight down
filled bags that money can buy, and that not only reduces the weight, it reduces the volume.  From our last year's experience, we also know that we can count on more fish meals.  Our schedule for the summer will be awesome;
running the rivers here in Alberta with the canoe club in June; hiking the Canadian Rockies in July, the Quetico trip
in August, and then to Colorado to fish and hike in September.  
I am armed with maps, Google Earth, and my GPS; the first step of planning the route was finished today, and now
I start plotting the way-points with the GPS.  Wish us luck!