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https://quietjourney.com/community/YABB.cgi?num=1334508268 Message started by thinblueline on Apr 15th, 2012 at 4:44pm |
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Title: Re: Your Favorite Period In Quetico And Why Post by Preacher on Apr 19th, 2012 at 6:49pm
Spring. Wherever I go, I love spring the most.
The world is fresh again. The smell of damp loam. The sound of water burbling down portages, cleaning the muck away & leaving hard ground to walk on. The water is clear and clean and cold. Campfires have purpose. Firewood is plentifull. Fire bans are exceedingly rare. Trout are up top & hungry. Crowds of fairweather campers have not arrived and left their messes behind. A nice day is a beautiful day, all things relative to expectations. Cooler on travel days. A crappy day is another story to tell. Who tells stories about the trip when everything was perfect? Let me tell you about the time nothing happened... Most stories I hear are about the hardships, the rain, the wind, the snow, the storms, the bragging rights stories. Animals are out and hungry, though I often see more moose & bear on the highway. More sightings. Higher water levels, every step taken from the portage is +1 for me! No bugs. 2nd fave is autumn for mostly the same reasons or their corollaries. Summer is just too darn hot. I do like swimming on a hot day, I'd just prefer the temp to be 5 - 10C cooler. Winter needs $2k in additional equipment to be reasonable. Hot tent, pulk, snowshoes, clothing. |
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