I think age is a factor here. When I was in my 20's I put together lots of big group trips. There were some rough spots but they were all great trips, and I know everyone on them looks back on them fondly now. It seems difficult to do this now, for a variety of reasons but I believe it analogous to getting married for the first time later in life. It rarely happens because one gets comfortable in a routine and isn't willing to modify it to accommodate a new situation. I personally don't like the group solo idea. It is kind of like living together instead of getting married.  I would really like to do a big group trip with QJers. tandem canoes, trade partners and/or positions every day. Paddle and camp and fish together. I would like it to have a difficult goal like bushwhacking into Zephira or some other exotic destination. It would of course include a fishing contest. There could be a chef of the day, cocktail of the day, fishing lesson of the day etc. A pledge of excessively civil behavior would be required. Anybody in?
Jon