Thank you, Jimbo.  I appreciate your willingness to give it a try.  Not to plug another site, but I’m a bit more of a regular member on bwca.com.  Had I stumbled across QJ first, I would have made my home here instead.

You make some valid criticisms.  I’ve been to the BWCA only during the summer months – twice in July and once in August.  So I had to glean my fall fishing facts from the other forum.  I was really going for more early October.  So some of the references to freezing water are a bit of an exaggeration. 

There were several other liberties taken, such as the height of cliffs, location of rocks, distance between lakes early on, etc…  So I thank you for not taking this all too literally.   At the same time, I hoped you would, since the intent was definitely to make the B-Dub an important part of the novel.  As I said, it’s about 90% accurate (and 99% in the BWCA). 

Here’s a sneak peak ahead.  The second book is set entirely in Quetico.  And book three (when I get around to writing that one) will develop more on the theme of a failed America. 

Again, thank you Jimbo for giving the book a chance.  I’m working on having Voyageur North carry the paperback in their outfitter store.  I’m committed to having the book on a store shelf in Ely.  Other than that, it’s hard to get the word out, so your words of praise mean a lot to me. 

Much appreciated.
-Chris