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PhantomJug wrote on Jul 15^th, 2013 at 2:34pm:

Karl; Where was todays photo taken?

Phantom Jug,

The location of today's POD is on a beautiful island campsite at the very north end of North Bay of Basswood in the Quetico.

starwatcher

Thanks.  Southern Q . . . have not been there in a long while.  Looks like a nice spot.

It was beautiful; my favorite spot, but don't tell anyone.  ;)

starwatcher

I took shelter on another island in North Bay last week during a torrential downpour. There was a scarcely used and quite beautiful site carved out of the moss and rock. I was very impressed- beautiful.

Solus wrote on Jul 17^th, 2013 at 2:23am:

There was a scarcely used and quite beautiful site carved out of the moss and rock. I was very impressed- beautiful.

I've seen sites with beautiful individual elements but no single site I could say that about. Got a picture?

I did not take a picture of the site. It was rustic, minimally developed, a small fire ring with vegetation all around it, the only tent sites would have been moss. Nice elevated rocky shore that tapered to a water level point. When soloing I tend to prefer sites that would accommodate 1-3 paddlers at most- sites that have fallen into dis-use.

Example

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Really pretty photo today, Karl.  Looks ethereal, almost otherworldly, the way the canoes seem to sort of float in space at the bottom.  I like the mood. :)

Thanks Lynda; it was a nice evening on Shade Lake.

starwatcher

Like it! When I look at the horizon in the photo then tilt my laptop screen it is like watching the sunset/sunrise. The light reflecting off the gunnels make the photo. I bet you didn't notice the full effect until you examined the photo later.

Interesting Jimmar; I have to go back to the original photo and study it.

starwatcher

I get what jimmar is talking about. Depending on the type of screen you're using, changing the eyes to screen viewing angle can change colors and brightness.

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I see it now on my main computer screen; I couldn't see it on my second screen.  Actually it's kind of a neat effect; like watching the sunset.

starwatcher

Pretty photo today,  Karl.  I'm sitting in the hospital on day three after my knee replacement, and I needed an uplifting view like that. :dankk2

Thanks Lynda,

Bailey Bay: Today is looking in the other direction.

starwatcher

S2, Good luck with your rehab. I hear it's tough but needed to get the most benefit from the replacement.

Pat, Great POD of McAree today!  I have almost an identical photo on McAree from 2008 on a calm canoeing day with similar reflections. 

starwatcher

I've thought about taking along a "screen room" like shown in today's POD.  I suspect it's more viable for base camping than heavy travel, but even so the one I've got is pretty light - I've only used it in the back yard tho.
Do very many folks do that?  Pros & cons?  -Tom

Mk631 wrote on Sep 12^th, 2013 at 2:03pm:

I've thought about taking along a "screen room" like shown in today's POD.  I suspect it's more viable for base camping than heavy travel, but even so the one I've got is pretty light - I've only used it in the back yard tho. Do very many folks do that?  Pros & cons?  -Tom

This was the first time we took a screen room Tom and it was great. It is big and bulky, but this was a base camp trip so the size and weight of the thing were not a problem. We spent the entire week on McAree, only two portages going in, one move mid-week, and one portage out. We traveled heavy with the screen room and big comfy chairs.

At times there were dozens of frustrated critters on the screens trying to get in. We had the entry/exit procedure down to about a second and a half, and if one or two mosquitoes made it in we tracked them down and killed them. It was nice to be able to cook and eat without the constant aggravation of the bugs.

Next year we will be portaging more, so the big screen room will be left behind. I have a plan to modify one of those nets that drapes over a patio umbrella to suspend under one of my silnylon tarps. It won't be nearly as roomy, but will be small and light. The one in the picture was neither!
       
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Pat

We've used a 10'X10' "tundra tarp" made by Cooke Custom Sewing (CCS) for about 10 years.  It's size and weight is about the equivalent of a tent.  It has more than paid for it's cost and weight by making our June/July camping trips so much more enjoyable.  We sit inside, playing cards, eating, enjoying a cocktail, napping, visiting; with the angry drone of millions of skeeters just inches away!  We even took it on a recent Woodland Caribou trip, but only set it up once.  Along with small lightweight camp chairs with back rests, the tundra tarp, or screen tent, has made camping "civilized!" 

prouboy

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This has been a really nice set of POD's.  I always start out my morning by checking in with QJ and the POD, and it has been a good way to do so.

Some of you know that I am rehabbing a newly replaced knee.  Consequently I am not getting out as much as usual (although I am doing very well--my therapist says "exceptionally well"), and my daily trip to the Q with you over the past couple of weeks has been most pleasant.  Thanks.

Thank you Mam, I'm glad you've been enjoying the pictures. I hope your rehab continues to go well.

Pat

Nice peaceful POD today; great way to start the morning.  It's making me eager anticipating my annual canoe trip that we will be heading out on in a few weeks.

starwatcher

starwatcher wrote on Sep 24^th, 2013 at 1:43pm:

Nice peaceful POD today; great way to start the morning.  It's making me eager anticipating my annual canoe trip that we will be heading out on in a few weeks. starwatcher

Hey Starwatcher where you headed? I am envious of your Duluth location (at least during the summer months  ;D ).......

Yes that pic is about as peaceful as it gets.......not a breath of wind. Of course scratch the surface and underneath that placid facade of liquid bliss there are all sorts of less than peaceful things happening.......quite the contrast when you stop and think about it.

Anyway, (on that happy note  ;) ) have a good one.

Beautiful shot!  This has been a very nice set, thanks!
.tom

Thank you. I'm glad that folks enjoyed the pictures. I look at the POD every day and am happy to be able to contribute. Many thanks to db for organizing things.

Pat

Todays POD: love the fog pictures.

mastertangler wrote on Sep 24^th, 2013 at 7:42pm:

starwatcher wrote on Sep 24th, 2013 at 1:43pm: Nice peaceful POD today; great way to start the morning.  It's making me eager anticipating my annual canoe trip that we will be heading out on in a few weeks. starwatcher Hey Starwatcher where you headed? I am envious of your Duluth location (at least during the summer months  ;D ).......

We enjoy the winter canoeing season up here, usually not too much competition for campsites.  We are heading out Little Indian Sioux and as far into LLC as we desire; then back thru the small lakes.   Hopefully not too much snow and ice.   ;)

yeah, I wish I were there today.

P.S. thanks to the photographer ...

Nice photo Lynda,

Make way for the new generation to begin to enjoy Canoe Country.

starwatcher

Just days ago I was bemoaning my seeming inability to capture a focused, closeup photo of a loon to show my Kentucky brethren -- and just like that, a series of incredible frames snapped and POD'd by one of QJ's most talented shooters.

Nice work, especially the Oct. 1 frame.

-- kypaddler

Thank you.  I had pretty good luck with loons this year, in spite of the fact that our canoe trip wasn't that successful.  Most of my good shots came on Fenske Lake when we were staying there in the cabin with our grandson.  I suspect the loons there are a bit more habituated to having photographers around.   ;)

I've been enjoying all the photos in this batch. Thanks, Lynda!

I also enjoyed the Photobucket link to the pictures from your trip, Joe.  I think you and I have a lot in common in the way we see things.  Looking at both the big picture and the small wonders.   :)

Busy schedule has kept me off here for a while -- even missing PODs -- reviewing them for the last couple weeks makes me exclaim THANKS! and remark that we've got a bunch of good photographers here. 
Thanks for sharing!!!!
-Tom

Nice photo today Neil!

starwatcher

I think today's photo is one of the best eagle shots I've seen.  Congrats! 

Hey, maybe a discussion threat of best eagle shots?!  I'm attaching one of my favorites...

prouboy

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I agree nice eagle shot.  And truthfully yesterday's shot took my breath away - beautiful!!

Is it just me or are the PODs, in general, getting better?  Maybe more people take cameras these days.

Spartan2 has always taken great shots & I think she recently had an amazing eagle shot as part of her wonderful set also.

-Tom

I agree. I think S2's eagle shot was better (more crisp and higher resolution) than my POD that's up today. Mine is a cropped telephoto that is a little grainy, but I think the eagle is showing some character.

Actually, both these eagle shots are way better than one of mine that's somewhere in the POD hopper. Maybe db will save me some embarrassment and pull the plug on mine before it gets out  :)

Thanks to both of you for taking the time to submit these great shots, regardless of which is "better"

Mk631 wrote on Oct 30^th, 2013 at 5:31pm:

Is it just me or are the PODs, in general, getting better?

The technical quality has increased tremendously since the first POD's. I use to do quite a bit of retouching on 90% of what I received. These days, I may do a little of what I think would improve things, sometimes, and then I cut my changes back by 50%. FWIW - I still display everything people send me.

P.S. The cumbersome voodoo I knew so well once upon a time has changed for the better too.

Your photos, jimmar, have been a joy to see these past few days, and today's is no exception.  I always love those silhouette shots! 

I am currently sitting in the dining area of our little lake cottage and my Fenske Lake eagle is on the wall, looking over my shoulder.  It is one of my all-time favorites.  But I thought yours was stunning, too!  Fun when you can catch those moments!  The best part of it for me this time was that our seven-year-old grandson was in the canoe with us.

I enjoy starting my day off each morning with a stop in at QJ for the POD.  Thanks db, and all who submit their canoe trip memories.   :dankk2

Spartan2 wrote on Oct 31^st, 2013 at 11:15am:

I enjoy starting my day off each morning with a stop in at QJ for the POD.  Thanks db, and all who submit their canoe trip memories.   :dankk2

I concur.

Pat

Viewing POD is in my daily morning routine and frequently one of the highlights of the day. Sending my thanks too.

Make that a big thank you from me, too. POD is a major part of my morning routine; it certainly beats reading the daily news and checking my bank account.

rlageman3 wrote on Oct 31^st, 2013 at 2:14pm:

Spartan2 wrote on Oct 31st, 2013 at 11:15am: I enjoy starting my day off each morning with a stop in at QJ for the POD.  Thanks db, and all who submit their canoe trip memories.   :dankk2 I concur. Pat

I always check the POD first thing; great way to start the day!  I like the peace and serenity of today's POD.  Thanks,

starwatcher

Nice photos yesterday and today.  A beautiful morning in the canoe country.

Mike - I'm lichen your photo today.   :)

Thanks S_W!

I don't know what they are, but I appreciate their beauty!

Mike

Grilled SPAM on crackers with mustard: best hors d'oeuvres in the bush!

prouboy

Single serving SPAM is a staple in our camp.

Btw - I'm likin' yer photos too.

Thanks Jimmar. 

They're all from last August's Woodland Caribou trip.

prouboy

Some nice pics lately, thanks Mike

You are most welcome Joe, and thank youfor the compliment!

prouboy

db wrote on Oct 31^st, 2013 at 7:23am:

Mk631 wrote on Oct 30th, 2013 at 5:31pm: Is it just me or are the PODs, in general, getting better? The technical quality has increased tremendously since the first POD's. I use to do quite a bit of retouching on 90% of what I received. These days, I may do a little of what I think would improve things, sometimes, and then I cut my changes back by 50%. FWIW - I still display everything people send me. P.S. The cumbersome voodoo I knew so well once upon a time has changed for the better too.

DB' what is the size restrictions on a POD.  Seems like you use to restrict them to 250K...Any limit now?

starwatcher

I like that reflector.  Would you share the plans?

partschaser09 wrote on Nov 20^th, 2013 at 2:35am:

I like that reflector.  Would you share the plans?

Actually, the model shown is a commercial product available through "Old Scout Outdoor Products."

dd

I'll take whatever people send and make them 600 pixels wide. They end up averaging around 65K depending on detail.

The 250K number is just for posting shots with a post. Let me know when it it's full and I'll shrink some of the fat ones to make more room.

partschaser09 wrote on Nov 20^th, 2013 at 2:35am:

I like that reflector.  Would you share the plans?

Here's where I got it:

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Thanks S_W! I don't know what they are, but I appreciate their beauty!

... this about the 11-17 POD.

I might be late to the game, but that red-tipped lichen appears to be Cladonia cristatella, also known as British soldier.

I submitted a similar POD after a September trip (but due to the array of beautiful shots submitted ahead of it, it must be far down the queue).

Beautiful little thingies, ain't they? Not quite small-world photomicrography, but close enough for this layman.

-- kypaddler

Nice KY! 

Where'd you learn the identify of these beautiful little guys? 

Book, class, or both?

Field guide?

prouboy

prouboy,

the 'net. My curiosity was piqued after seeing them at an  Agnes campsite.

kypaddler

Prouboy,

NICE leaf photo.  You might be giving Jim Brandenburg some competition for photo art if you keep that up.

pd

Thanks pd. 

I don't think Brandenberg has anything to worry about.

prouboy

Three days with no POD??  I am starting to have withdrawal pangs!   :'(

Boom!  Spartan II writes, and she is rewarded. 

prouboy

Well. . .I also sent an email to db.   ;)

Nice moon shot, Mike.

Thanks/sorry

Keep in mind I've seen them all before so don't hesitate to post when it says there's no picture for today two days in a row. Email is nice too and normally suffices. I check the site well before email though and I didn't notice Lynda's email until tonight. Go figure. I thought it was loaded until Christmas but alas, it was just Dec.

Nice big moon!

I got an idea, tell ya what:

The next time I forget - the first one to post one of your own pics gets the day! It would serve as a timely reminder for me to restock while the itch gets scratched.

Today's POD - magnificent photo of a magnificent animal. Thanks.

Pardon my ignorance but what kind of insect is featured in today's POD? Anybody?

Phoenix wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2013 at 1:29pm:

Pardon my ignorance but what kind of insect is featured in today's POD? Anybody?

Six spotted Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sexguttata

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starwatcher

Starwatcher: Thank you for the links.

Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays! Damn, baby it's cold outside.

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Back atcha db.

...real nice run of PODs lately.   Mike and Mike both have a nice eye,and good "luck"in capturing some beautiful visions.   btw, I wonder how Sparten2 is recovering from ...knee surgery?

knafelc wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2014 at 12:33pm:

btw, I wonder how Spartan2 is recovering from ...knee surgery?

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I think she is a little stiff today after participating in a host of activities at the Rose Bowl yesterday.  But, I'm thinking she is OK with that since Michigan State WON!!!

dd

Knee replacement?  That's a tough one.

prouboy

I'm just fine, guys!  Knee replacement was August 12th, PT was rather tough at first but I worked hard and the knee is doing quite well.  I may have stressed it a bit on the Rose Bowl excursion, but I am not noticing any ill effects today.

We just returned this evening from four days in California, and we had a great time at our third Rose Bowl.  Watching our team win made it especially fun!   ;D

Love that moose shot today!!

Nice pics of the Bloodvein.  I don't recognize these spots.  Did you paddle between the QP boundary into Lake Winnipeg? 

prouboy

I meant to ask, regarding the last note on the Bloodvein pics, whether they were taken west of Woodland Caribou Park, (NOT QP!) on the stretch between the WCPP border and Lake Winnipeg.

prouboy

Puckster wrote on Jan 10^th, 2014 at 10:06pm:

I meant to ask, regarding the last note on the Bloodvein pics, whether they were taken west of Woodland Caribou Park, (NOT QP!) on the stretch between the WCPP border and Lake Winnipeg. prouboy

Yes, this trip followed the Bloodvein downstream from Artery Lake

Thanks Joe.  Much white water?  Good fishing?  Lots of portages?  Trip report?  We were going to do that trip, but chose to paddle upstream from Artery back to Red Lake.

prouboy

Neat photo today kypaddler!  Are you canoeing or mountain climbing?  Where?

starwatcher

starwatcher wrote on Jan 14^th, 2014 at 2:23pm:

Neat photo today kypaddler!  Are you canoeing or mountain climbing?  Where? starwatcher

Yeah, great shot.

Wow, some of those portage put-ins are steep  ;D

Great shot, kypaddler  :thumbup

Really like this shot!  Good job.  And to add to the chorus....where?

prouboy

Hey KYpaddler, great shot today!  For me, it captures the essence of canoe country.  Wish I was there. 

prouboy

Puckster wrote on Jan 13^th, 2014 at 8:14pm:

Thanks Joe.  Much white water?  Good fishing?  Lots of portages?  Trip report?  We were going to do that trip, but chose to paddle upstream from Artery back to Red Lake.

This was primarily a ww trip (the reason for the plastic canoe), so I didn't even bring a fishing rod. I know, heresy to most of you, but I am less of a fisherman than most QJers, and my canoe partner doesn't fish, so I figured why bother. More opportunity to lose things when we get dumped.

There is a portage around every stretch of ww, and we were portaging around most of the Class III's and up, so yes there were a lot of portages. All were fairly short and in good shape though, so the portaging aspect of the Bloodvein part of trip was pretty forgettable - in a good way. (Getting there was more challenging: there was still a lot of blowdown on parts of the Obukowin and Craven-Ford-Artery portages. It was good to get that over with at the beginning of the trip).

No trip report due to time constraints, sorry! But if you're thinking of this for the future, get Hap Wilson's Manitoba book for ww details. For other stuff, there's lots of info available on the web. PM me, and I'll answer whatever questions I can.

Nice dramatic sky in the photo today; looks like ominous weather approaching.

starwatcher

db wrote on Dec 4^th, 2013 at 7:08am:

I got an idea, tell ya what: The next time I forget - the first one to post one of your own pics gets the day! It would serve as a timely reminder for me to restock while the itch gets scratched.

Here's a POD for today; Lower Pauness, Little Indian Sioux.

starwatcher

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Gorgeous photo, today, Mike. Is it in BW or Quetico (if Quetico, which lake?).

Anyway thanks for sharing.

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Nice dramatic sky in the photo today; looks like ominous weather approaching

Yo Starwatcher,

thanks for the compliment on the Jan. 26 POD. From past year's September trip. Yeah, we got a little rain. Nothing terrible, but just enough to remind us that we weren't home snug in our beds.

- kypaddler

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Hey KYpaddler, great shot today!  For me, it captures the essence of canoe country.  Wish I was there.

Prouboy,

thank you, also, for this. Yes, some photos I like to look at over and over again. This is one of them.

-- kypaddler

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Neat photo today kypaddler!  Are you canoeing or mountain climbing?  Where?

Starwatcher, Tom T, MuleLars and prouboy,

Thank you for the comments on the Jan. 14 POD. That shot was taken on one of the glorious cliffs along Agnes, looking down at two friends who were slaying smallmouth. It's one of my favorite little spots in the park. There's a tree to provide shade, should I want it, and sit against. I like to hike (OK, climb) up there, then read, drink some bourbon and just breathe deep.

Given the weight of impending deadlines (the past two months have been horrendous, as you could tell from the delay in my acknowledging your gracious and generous compliments) I wish I were back there now.

-- kypaddler

I like today's photo, Mike.  Sets a mood.  Different.

:dankk2

Lynda

kypaddler wrote on Feb 3^rd, 2014 at 4:47pm:

Quote: Neat photo today kypaddler!  Are you canoeing or mountain climbing?  Where? Starwatcher, Tom T, MuleLars and prouboy, Thank you for the comments on the Jan. 14 POD. That shot was taken on one of the glorious cliffs along Agnes, looking down at two friends who were slaying smallmouth. It's one of my favorite little spots in the park. There's a tree to provide shade, should I want it, and sit against. I like to hike (OK, climb) up there, then read, drink some bourbon and just breathe deep. Given the weight of impending deadlines (the past two months have been horrendous, as you could tell from the delay in my acknowledging your gracious and generous compliments) I wish I were back there now. -- kypaddler

KY, I feel for you, seriously.  So, if you can't climb a cliff along Agnes, how about climbing up to the roof of your house (ladder is okay), then sit, breathe deep, and take a sip or two or bourbon??  Not too many sips, as that ladder could be dangerous...

prouboy

Spartan2 wrote on Feb 4^th, 2014 at 12:27pm:

I like today's photo, Mike.  Sets a mood.  Different. :dankk2 Lynda

Thanks Lynda.  My wife asks me why I take photos, as each trip's photos are all the same: fish, lakes, food, sunsets.  I hate it when she's right.  So this past year I worked hard at looking at things a little differently.  Your comments were affirming, and much appreciated. 

Mike

OK i enjoy the PODs all the time and never comment.
i agree, this is a great picture, it does set a mood. pleasing to focus on the quiet sheltered foreground and just as great to focus as far out as you like. thanks! 

you're killin me with those blue skies!
Nice...
Very nice!

Mk and Ziski - many thanks! 

Yeah, I can't wait to go back.  Locked in on three trips, and two more in the talking stage.

prouboy

Mk631 wrote on Feb 5^th, 2014 at 8:36pm:

you're killin me with those blue skies! Nice... Very nice!

Hey Mk631, thanks for the kind words. 

I've never commented on a name before, but are you related to R2-D2?

prouboy

Ouch!!

Judging by what I see today, that's been there for an hour or two at least. It also looks like a barbed treble.

Knocking on wood...

:'( For me, that's another good reason to go barbless. The hook in my accident was large and barbed, could only be remove via scalpel. Luckily it was the last day of the trip.

Has there ever been a QJ thread on hook insertion / removal stories???

Oh man.... I'm so glad the Q went barbless.  My trip last year had me burying a single hook into the webbing between my fingers.  I simply backed it out and it never even bled.  Now, if there was a barb there I would have been in a world of hurt.

I say go barbless no matter what.  That pic is painful to look at. But a good one to boot!

Yeah, while the others debated how to get this nasty treble out, I snapped the pic.  Then I started watching the face of the guy who had the hook in him....not wanting him to faint!   I suggested he sit down, and we eventually got the damn hook out.  It all started when a small northern he was bring in, jumped into the boat, up against his arm! 

prouboy

You mean he had a thrashing northern impaled to his arm??

YES!!

And in the process of getting the fish off his arm, he got another treble hook embedded in the cuticle of his thumb. 

I seriously thought the guy was going to faint. 

Lots of drama.  But it all ended well. 

prouboy

Owwww!! I cannot believe that db has stooped to this barbarian level of posting random acts of blood & gore. :-*

Puckster wrote on Feb 9^th, 2014 at 2:55am:

YES!!

That is the worst case scenario.  The biggest pike I ever had on - well over 40 inches - swallowed my crankbait deep in it's mouth.  I didn't have a net or a grippers and usually would lift big fish out from under their jaw. 

Well, all I could think of is getting hooks embedded in my hand while attatched to the head of a 15-20 lb. pike. Yikes! Never tried it and he broke me off.

Old Salt wrote on Feb 9^th, 2014 at 5:09am:

Owwww!! I cannot believe that db has stooped to this barbarian level of posting random acts of blood & gore. :-*

Who me? I'm all rainbows and unicorns!

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Puckster wrote on Feb 7^th, 2014 at 12:29am:

Hey Mk631, thanks for the kind words.  I've never commented on a name before, but are you related to R2-D2? prouboy

No R2-D2 relation -- I don't do well having to pick a username quickly & I didn't know how long it'd last -- I thought I'd read the forum for a couple weeks or months.  Now this is my 9th year on QJ & I've thought about changing that name because it's not the most meaningful, but at the time struck me as a good one.  I was in serious obcessed/dreamy/planning mode about this place...
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Contracting the reference seemed to work as a username & now I'm stuck.  Of course it's not all that appropriate for Quetico anyway, that'd be more like:
"come away to some quiet place and work your ass off"  ;)
-Tom

I started going "barbless" years ago while fishing for stream trout. Much easier to let trout go without damage. Once I learned the key to barbless fishing, keeping tension on the line at all times, I didn't lose many fish.

All my stick/baits have only the rear trebles and most have been replaced with the NeverSnag trebles I'm so high on.

There a 2 treble hook design and with the weed guard feature, it would be pretty hard to snag yourself or others.

All's well that ends well, but aside from the stories and removal tips, a treble in the wrong place could end or put a serious damper on a trip. Not counting the risk of infection or worse that could develop.

I like your string of pictures Mike.  You seem to have the ability to capture a bigger yet simple, uncluttered expression of the park.  They are the images my minds eye remembers when I get home.

High praise Brian.  Much appreciated!

Mike

Mike,

Speaking about "mind's eye"... today's pic, is it north side of Pickerel near entrance to Stanton Bay?

I realize there's got to be 1000 spots that look like THAT one but the background certainly triggered a flickering memory for me.

Jimbo   8-)

Hey Jim, actually it was taken on the Bloodvein River!

Mike

Mike,

Make that a MILLION spots that look like that!

I guess my mind's eye needs spectacles....

Thanks!

Jimbo  8-)

Jim --

It's a joy to be able to have such a rich "memory bank" of great country.  I can never get enough!

Mike

Uh, the story?

(Feb. 12)

-- kypaddler

Oooh... that looks like it had an undesirable outcome.

I once had a nice brand new Sawyer Solo (Autumn Mist)wrap itself around a rock.  The power of water is surprising to the uninitiated. Respect is my mandate now.

kypaddler wrote on Feb 12^th, 2014 at 2:33pm:

Uh, the story? (Feb. 12) -- kypaddler

I don't know the story, thank God.  We were portaging around a rapids on Artery Lake, on the western edge of the WCPP, on the Bloodvein flowage.  We wanted to get to the western edge of the lake, to the Manitoba border, where the Woodland Caribou Park abuts the Atikaki Provincial Park.  This fishing boat was stuck in the rapids that necessitated the portage.  On the other side of the portage we saw three or so fishing boats with small (20HP) outboards fishing the riffles.  There must be an outfitter camp somewhere nearby. 

prouboy   

Where was this photo taken? (2/18).  I want to be there.

prouboy

Puckster wrote on Feb 18^th, 2014 at 11:30pm:

Where was this photo taken? (2/18).  I want to be there. prouboy

That was an unnamed river in Nuvanut, north of Baker Lake. That slab of rock was nearly 6' tall and just left of center you might see a few red pixels, that's our canoes.

Beautiful.   

prouboy

Cool hut!  Did you spend a night there?  Old trapper's cabin? 

prouboy

We didn't spend the night there, just a lunch stop. Today you can see it was built into the side of a hill and how big it was. Just enough for some shelter. The river made a bend there so the surrounding hills blocked the winds on 3 sides.

These pictures are from 3 different trips, Back, Coppermine, and an unnamed river north of Baker Lake kind of paralleling the Meadowbank.

Whoa!  3/9 shot -- Is that the far north's attempt to make up for the lack of trees along the water?  ;)

Nice shot today. Lighting, composition and contrast.

Today's POD; almost Heven!

starwatcher

todays POD: Like :thumbup

There is no snow on the ground.  The tent looks wet.  What are all the white dots.

I like the cedar strip canoe in the recent PODs. Looks like my Bear Mountain Freedom. I too, find my self taking photos of my canoe when on a trip.

Darn it! I should have saved this one for April fools day.  :-*

jimmar wrote on Apr 1^st, 2014 at 7:51pm:

Nice shot today. Lighting, composition and contrast.

Thanks.  Took me a while to get her, him, it to cooperate.  That jug was full when we started the photo-shoot.  By the time I was happy with the shot, it was pretty surely.

A rare pic of an actual polyhumper!  A male, too (I think)!  Wow, an incredible shot!

Jimbo  8-)

Looks like the rarity may be decreasing. It appears that one may have been nursing some offspring. :P

I think you're right jimmar.  P-humpers (as they are called in the biz) spawn in May when surface temps are at around 50*.  Immediately after the photo shoot, it slithered up the shoreline and at about 100' from the waters edge, emitted the most foul cloud of spawn . . . nevermind.

This has been a really nice sequence of autumn photos, Karl, but the one today with the swans really made me want to look and look and look and. . . .

Lovely!  a good way to start my morning.  Thanks.  I think I'll go back and look at it again.   :)

Thanks Spartan2; the Swans were pretty far away for my 200mm lens; I think I need to borrow that nice long distance lens that you use for wildlife. :)  We usually see Swans on our Fall trips.  Minnesota has been very successful in re-establishing them with the non-game wildlife program. 
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Actually, all I have is a 200mm.  Years ago I used a 300, but with my 7D I only take my 70-200mm L-series lens because it is an IS lens and it is more stable for hand-held shots in the canoe.  I just crop my shots.   ;)

Your swans were just right.  We have never seen a swan in the BW.

Great shot today.  :dankk2

Pat

Thanks Pat, that was on LLC, the landing for the campsite in today's picture.

starwatcher

Oh, Karl, that canoe in the fog is too pretty!  It made me want to go canoeing instead of all of the things I have to do today!

;)

Gorgeous, moody shot! :thumbup

:dankk2 spartan2!

This has really been a great series of pictures. Thanks for sharing them Karl.

Pat

Thanks rlageman3!  I was just capturing the moments of our trip.

Were going to have to go with the first attachment today…. Best I can do at the moment.

I know I sent this one in and I don't think it has been used yet.  If so, it will be a repeat, and I apologize.

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db, I'm interested in knowing where today's POD was taken.

It's from the Yeh to Lonely portage. August, 2012. It was an interesting walk on a layover day. ;)

Color and overall quality is nice although looks like you were facing the sun.

DB's pic reminds me of a portage in Woodland Caribou Park. 

I swear my 73-year old friend who introduced me to canoe country, could remember every portage, let alone lake of every trip we took.  But finding his car in the mall parking lot...not so much. 

puckster

I did that portage a few years ago & don't remember it being that nasty looking!  It was looooooong & wet in a number of places - that just looks worse than I recall.

I guess it was 25 years ago, now that I think about it...  :o  ... portages change.

-Tom

PS: Puckster?  When did that change happen?

OK, I understand you became Puckster now, but what happened with this:

Puckster wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2014 at 9:34pm:

If I could change mine, it would be Bombadil, after one of the more interesting Tolkien characters. prouboy

??

Actually, I don't know!

puckster 

Hey PJ, is that a picture of North Bay, looking back toward PP?

puckster

Puckster wrote on May 8^th, 2014 at 2:28am:

Hey PJ, is that a picture of North Bay, looking back toward PP?

Nope.  That was an angry Batchewaung looking south from the portage.

That was my guess. Should be seeing that in about 3 weeks.

I can't tell you how enjoyable the last few POD's of Pascanell have been.  Just makes my day so much more enjoyable.  He's a handsome devil isn't he.

PJ, Enjoy your rainy day pics. People rarely shoot on those days and forget that part of the trip.

thanks.

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PJ -- That's certainly a "are we having fun yet?" kind of look.

puckster

Happy Human! - good one

everyone on QJ should have a similar shot
"_____________ by the fire at breakfast..."

Hey Lynda -- I really liked to see the same shot, one in sun and one in gloom.  It's amazing how a little sunshine changes everything.

Thanks.

puckster

It wasn't until I got home and reviewed my photos that I realized I had shot exactly the same view on the two days.  But it was quite a contrast.  It was a rather disappointing trip for us--we went in preparing for a 6-day base camp and ended up bailing after 3 days due to a combination of cold weather (more than we were prepared for), forgotten rain pants for one of us, and Neil being ill for two days with an intestinal upset.  It just was a trip with lots of problems.  And then the nice, sunny day was the day we decided to call it quits, so there was some irony there.   :'(

That  "Cloud Show" piece sure is "heavy". I like it a lot.   ...imagine coming out for your 'watch' and seeing that!

It was one of the most spectacular weather events I have ever witnessed. I had the camara set up on the tripod because I thought a thunderstorm might be coming in and I wanted to try to photograph some lightning.  Instead of that, we got these cloud formations for about a half-hour--I shot about forty frames and they are all as dramatic as these.  It was constantly changing and just breathtaking to watch.

Finally, it was followed by a rather unspectacular thunderstorm, not much wind, and clearing before the sunset hour.

We were mesmerized sitting on the deck at the motel, watching the clouds forming and reforming over the Big Lake.  Superior gave us a great show that evening.

That's pretty impressive Spartan2!  I wouldn't want to see that coming my way on a canoe trip.  My canoeing friend was on a trip with Scouts in the Quetico and had a storm hit them in the night that knocked down all the huge pines in camp.  One landed on a tent with Scouts sleeping in it and a branch impaled the tent and the sleeping bag of one of the Scouts; miraculously no one was injured.

starwatcher

That last POD looks like sea serpents!

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No POD today, so I'll offer mine.

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Beautiful photo today Lynda!  Reminds me of why I go to Canoe Country.

starwatcher

Great series of photos Lynda!  Thanks for sharing.

starwatcher

I'm in POD withdrawal. That little feature is always a small bright spot in my day.

Oooops. Thanks.

Same here. First thing I do every day is check out the POD.
Really appreciate that feature.  Thanks!

Stunning photo today, Brooks!  Thanks! :thumbup

There have been a lot of great POD's recently - thanks to all contributors!!

And about today's --- no wonder you catch such big fish with those lures!   :)

-Tom

That's my son! that picture makes me smile.

You should be in the canoe when he casts those huge baits and starts working them. The boat rocks and moves towards the bait as he retrieves. Not my type of fishing, my tired old arms can't take it, but I've learned to tolerate my son's exuberance.

They swear by the big baits and I've seen them work. But... my biggest fish was a 45" NP on a 1/4 oz. jig with a 2" plastic minnow using 6 lb. test mono. and oddly enough my tackle toting son was in that same canoe with me when I landed it.

Jimmar,

I'd hate to get one of those monster lures imbedded in me by an errant cast, but I guess sitting in the stern is the safest place to be. ;)

I met a guy in the Q, who used only yellow/white curly tails and a few different weight jig heads and said he'd caught every one of the Grand Slam and some big fish as well.
Makes you wonder who's really doing the "catching".

I just bought a few of these for my Sept trip.
Sort of a cross between a soft bait/spinner.
Plan on using 5" Zoom Flukes and troll them.

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all those giant exposed hooks make me cringe!!!

jaximus wrote on Jul 30^th, 2014 at 10:17pm:

all those giant exposed hooks make me cringe!!!

Me too!

Giant exposed hooks......my muskie arsenal has my attention, lots of lures in the ten inch and above range. I wore a rapala magnum like in the POD once right in the palm (fortunately the fish did me a favor and self released).

The release plan includes shimano Brutus pliers which measure out at 11 inches. I'm also intending on slipping on a lindy glove for good measure.

Worst case scenario include some Klein wire cutters , heavy duty, which can cut a hook out of a fish or some flesh if need be.

Ironically the only time I had a hook embedded in me (my thumb) was from a F-18 Rapala back in the barbed hook days.

I had my Leatherman handy and cut the the end of it off and released the  15+ LB Northern that was also attached. The Atikokan hospital, a common sense doctor, scalpel and credit card was all it took to remove it.

Todays POD looks to be the camp at the pinch on Batchewaung.  Right?

yup. camped there many times. notice the mostly submerged rock in the lower right hand corner. In previous years that was a good foot or more out of the water.

Nice to have the dishes done early.

I like today's POD. Yesterdays was nice too but the guy and canoe in silhouette gives it more character and makes it more appealing to me. Thanks for sharing.

+1; today's photo is nice too.

starwatcher

Love today's "God-light" photo!  Stunning!

Seriously, one of the best shots ever. 

Definitely a "come to Jesus" (or to infinity and beyond) photo!

puckster

Love today's pic. One of the best trips I ever took included a layover at an island site in McKenzie Bay  :)

Thanks for posting.

Nice!  How far did you get to go with it?I'll contribute a similar shot sometime!  Easiest trip I've ever made down Pickerel.  :)
-Tom

We are fresh out of PODs in 10 days folks.

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Going in Monday and will try and get some shots. But I can't come close to the great pictures many of you post.

It was the perfect landing to clean a fish. See the pad?  There's another just like it under the belly.

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I like today's POD. Brings the remembrance of an old familiar feeling.

The Sept. 30 POD is precious, Lynda.

- kypaddler

Thank you, kypaddler.  She's eleven years old, and we have been taking her up to the canoe country since she was four.  She loves it almost as much as we do.  I really wish we had the health and mobility (and felt confident) to take her out into the wilderness with us, but we don't want that responsibility at this time in our lives.  I keep hoping that her parents will take her some time.

Taking her up for a cabin week is lots of fun.  This year our week was all cloudy, rainy, misty, foggy, and overcast, so we really longed for a bit of blue sky and sunshine, but the nice thing about taking a vacation with Anna is that she brings her own sunshine with her wherever she goes.  We had a wonderful time.   :)

kypaddler wrote on Sep 30^th, 2014 at 2:48pm:

The Sept. 30 POD is precious, Lynda. - kypaddler

That should be framed and on your wall Spartan2. What a great shot and moment in time.

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... nice thing about taking a vacation with Anna is that she brings her own sunshine with her wherever she goes

It might have been the moment-in-time capture, but she seems "queenly" in that pose. Very regal.

-- kypaddler

Lynda, I can't believe how much bigger Anna is from the first set you posted seemingly so few years ago!  What a great experience for her to do these trips with you!!
Thanks for sharing the pictures.  -Tom

Today's shot: Wow!  Jaw dropping sunset - just beautiful!
-Tom

Thanks, Tom. Actually my wife stuck her head out of the tent first thing in the morning and shot this.

cool photos. both yesterdays and todays

Thanks jimmar, the beauty of tripping with my wife every other year is that we do a lot more traveling than the fishing trips with my buddy so lots more photo opportunities. 

I like the tarp setup in today's picture.

Pat

rlageman3 wrote on Oct 18^th, 2014 at 4:42pm:

I like the tarp setup in today's picture. Pat

That tarp, is a version of what's known as a "Dry-Fly".
Basically it's a 3-sided tarp. I bought mine from Kondos Outdoors.

I bought it after reading about a couple in the BWJ who raved about them.
The idea of being able to have wind/rain protection on 3 sides and setting up close to fire so the tarp acts like a reflector oven appealed to me.

One modification I made that made it easier for a solo paddler to deploy, was the addition of more ridge line straps. It comes with 2, one on each end of the ridge line.
I found that setting up when the wind was really blowing was a chore becasue it's a good sized tarp.
I added the additional loops, and attached some carabineers to them.

I pick my campsites primarily by them having suitable flat areas around fire pit.
I stretch a line between two trees, that allow me to position the tarp so the drip line is at the edge of the fire pit.
Clip the carabineers, then stake out the rear and secure the additional guy lines.

I use a solo tent, but you could easily put a  2 person tent under it with plenty of room for both parties and their gear on each side of tent.

First thing up last thing down. I'll cook under it if need be, you can use tarp over hammock if you need too, and best of all, I can pack all my gear up in a rain and keep it dry. Last I pack Dry-Fly on top of plastic liner under the top flap.
Weighs around # 3 and that's with the guy lines which are made of  reflective cord I got from Cookes Custom Sewing.
For around # 6, I have my tarp/tent/hammock set-up that gives me options for just about any situation.
No trees?, no problem. I've used my 2 piece double canoe paddle for uprights in a pinch.

I consider it my # 1 piece of outdoor gear.

Thanks solotripper.

Pat

Where was today's picture (of the red leaves) taken, please?

-- kypaddler

kypaddler wrote on Oct 21^st, 2014 at 3:09pm:

Where was today's picture (of the red leaves) taken, please? -- kypaddler

On Cirrus lk, the upper section. Colors were just starting to pop and that red just stood out like a flag.

Thanks, ST.

I thought I recognized the spot, but I was wrong. I have almost identical shots -- same kind of red tree, same shoreline -- from a cover on Dack Lake.

-- kypaddler

Most appropriate for Halloween.   :D

It's the Goatee isn't it PJ ;)
What can I say but:

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solotripper wrote on Oct 31^st, 2014 at 5:40pm:

It's the Goatee isn't it PJ ;)

No.  It's the 50 year old man taking a selfie that scares me . . . ;)

PhantomJug wrote on Oct 31^st, 2014 at 8:26pm:

solotripper wrote on Oct 31st, 2014 at 5:40pm: It's the Goatee isn't it PJ ;) No.  It's the 50 year old man taking a selfie that scares me . . . ;)

Thanks for the compliment pj ;)
I turned 65 in Dec, so that should qualify me for the Senior Do what you want exemption. :thumbup ;D ;D

65 ?!?!  :o  That would make db, what . . . 80? ::)

PhantomJug wrote on Oct 31^st, 2014 at 9:11pm:

65 ?!?!  :o  That would make db, what . . . 80? ::)

I think he's been 2x married, add 10+ years for each one. ;) ;D ;D

Oh c'mon. I'm way younger, far more handsome and one wife is all I'll ever need. I'm running low on PODs though.

We need more PODs if anyone has some extras.

DB,

I sent a bunch about a month ago. Do you need me to resend?

kypaddler

Wouldn't want to stub your toe on that artifact!
Where is that anyway?
-Tom
& Thanks for sharing!

Mk631 wrote on Nov 11^th, 2014 at 7:44pm:

Wouldn't want to stub your toe on that artifact! Where is that anyway? -Tom & Thanks for sharing!

That's the sand beach/campsite on Beaverhouse to the south of the inlet to the Quetico River.

I've stayed/stopped there numerous times but never noticed it before. I don't know if it became visible becasue the fall water level exposed it, or the wind/wave action uncovered it?

It must of been part of the steam/cable system they used to haul logs out of there before the park was formed.
I'd guess it easily weighs 1000#+ and doubt anyone rolled it out of the woods to try to move it somewhere?

todays pod puts it into proper perspective that thing is huge

Quetico Dave told me that at one time there was over a 1000 men building a railroad loop that was about 12 miles total if I remember right?

When you drive into Beaverhouse or Lac LaCroix, you can see trails leading off to gravel pits where the got the bedrock they used to lay the rail line.

They built the line as they went. That huge gear might of been part of one of those steam powered log rollers or used in some kind of cable/gear set-up.

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Imagine the manpower needed and difficulty of building a railway and hauling logs out of that terrain.

That kind of sky, and the one two days ago, just make for the photos that break my heart on a snowy, cold morning.  I want to be there, not here!  Sigh.   :'(

Thanks for a moment of canoe-country loveliness, kypaddler.   :thumbup

Thank you, Ms. Spartan2. Something about that north woods sky ....

I spent the morning in the Kentucky woods enduring negative wind chill yesterday. The thought of paddling in September in Quetico seemed almost balmy.

-- kypaddler

Mighty tasty looking Mmmmmm :thumbup

We are fresh out btw.

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sent you a bunch on Nov 1.

Jimmar,
I presume you like the chair in today's POD & as I get older I keep thinking about taking one but never have -- what kind is that?  It looks nice & light.
Thanks --tom

I do like it. It is one of the luxuries I have added to my gear. As I get older it seems those luxuries become more like necessities, like my 3" thick sleeping pad. With this chair and my steadily decreasing agility I need to roll out of it rather than stand up from a seated position, but it is still worth it.

I won it along with some other gear from instructables.com for my cedar strip canoe project submission. This is it I believe:

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This springs trip was the first time I ever brought a real chair. I liked it so much I knew I'd never go without one. Went with a different/lighter/cheaper one, but that's not the point. Having a nice comfortable place to sit around the fire or under the tarp or out on a lookout in the evening was great. When I was younger IF I had tried it, it would of been a "necessity" I enjoyed it so much.
I cut back on tackle/ few clothes items I never used but always seem to bring so the weight gain was no big deal.

We had never taken a chair, but a few years ago we started taking lightweight stools, which I really appreciated.  As my knees began to deteriorate I could no longer squat at the fire and the stool was a godsend.  But I was VERY resistant to taking a chair.  It just seemed wrong, somehow.

Then in 2011 Spartan1 won his fishing trip with Ramsey Dowgiallo (Wilderness Journey) and he came back after five days saying, "Ramsey always takes chairs on his trips.  It's pretty nice.  We should do that."  We went to Pamida in Ely and bought a lightweight bag-type lawn chair before our trip that very summer.

So now we take one stool and one chair.  We alternate who gets the chair, and I have to admit I do like it.  A lot. 

When I was in my 20's and 30's, I loved sitting on rocks and logs, and I scoffed at anyone who thought something like a chair was a desirable canoe trip addition.  Now I consider it a necessity.  Sigh.  :(

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I never thught I'd enjoy having a chair so much. I taught it was something for newbies. Turns out to be just the opposite.  Plus it's comfortable to sit in while I play the guitar I brought along ;)

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Plus it's comfortable to sit in while I play the guitar I brought along Wink

Well NOW you've done it! ;D ;D

solotripper wrote on Dec 6^th, 2014 at 4:40pm:

Quote: Plus it's comfortable to sit in while I play the guitar I brought along Wink Well NOW you've done it! ;D ;D

"Likes building cedar strip canoes and playing the guitar......enjoys long walks and sunsets around a campfire"

Hey jimmar sounds like your 1/2 way there on your profile....I suggest leaving off the part about liking to cuddle up with 4ft long, slimy, toothy, torpedoes.......And for your profile pic my advice is to go straight for the jugular and just show a 65" ultra HD flat screen  ;)

OK....you lost me a bit on that one, but yes I do like those things. :-?

just trying to keep myself entertained as I am sure are you, If I don't do it no one else will.

jimmar wrote on Dec 7^th, 2014 at 1:58pm:

OK....you lost me a bit on that one, but yes I do like those things. :-? just trying to keep myself entertained as I am sure are you, If I don't do it no one else will.

Think E Harmony Jimmar.......Maybe I'm being to clever by 1/2?

Anyway.....I think that's sort of neat building canoes and playing guitar.........Who knew?  :thumbup

the Alite Mayfly chair is nice - I found one at the REI garage sale for $31 - it was missing one of the rubber "feet" on the back leg, which I got from Alite.  Probably a good idea to glue those rubber feet on, though it might be hard to get glue to stick to that chromed finish - I double check that they are still there when I put the chair in it's stuffsack.   No doubt, its not the easiest chair to get out of - there were several of them at the garage sale - more than one had been ripped in places from people just dropping down into them - so that's something to be careful of also - just ease into the chair rather than drop into it.

Pretty photo today, pretty site.  Where is it, Jimmar?

This campsite is R9 on Strugeon Lake. In lower water it has a nice little beach. According to Jim Clark at CCO it was one of Sigurd Olsens favorite sites in the park.

I believe this is the same campsite where KF and I stayed in 2013 and was recommended by Jimmar according to Darrel. I liked the site so much I gave much deserved kudos in the trip report.

The pic does not do the site justice in the least. A wee climb to the tent sites but the view was magnificent with water vistas in 3 directions. Skeets were unusually tough at this site and that was a bit of a surprise. Still one of my favorite stops however. Walleye can be had near a trio of islands not far offshore......landing superb.   

I put some photos of this area in the gallery. I was there in 2010 with one of my twin sons and again in 2012 with the other. One now lives in Korea the other in Panama, so I enjoyed looking at these photos again. BTW the link title seems to have the wrong year...oh well.

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enjoyed those pics so much i went thru 3 times. all so good, and a regular pike-o-rama. almost every inch from 38-44 represented. whew!

Must have looked at my 2010 trip in the gallery. that was our best year for quantity of big pike. But last year 2013 we had a banner year for LT and had 2 personal records for pike, 45" for me and a 45" and 46" for my son.....however, mine was measured with a mark on the canoe paddle, since my son had conveniently left the tape back in camp.

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since my son had conveniently left the tape back in camp.

I know you would hate to deface that gorgeous cedar strip canoe, but you can only take so much nefarious behavior even if it's your own flesh and blood doing it.  :o ;D ;D

You need to get one of these and figure a way to attach it so you can remove it easily? Can't let the kid(s) get one over on the old man , you have to as they say "represent"  ;) 8-)

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those come in 36" and 60" sizes...of course I would need the 60 in size and have to stick it to the bottom of the canoe. I've been using the plastic tape measure from my wife.s sewing kit. shhh! :o

seams  :D to work well

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Just waiting for one to slam that Rapala! Can't recall how many times that had happened in Canoe Country but it may be my favorite part of the retrieve.

Yumm!   :)

...really sorry to hear about the 'mobility issue'...

I bought some of this stuff to have in my home repair kit. Used it on a broken shovel handle just to see if it worked as advertised. It did work, and better than I thought it would. Handle wasn't broken cleanly in two, it was split on a sharp angle like most wood poles would split. I let it set for the full 24 hrs becasue I was going to use it hard, but at 10 minutes it was "hard set", and I probably could of used it sooner with some care? Might be a good addition to a canoe repair kit?

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;D ;D ;D

I posted that link to the FiberFix material, becasue when the current POD's started, it appeared to be a pic of someone doing an emergency paddle shaft repair in camp.

That first shot looked to me like some kind of fiberglass mat/resin set-up.

I'm glad to see it was just a DYI camp "rolling pin" instead.  :-[ ;D ;D

You know. . .after all of this preparation anticipation, it's a doggone shame we aren't going to get a taste of this luscious blueberry pie!   ;D

My thought exactly Lynda! 

Excellent documentation though.  Can't wait to see the bluberry juice dribbling out of someone's smiling mouth.

puckster

OKAY, ENOUGH already with the BlueBerry pie promo. ;D ;D
I think I've gained weight just looking at the pics! ;) :'( :'(

Finally!

Nice shot - is this Lerome, at the portage to no-name?
:)
-Tom

Nice shot, Mike!   :dankk2

I wish I was there!  (if the weather was like the picture, that is :))

-Tom

Thanks Lynda and Tom.  Yeah, I want to be almost ANYWHERE other than hunkered down in the cold, dark, and snow.

Puckster

Loved today's POD of that beautiful Quetico sunset. Starting to get a little cabin fever here in Western New York State, and that pic made things better for sure. Thanks!
-WiF

Glad to help W-I-F.  (Actually, it was taken in Woodland Caribou.  But that is unnecessary detail.  :))

Puckster

Two things, Mike.  First of all, I don't think telling us where the pictures were taken is "unnecessary detail".  I would like to know.  And I have been loving your last week or so of beautiful shots.

And now, as for today!  That looks SO much better than what I am cooking for breakfast!  Made my mouth water!   :)

This has been a great series of shots. Thanks for sharing them.

Pat

A "Coleman Multi-Fuel" man, love that :thumbup
The fish look pretty good too! 8-)

I love these old stoves.  I have three, and some parts.  Harder and harder to find replacement parts, and someone who can do serious repair should I need it.  But, they are QUIET!  No jet engines in my camp!

puckster

In my next life I want to come back as a Trippin Dog  ;D 8-) Just to be in the moment and happy to just Be.

Loving your photos, Mike.  What kind of camera are you using?  Just a point and shoot, DSLR, bridge camera?  Inquiring minds would like to know :>)

Kerry wrote on Jan 24^th, 2015 at 10:32pm:

Loving your photos, Mike.

Ditto. :)

Kerry wrote on Jan 24^th, 2015 at 10:32pm:

Loving your photos, Mike.  What kind of camera are you using?  Just a point and shoot, DSLR, bridge camera?  Inquiring minds would like to know :>)

Hey Kerry -- Thanks for the compliment!

After ruining at least two cameras by getting them wet or dropping them, I bought an Olympus 770 SW about 7 years ago.  It's shock and water proof.  (   (You need to Login or Register)

Over the years this little camera has taken a lot of abuse!  It still takes great pictures but the viewing window has become scratched and it's difficult to see through.   

So two days ago, I bought the "next generation" of the SW770, the Olympus TG 850 (   (You need to Login or Register; I'm in the process of learning all the features, and it's already obvious this camera is quite a step up.  I think someone else referred to this camera on another post/discussion thread.  But I will miss my old 770.  I've used it so much and know it so well, it feels like an old, well-broken in, pair of hunting boots.  But I'm optimistic and excited about the 850.

Puckster

There are many good cameras out there and the price varies as much as the features do. Can't really go wrong with the top ones as long as you understand it's limitations.

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Thanks ST.  You make a good point... there are lots of options.  Find the one that you're most comfortable with, and start shooting.

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Another thing I'd recommend is not to take the rankings too seriously, until you actually handle the cameras. The top rated one's have similar features, but their lay-out design varies significantly.

Those camera guys are like all "tech" geek's, it's always about the latest/greatest, but not so much the "user" friendly design.

One of the cameras that I've handled was given a "con" mark was becasue the reviewer thought it was "clunky/heavy". I have thick fingers and those tiny little cameras and controls are awkward for me barehanded and in perfect conditions.

Add in a rolling canoe and maybe paddling gloves, I can't use them without screwing a setting up accidentally.

Those "clunky" oversized buttons are a plus for people like me. ;) ;D

St. Patrick's Day in Chicago?

Interesting picture. Reminds me of this one:

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Looks like a section of the Darky River I'm familiar with en route to Minn Lake.   I suppose that Angel Hair grass is pretty typical of streams over the park.

Nice shots!

Jimbo   8-)

I thought it was a quick glimpse of the Q-Nessie a fabled Beastie often confused with the equally legendary Polly-Humper. ;) ;D ;D

Maybe Nessie.

A little shallow for Pollyhumpers beyond the fingerling stage....

Jimbo   8-)

Jimbo wrote on Jan 30^th, 2015 at 1:56pm:

Looks like a section of the Darky River I'm familiar with en route to Minn Lake.   I suppose that Angel Hair grass is pretty typical of streams over the park. Nice shots! Jimbo   8-)

That's EXACTLY were this photo was taken. I'm impressed. You're a regular Daniel Boone,  Jimbo. 


Puckster

Nice POD today. The whole series is nice!

Thanks Jimmar.

I noticed very few fish pictures!  I'm hoping I included some in the batch is sent to DB. 

Fish pics, and our favorite "cocktail hour" hors d'oeuvres: roasted spam with cheese on crackers.  Stay tuned!

puckster

I can't see the POD today.  Anyone else having a problem?  Just a little square.

Same here Lynda.  Did you send DB a PM?

Same result earlier but picture now comes up. Apparently you did send some fish pictures!

Nice pic - I have a similar one I've got to share sometime!
Cup of water excellent too - I Can't believe I've never seen that as a POD!
-Tom

Thanks Tom. 

My daughter is now out of college, out of gymnastics, married, and has a job.  But we still plot/plan trips to canoe country. 

puckster

Cool Norseman ride. One bush plane I haven't riden in yet. Skin on frame, not metal body. Oldie but a goodie.
Thanks for the pics, Puckman, not just today.  :thumbup

    Lotta really nice pictures .  Not just beautiful photos , but also "frozen moments in time"  Very "effectual". Thanks for sharing them with us ,Prou -er Pucksster.   Very nice.

Thanks Knalfec. 

BTW, I call today's shot my "Come to Jesus" shot!  For me, that's inspiration!!

puckster

  - seems like that latest shot 'rocked' your world 5% to the starboard . ;)

and still rockin'...      :)

grilled spam -- goes well with whiskey and lake water  :P

The only time I eat or drink the stuff is in canoe country.  Such a treat! 

puckster

Grilled spam!  Great with whiskey/lake water. 

puckster

Puckster wrote on Feb 15^th, 2015 at 3:34pm:

Grilled spam!  Great with whiskey/lake water.  puckster

A few months back 60 Minutes had a report on how SPAM a food item made popular by the WW 2 GI's is practically the National Food of Hawaii.
Seems that it's a very popular food all around the world becasue it is super shelf stable and can be served so may different ways.

Other countries have their own take on Spam flavors, some might surprise people.
The report said that many of the younger people only know SPAM as being unwanted E-Mail. :-?

Now that the doctors are saying that their changing the cholesterol rules for food consumption, I think canned foods like SPAM will see a resurgence among people who were afraid it was too unhealthy.

This should get your motor running. ;) ;D

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Not sure I'll ever convince my beautiful wife that SPAM is a treat of choice.  :-*

Those look delicious. SPAM single are a staple on our trips. Does anyone know if they are available in more flavors?

Puckster wrote on Feb 15^th, 2015 at 3:58pm:

Not sure I'll ever convince my beautiful wife that SPAM is a treat of choice.  :-*

You have to approach her the "right" way. ;D ;D
Women love to shop, so you need to combine that fashion sense with your love of SPAM. :-?

Imagine the look on her face when you surprise her with these when your unpacking your SPAM order. 8-) ;D


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I don't know Jimmar, but I bet CUB foods does.

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solotripper wrote on Feb 15^th, 2015 at 4:11pm:

[quote author=prouboy link=1373438667/300#300 date=1424015904]Not sure I'll ever convince my beautiful wife that SPAM is a treat of choice.  :-*

You have to approach her the "right" way. ;D ;D
Women love to shop, so you need to combine that fashion sense with your love of SPAM. :-?

Imagine the look on her face when you surprise her with these when your unpacking your SPAM order. 8-) ;D


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NICE!  But what about a T-shirt???

Your on your own now. ;) ;D ;D
IF you can't find something here to get your better-half "into" SPAM, then it's a lost case. :-/


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Might as well get some SPAM gear for yourself. ;)

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Nice ST!  So is there good growth opportunity as a SPAM Distributor?  Is this a multi-level marketing business?   ;D

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Puckster wrote on Feb 15^th, 2015 at 6:18pm:

Nice ST!  So is there good growth opportunity as a SPAM Distributor?  Is this a multi-level marketing business?   ;D puckster

BS is more BEEF in origin. I'm just trying to help my fellow QJers with their Spam Fix.
Seriously, I had NO idea they had all that stuff. :o You have to love whoever is their PR guru, it's genius.

I need all the help I can get!  I may have to order that hat.  My daughter saw it, and said, "Sweet!"

puckster

Nice one today Puckster. We had an eagle staking us out last year so my buddy paddled the carcasses to a rock about 50 yards from camp. I was ready, or so I thought, with the video camera. He took two strokes of the paddle after setting the bait and that sucker was gone! Missed a great photo op again.

A few years ago I got the duty of dressing my trip partners and my fish.  On the way back to camp I stop on a one rock island and my partner went on to camp.  I had 3 walleye to dress.  My back was already talking to me when I started so I was in a hurry.  I cut the fillets off the first fish and with out standing up flung the carcass behind me and I heard it go splash about 7 ft out in the water.  Next fish same thing.  Next fish did not hit the water but I did hear wings. Turned around to see an eagle flying away with the last carcass. Wish I had a video of that.

Thanks Pajeff, and thanks for patiently wading through all my photos. 

I sent too many pics!  I guess I didn't think they'd all be shown consecutively.  I'd be sick of looking at so many of one person's pics!  I think the end is in sight. 
:-X

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I sent too many pics!  I guess I didn't think they'd all be shown consecutively.  I'd be sick of looking at so many of one person's pics!  I think the end is in sight.

IMHO, there is NO such thing as too many pics for the POD. :thumbup I wondered about that consecutive picture thing myself?
I wonder if there is a way db, could somehow put POD’s on some kind of “shuffle” like a CD player without adding to the yeoman’s work he already does now?

I'd like to hear the bass + pike in net story!

That's a great idea to improve chair legs  :thumbup
last year my son's chair leg didn't sink in but broke through the soil surface. the timing and balance was odd sending him to the ground where his hip met a rock.
I'd also like to hear the pike n bass n net story
no problem here with all the Mike pics in a row...enjoying them, thanks!

I've heard a wise man once say that there are two kinds of chairs: those that are designed to fold easily and those that are designed to sit on.  The Helinox camp chair folds and packs nicely.  The fatal flaw of the design of this chair is all the weight it forces onto the individual legs. I'm a little guy: 5'9", 150 pounds, and I can only sit in this chair if it's on bedrock or on really, really hard packed soil.  Otherwise, the legs drive into the ground and throws the chair off-kilter.  Frustrating!  But with a little PCV pipe, I'm working toward a solution.  Not there yet, but getting there.

Last fall my son and I were canoeing up Granite River, dragging a crank bait.  Got a hit, and like a pro, I said, "This feels like a walleye."  Yeah, sure. So much for impressing my son.   

We soon saw that we had a little bass, which in turn was being consumed by the northern.  Surprisingly, everything stayed on as we netted it.  We let the bass go, and ate the northern.  The eagle-with-fish carcass POD a few days back was what remained of the northern. 

Glad you guys have enjoyed the pics.  I hope that's the last of them! 

puckster

Your PCV fix is ST-McGyver approved :thumbup
I have the same issue with the legs on my cheapo Coleman chair on my Fall trip.
I tried it a little bit different than you did. I put T's on each leg. My chair legs are 3/4 aluminum and I used 1" T's. I used some duct-tape to wrap around leg so the T's would press fit on.
Works great around home at least so far. I went that route becasue I wanted to be able to straddle any rocks/roots and have more options.

ST -- I might try your "T" solution.  Keeping the cross pieces attached is a pain.  (I can't glue them, or I wouldn't be able to take the chair apart.)  If the "Ts" prevent the legs from planting in the ground, then that's the easier approach.

I miss my old LaFuma stadium chair!   

puckster 

Only drawback I see IF it works for you, is you don't want to lose a T, but that's just a matter of paying attention.

Maybe I'll spray paint the Ts blaze orange.

OMG, Mike quick more photos!!  ;)

Thank GOD for towels :o
And PJ couldn't understand why a guy My age would  take a "selfie" and send it in with his POD pics. :-?
I can't UNDERSTAND how his best friend and paddling buddy would do something like this to his DEAR friend. ;D
I guess those Mohawk/body odor cracks finally came back to bite him big time. ;)
Can't blame the subject, HE was clearly under the influence of the Infamous Bottomless Jug. ;) ;D ;D

Roll it back in the water before it dries out.  Hey, wait a minute . . .

Is that a Kilt your rocking PJ?
Never wore one even though being 1/2 Irish it's in my Heritage.
All jokes aside how comfortable was it for warrm weather wear compared to say baggy style camping shorts?

Yup.  That is the Utilikilt. Basically a Carhart kilt. Wouldn't camp without it. It takes a few years to break in but I love it. Certainly not for everyone but I've become pretty attached to it.

PhantomJug wrote on Feb 28^th, 2015 at 5:52am:

Yup.  That is the Utilikilt. ... I've become pretty attached to it.

Let's hope it stays that way. 

Otherwise, you become: The Phantom Flasher.

Jimbo  8-)

Finally, FISH pics!

puckster

Hey, a proud kid holding his catch.  What's not to like about this picture!  This one falls into the category of "This is what its all about!"

Nice one Brian.

dd

Thanks - I'm pretty sure that todays fish are the same as yesterdays.  Arguments of who caught which one ensued.  (Pretty sure I caught both.)

You better get all the credits while you can PJ. From the looks of your boy on the right, he just might usurp you in the fishing department in the not to distant future AND take your jug too. ;) ;D

Nah, he knows he can't out-fish me.  He does get more girls than I do however.

Hmmmm, I remember shaking PJ's hand in passing once but I'd swear the kid on the right looks to me like a young Jimbo might.

OK.  That's it. I don't want to be HERE today, I want to be THERE!  Thanks for today's POD--gorgeous!   :dankk2

Stunning picture today. When I think of Quetico on these cold winter days, that's what comes to mind. Thanks.

Pat

Really, really nice pic today.  Thanks!

puckster

Thank you for the compliments.  The POD of 3/8 is taken from the campsite on the east side of Tiger Bay.

-YB

LOVE the picture today!  Assume that's a father/daughter pic, and it reminds me of my own.  Making memories to last a lifetime.  NOTHING like that father/daughter thing, IMO.

Warm thoughts to start the day.

puckster

yes! love the picture today. i'm hoping to go with my daughter this year. would be her first canoe trip.

Puckster wrote on Mar 11^th, 2015 at 3:38pm:

LOVE the picture today!  Assume that's a father/daughter pic, and it reminds me of my own.  Making memories to last a lifetime.  NOTHING like that father/daughter thing, IMO. Warm thoughts to start the day. puckster

It is Puckster. That's my baby.
You may be unaware, I am chasing up these POD's with a day by day account in the Trip Report forum.
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-YB

Hey YB -- "Technical" question: how were you able to include the short sentence or phrase in the bottom left of each of your pictures?

puckster

DB enters that manually from descriptive filenames assigned to the photos.  My intention for chronological order was communicated by prefixing a number to the filename, which he dropped out.

It's just a matter of telling him what you want.  He has done the same with others in the past.

-YB

Anyone got pictures of 'Copia?  I've read so much about the lunch, the dinner, and the presentation...  It would be interesting to see some pics!

puckster

Wow, do you think you stayed at a lot of high use campsites on LLC, with all that furniture?  Are some of these sites accessible via power boats? 
 

puckster

Puckster, that campsite was a bit of an anomaly.  Why the table?  Its a mystery to me.  Powerboat camp?  I don't think - too far back from the border for the knowing person to risk it.  Neither did the camp have a landing suited for boats (boulder strewn shore).
-YB

Puckster wrote on Mar 16^th, 2015 at 12:52pm:

Anyone got pictures of 'Copia?  I've read so much about the lunch, the dinner, and the presentation...  It would be interesting to see some pics! puckster

Spartan 2 is the only one I know of who took pics. Posted in Copia Wrapup. If you want to be part of the action, come to the show. 8-)

I seem to be the only one with photos, or at least the one who hast posted any.  On a personal note, our granddaughter got the chance to "carry" her first canoes at the Girl Scout presentation.  We were proud of her!

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Why the table?  Its a mystery to me

Ran into a couple of seasoned trippers on my spring trip. They invited me for a cup of coffee as I paddled by. One guy said that he like to find and build "camp" furniture. He acknowledged a ranger had stopped by and told him that if ALL needed to go when they left. He said he'd comply but didn't see the big deal since it was all dead wood he was using.

I think like nails in trees, hauling big rocks up for tables etc, it's someone's idea of what they beleive "camping" is all about.

I've stayed/passed by camps the Native People's have used and even some of them are less than "leave no trace" campers.

I think even some of the TP campsite people see that as "camping" as hard as that is to fathom. :-? :(

Old Salt wrote on Mar 21^st, 2015 at 1:54am:

Puckster wrote on Mar 16th, 2015 at 12:52pm: Anyone got pictures of 'Copia?  I've read so much about the lunch, the dinner, and the presentation...  It would be interesting to see some pics! puckster Spartan 2 is the only one I know of who took pics. Posted in Copia Wrapup. If you want to be part of the action, come to the show. 8-)

Yikes.  You're kidding, right?

Puckster


 

Today's POD adds a whole different meaning to the term "crack of dawn":-? : P

I have the solution and will even spring for the 1st one. ::)

Be sure to watch the Video, I think is see a familiar “gluteal cleft” as the HR people would say. ;)

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It took me a while to realize that the photo from 2 days ago (a break from Yellowbirds very nice set of photos) was the April 1 POD. 

Now I get it.  ;D

Yes, I am that slow...

-Tom

Yeah, that Brian Solum is a big fat jerk if you ask me.  Should be banned from QJ.

PJ, I'll bet your trip partners all volunteer to paddle bow, no?

Jim J Solo wrote on Apr 4^th, 2015 at 1:41pm:

PJ, I'll bet your trip partners all volunteer to paddle bow, no?

Now you know why his tripping partner the long suffering PASCANEL doesn’t feel the need to bathe when they’re on a trip together.

It’s a defense mechanism. Pascanels infamous Mohawk is actually a wind baffle that channels the “funk” back toward the stern seat. You know what they say about payback.

Mk631 wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2015 at 2:43pm:

It took me a while to realize that the photo from 2 days ago (a break from Yellowbirds very nice set of photos) was the April 1 POD.  Now I get it.  ;D Yes, I am that slow... -Tom

At first glance I thought it was Ned Beatty in a scene from the movie, "Deliverance."

Jimbo   8-)

Wow Bill, I was most impressed with the frying pan in today's pic, not Mrs. Chippy. 

That is a serious pan.  I imagine one of the girls carried it, right?

I also imagine it was great to fry fish in it. 

puckster

Cool pic today. I'd like to know a little of the story behind that one.

Is that the Keats to McDougal portage view? :-/ ;D

That is a beautiful canoe. Curious as to how much it weighs. Have only canoed in a Kevlar canoe so have no frame of reference for weight.

Jim J Solo wrote on Apr 4^th, 2015 at 1:41pm:

PJ, I'll bet your trip partners all volunteer to paddle bow, no?

No, nobody volunteers to paddle with me.  I have to buy my friends.  And, once they are purchased, I MAKE them paddle bow.

Thanks for the inquiry about my boat.  That is a home built cedar strip with black walnut gunnels, decks and accents.

It is 16'6' long and weighs 55lbs. 

I built it as a gift to my dad.  I love watching him show it off. :dankk2

FWIW, we will be fresh out of PODs in a few days. Hint hint wink wink.


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It looks like a beer bottle mirror to me.

I thought is was somekind of inside Moderator joke. :-?

db wrote on Apr 16^th, 2015 at 8:23am:

I have to ask, What the heck was this?   (You need to Login or Register It looks like a beer bottle mirror to me.

I initially thought the same until I examined more closely.  The person seen in the shot is standing on a down (reverse) slope behind a jumble of rocks with a gap in the middle.  The foreground and background blend so nicely it looks like one continuous plain.

dd

I thought it was the best pictograph I'd ever seen.

I find myself wondering from what spot TODAY's POD was taken.  Darky Lake?

Jimbo   8-)

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I thought it was the best pictograph I'd ever seen.

That reflection in the bottle look vaguely familiar in a sort of I've seen that mug somewhere kind of way. :-?
I know it can't be PJ, because he's smiling. ;) ;D

Alright, I can respond to both of those questions.  The picture db has questions about, is in fact my dad looking through a crack in a pile of rocks.  This was in an area that burned North of Kawishiwi Lake. 

Today's POD and the one from 4/13 where taken at Makwa Lake.  Pretty much taken from the same place, different perspective.

Thanks for the interest.  I really enjoy the POD's glad I could send some along. 

Wow! Great series of photos so far, Paddle Guy! :thumbup

Paddle_Guy wrote on Apr 16^th, 2015 at 7:27pm:

Alright, I can respond to both of those questions.  The picture db has questions about, is in fact my dad looking through a crack in a pile of rocks.  This was in an area that burned North of Kawishiwi Lake.  Today's POD and the one from 4/13 where taken at Makwa Lake.  Pretty much taken from the same place, different perspective. Thanks for the interest.  I really enjoy the POD's glad I could send some along.

Based on this note, I presume the author of this reply is not Paddle_Guy, but in fact, one of Paddle_Guy's daughters.  Nice job!!

db wrote on Apr 16^th, 2015 at 8:23am:

Hint hint wink wink.

Warning.  Cute kids camping for the next few days.

Nothing is better than seeing young kids experiencing "wilderness". :thumbup 8-) I remember going " Up North" and spending ALL day in the woods thinking the "wild beasts" were going to get me at any minute. Where my "wilderness" was, it was only deer and coyotes, but in my mind it could of been Alaska.

Dear Mr. P. Jug,
I'm curious where the recent shots were taken.  I'm willing to guess SE Batch Bay, knowing that there's only a miniscule chance that I'm right. 
Many thanks.
-Tom

I'm betting it's Cirrus Lake.

Jimbo   8-)

Believe it or not, these are from a 2012 BW trip up through Sawbill, Alton, Kelso River, Fredrick, Wine Lakes and back.  My kids wanted to take some friends on a trip but they did not have documentation to get into Canada.  I believe today's pic is at the NE point campsite on Alton.  It was a big site I remember and we spent our first and last night there.

We'll be out of POD's in about a week unless anyone can remind me of some they sent that may have fallen through the cracks…

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Hmmm... excellent pic today but PJ clearly chooses to live dangerously.  That's the dorsal fin of a small pollyhumper cruising the shoreline, eyeing up possible meals!

Actually, it's not such small fry I'd worry about but, rather, Big Momma.  Little doubt she lurks submerged, nearby, patiently waiting for a unsuspecting moose calf to wade in for a drink.

This has been a great series of pics  :thumbup & brings me back to when my two sons were young.  Of course, once upon a time, there WAS that 3rd son.  Sadly, he wandered too far astray into the water... when the fish were "biting."   :'(

Jimbo   8-)

Today's POD reminds me why I love my little Byers Mosquito Hammock so much. ;) 8-)

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Even if you don't want to sleep in one, having a nice place to relax and enjoy the view( bug-free) or take a siesta is a nice "do-able" luxury.

For solo paddlers or maybe even a small group, that ability to set-up anywhere you can hang a hammock in bad weather gives you more options and let's you avoid pushing on to a decent tent campsite when you really should be off the water.

I have enjoyed the photos of the kids in the BW, PJ.  Thanks.

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Anybody have any PODs to share??

db says we're out in a few days.

Jaximus,
Tell us where these series of photos were taken!

-YB

You did raise the bar kinda high YB. We are fresh out tomorrow so there is that instant gratification factor for anyone with memories to share. I'd add some but it took hours longer than I expected to place a descriptive label in the top right search box without it affecting anything else. (I hope.)

I sent some on May 6. Some are probably repeats from a few years ago. I'll have to wait 'till I bet back from Q to view them if they become PODs. .....leaving for my trip in a few hours.

Cool! Have a great trip!

Today's POD cracks me up ;D
That "bug repellent necklace" is the same one I take to keep the skeeters/flies from getting in my tent when I go in at night and also while I cook/dine under my Dri-Fly when it's raining.

Under a confined space where the wind can't disburse the repellent, it works really well.

New tried wearing as a "necklace", but if it works for you, then that's all that matters.

Today's POD looks like a mini-plane crash site. ;D ;D

That's what it tends to always look like when you trip with 3 boys who can't stop fishing for a few minutes just to set up a camp.

jimmar wrote on Jun 15^th, 2015 at 7:52pm:

That's what it tends to always look like when you trip with 3 boys who can't stop fishing for a few minutes just to set up a camp.

See, if YOU had that Dri-fly, you could set up YOUR area and be protected from a sudden rain while the 3 boy scramble for cover while YOU laugh your butt off. ;) ;D