In 2012 I was going to do a 14 day paddle in fly out trip with a couple guys. When I saw how much it cost to fly out I'm thinking of how fun it would be to paddle out solo. Then I got to thinking the plane would be flying in empty and what an opportunity for possibly a friend to come in reasonably. No one could do it, until a guy I'd never met bit on the opportunity. It ended up being 14 days keeping up with two guys in a tandem with me in my Encounter with my 70 lbs dog. Day 15 Mark flys in with a brand new Prizm and some thick juicy steaks. He was  a strong paddler himself and I found myself doing the whole 26 days fighting to keep up with others. Note: Since my dogs passing I now realize how much extra work it was bringing her... It was well worth it! Later the same year I did a solo 40 days with my dog. We did almost the whole BWCA, but if you figured out miles Average per day it wasn't much. I think the WCPP has no match so I loved that trip for all the good reasons. But my forty days in the BW was the most enjoyable time I ever had with no schedules accept to get to a couple resupplies. I didn't do well fishing for a stupid reason. But paddling with my dog on what would be her last trip was so relaxing and fulfilling. I met so many awesome people and saw a lot of awesome country. Now the real test will be 2015... No dog... Just me.... I plan to do something good again. Two years of limited paddling is driving me up a wall. As per the original post I too have found tripping partners to be in extremes. It's either balls to the walls or fish fish fish... Or even worse, "I want to go home early because I miss my I Pod" folks. The nice thing about the BW is you see a lot of people even in the shoulder seasons and is enough interaction for me where I can do the solo thing. Puckster, I was talking to a guy who says he's going with (I believe it is anyway) you. He would be interesting to paddle with. Enjoy!