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Title: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Mar 10th, 2021 at 5:02pm
Time for a new POD comment thread!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Mar 10th, 2021 at 5:27pm
I'm responding just so I can be 'subscribed'.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Mar 10th, 2021 at 5:54pm db wrote on Mar 10th, 2021 at 5:02pm:
Ya know, when you look at the POD, you may be right, db. Usually, I have trouble getting photos to show the vertical inclines of a portage....but this one sorta does. It's closer to the end nearing Kahs than McNeice. The pack is my "small" Kitchen pack that I used to carry with the canoe. Anyway, when I came to the incline, I decided to take off the pack, walk it up the slope about 20 yards(?), snap the photo, and then go get the canoe. I had so much crap tied into the canoe, I got halfway up and then had to use one hand on the rock and one hand to balance the canoe...literally went several yards on my knees....sheesh!! No wonder the dang portage got burned to smithereens... :D ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 11th, 2021 at 4:46pm
Nice reflective shot today 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Mar 12th, 2021 at 12:55pm
That is a good way to show some steepness. Enjoying all the photos!
Tailwinds....... |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Mar 12th, 2021 at 3:17pm
Kahshapiwi wall and marsh.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Mar 12th, 2021 at 3:19pm
Unfortunately taken from the portage trail rather than the marsh paddle (c'mon beavers- float me). Tough road.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Mar 15th, 2021 at 12:21pm
I LOVE spider web photos, and that one is a beauty!!
Thanks. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Mar 17th, 2021 at 2:17pm
Are the last two POD from Robinson?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Mar 17th, 2021 at 8:40pm Solus wrote on Mar 17th, 2021 at 2:17pm:
Close. Yesterday's was from southernmost campsite on McIntyre and today's was from midlake campsite on Robinson..... |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Mar 17th, 2021 at 9:36pm
PK, I hate to disagree (...not really) but I gotta side Solus. Those were both taken at the same campsite on Robinson - which is the one we also stayed at on the 2019 trip. Compare the shore line and hills in the back ground and that one bushy branch hangin' in the center or upper right on each pic. Plus - your BWCA.com photo gallery has a pic titled Rain on Robinson with the same tree in the foreground as the one you're calling McIntyre.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Mar 17th, 2021 at 10:20pm
Oops...I stand corrected....I was thinking yesterday's POD was the spiderweb shot....that was day before yesterday....mercy....please.... :D :D
And just so ya know, the pizza on Robinson was exquisite....almost as good as the.cigar and vodka/gatorade drink.... ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by TomT on Mar 18th, 2021 at 11:28am
This looks like the Robinson fireplace. I really enjoy that site. Luna loved that swimming area. Except for the naked dudes... 🤣 :o
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Mar 18th, 2021 at 12:16pm
Yup Tom and you can be assured many a red pine log has been burned in that pit. That sandy beach is definitely a perk, especially for Luna. Now a naked dog can hardly complain about naked people, but yeah - better watching her run around and swim than a bunch of old fat dudes in their bday suits! ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Mar 18th, 2021 at 1:59pm portage dog wrote on Mar 18th, 2021 at 12:16pm:
Even better than the beach is the swimming rock on the other side of the point. Immediate deep water access from a couple of feet above the surface. Nice set of natural steps to climb out (and plunge again). A very nice site despite its level of use and the aggressive chipmunks. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 21st, 2021 at 3:52pm
Nice pic to herald the start of spring [smiley=cool.gif]
In the 60's here today. Shaved my winter beard into my summer goatee. Ready for some shorts and Tees too. ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Mar 22nd, 2021 at 1:11pm
PK,
Today's POD is another one of those that could be in any of 100 places. I'm going to guess it was taken in the Kett-to-Basswood vicinity, possibly during that trip when TomT had a screw loose. Yes/no? How far off am I? Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Mar 22nd, 2021 at 1:21pm Jimbo wrote on Mar 22nd, 2021 at 1:11pm:
Jimbo. Yes. Today's POD is that last portage through the blowdown area leading to Basswood and Kings Point. As I recall, you loved the ordeal from Robinson that included the steep uphill climb/cliff wall from Nub to unnamed, the steep decline into Kett and then the two longish portages to get into Kings Point. At the campsite, I asked what you thought of the trek...your reply was a silent stare, but if looks could kill....well.... ;) 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Mar 22nd, 2021 at 1:45pm pine_knot wrote on Mar 22nd, 2021 at 1:21pm:
Some nightmarish memories get etched into one's mind. I remember drowning my woes in song along that portage. It actually wasn't as bad as some of the others... just longish & back-to-back. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Mar 22nd, 2021 at 3:25pm
Long it is, but the stretch from the no-name to the descent into the swamp is one of the most beautiful bedrock trails in the park, rivaling that wonderful rock crossing between no-name and Earl on the southern route from McIntyre.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Mar 22nd, 2021 at 5:51pm Solus wrote on Mar 22nd, 2021 at 3:25pm:
Agreed. Tired or not, the beauty of that portage jumps out at you. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jack sprat on Mar 22nd, 2021 at 7:39pm
We're out of PODs as of 04/02/21. Just saying...
If not, I can reload reruns. ~db :P |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Mar 22nd, 2021 at 7:49pm
I've got a couple more months worth unless folks are getting tired of mine.... The next batch would cover 2011-2015... :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Mar 22nd, 2021 at 9:22pm
PK, go for it! I'm enjoying your pics.
Of course, we'll have to rename the page. Maybe, "The Pine Knot Picture of the Day." Better yet, "Pine Knot: A Pictorial Autobiography... Sapling to Tree." I'm sure I could come up with a few more possibilities.... Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Mar 22nd, 2021 at 9:25pm
I would send more in, except that I have had so many POD's through the years that I wouldn't remember which ones I had sent before. But I think I can come up with a few that are original.
Still. . .I agree with Jimbo. I am enjoying the PineKnot show! ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 22nd, 2021 at 9:56pm
Any POD is better than NO POD! ;) ;D ;D
I enjoy them all even if I've seen them before. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Mar 23rd, 2021 at 5:49pm
No rush. We're locked and loaded through April.
I wanted to get one thing off my plate and that was the easy path. Plus that little trip down memory lane was fun! |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by TomT on Mar 24th, 2021 at 12:17pm Jimbo wrote on Mar 22nd, 2021 at 9:22pm:
Not bad Jimbo. ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 26th, 2021 at 2:50pm
A nice "Double reflection" shot today [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 29th, 2021 at 1:51pm
The Circle of Life.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 1st, 2021 at 12:31pm
CAPTION FOR POD 4/1/21:
Midnight Terror: "Aw, nuts!", screams squatting Quetico camper attacked from rear by rabid red squirrel. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Apr 1st, 2021 at 1:21pm
PJ, we're out of whiskey . . . and it's only Wednesday.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Apr 1st, 2021 at 1:39pm
OMG! We're out of leeches!!!! :o
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 1st, 2021 at 2:16pm
OMG! There were leeches in the BWCA latrine!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Apr 1st, 2021 at 2:47pm
WHAT?? YOU FORGOT TO PACK THE TP??!! :o :o
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 1st, 2021 at 2:56pm
When you think NOT wearing underwear was a big mistake! :'( :'(
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Apr 1st, 2021 at 3:37pm Jimbo wrote on Apr 1st, 2021 at 2:16pm:
True story.... pd |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Apr 1st, 2021 at 4:04pm
Blair Witch Project.....in the BWCA
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by zski on Apr 2nd, 2021 at 10:53am bagpipe whoopie cushion |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 2nd, 2021 at 12:22pm
Love the throwback pic today db [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Apr 2nd, 2021 at 9:45pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 2nd, 2021 at 10:08pm
[quote author=db link=1615395723/40#40 date=1617399941]IDK - There were more moose back then I guess but I'm still at a loss as to explain how a skeleton this intact was essentially 'left standing' on ribs (like this pic) for us to find. The legs were scattered about as normal but this 'find' was just plain weird.
(You need to Login or Register Just a guess, but I don't think that moose was killed by a predator. The bones would have been scattered more at least that's the way deer I've seen killed by coyotes were. I'd wager it might have been wounded by a wolf pack and wandered off to die in the bush. Small critters ate the remains but they couldn't move the skeleton. Maybe died of natural causes as well. Animals will go off to die in the thick bush because being prey animals their instinct is to hide if they can't flee. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Apr 2nd, 2021 at 11:49pm
I'm guessing a pack of scouts used it as the frame to practice their survival shelters....when they earned their badge, they adhered to their LNT training....except for leaving the frame of bones, of course..... 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Apr 3rd, 2021 at 3:44pm
I've come across deer carcasses killed by wolves with largely intact skeletons. I've also seen them scattered. Not sure why one or the other.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 3rd, 2021 at 9:08pm
Today's throwback Turtle walker pic cracked me up ;D ;D
That looks like an Army surplus raincoat he's sporting on his walk? |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 4th, 2021 at 4:24pm
I ran into 2 couples at the BH portage who had got in late the night before and ended up camping in the parking lot.
We all ended up at the water about the same time. They had never been on a week-long trip and never in the Q or Canada for that matter. When they saw me solo they asked if I would show them the best way to get down the Jean lk. I was headed that way as I often do so I showed them the route, marked some campsites because I knew they wouldn't make it in one day. I laid out their map orientating it in the direction of travel. I also marked their route with N/S/E/W cross like I do my own maps for quick reference. The 2 gals seemed a little confused when I was talking you head East down Quetico then South to Jean? One of the husbands said they didn't understand compass directions, they only went by Right/Left! ::) ;D ;D I said that only works if your going in the right direction. He laughed and said his wife was reading the map as they drove from Sault St Marie. The whole time she had it upside down. Didn't matter much when they were driving along Superior but when they turned inland at Thunder Bay things got really interesting until they stopped and got the map orientated in the right direction. The other guy wasn't saying much about the map reading. Turns out he was a Left/Right person as well. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 6th, 2021 at 1:52pm
I'm loving your throwback PODS db [smiley=cool.gif]
I think it would be fun if everyone sent in a throwback canoe trip pic showing their younger self. I did most if not all the picture taking when I went with other people but I do have one good one I'll try and copy and submit. I think people would get a kick out of seeing everyone back in the day. Anyone else? |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 7th, 2021 at 12:31pm
Today's POD would do well in a classy black & white art gallery dedicated to the North Woods. I really like this one!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 7th, 2021 at 12:51pm
Great POD today!
Something about the black and white that really grabs your attention. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Apr 7th, 2021 at 9:08pm
Immediately, I'm thinking Ansel Adams. Very nice.
pd |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Apr 9th, 2021 at 6:24pm
A LOT of fungi.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Apr 11th, 2021 at 12:51pm
That's a nice reflection shot! :) :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 11th, 2021 at 3:18pm
One of the best reflections shot's in recent memory!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 12th, 2021 at 12:48pm
Love the smell of bacon and wet tennis shoes in the morning ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Apr 13th, 2021 at 11:00am
Wow! That one took me down memory lane! Evidently db has saved a bunch of "archive" photos. 1988 seems like only yesterday, but our granddaughter (a voracious reader)is now almost the age her mother was then, and our grandson is running X-country and track just like his father did. Spartan1 still loves to play with fire, and I often take more photos. Some things are just the way they should be. :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:22pm
The first thing that struck me about today's throwback
POD is that everyone is actually doing something instead of being mesmerized by their phone. This world could use more outdoor/family time like this. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Apr 14th, 2021 at 1:29am
What a great reflective shot!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 14th, 2021 at 12:20pm
I believe I recognize the intrepid QJ camper featured in today's POD.
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 14th, 2021 at 1:49pm
Good guess Jimbo.
IC has a distinct tripping style all her own. I couldn't believe all the gear she had stuffed in that little boat. Now she has a bigger boat and a BIG dog to go with it! ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by zski on Apr 15th, 2021 at 3:07am
Poke Boat?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 15th, 2021 at 3:54am zski wrote on Apr 15th, 2021 at 3:07am:
I believe it is, the name sounds familar. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Magicpaddler on Apr 15th, 2021 at 10:16am
I own a poke boat. They are a nylon fabric composite. Very light.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by zski on Apr 15th, 2021 at 3:52pm
Hey MP is it a poke like the one in the picture or a poke vagabond?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Magicpaddler on Apr 16th, 2021 at 11:36am
a poke
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 16th, 2021 at 3:24pm
I like the old-school high water pants look in today's POD. ;) ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Apr 16th, 2021 at 3:35pm
Is that a Johnson "Country Mile" and a Zebco 202?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Apr 16th, 2021 at 4:58pm PhantomJug wrote on Apr 16th, 2021 at 3:35pm:
After staring at today's POD for a bit and then realizing the two kids were holding fishing rods, I also noticed one had a spincast and one had a spinning reel...as a kid, I started with the Zebco and then once had a Johnson spincast that broke fairly quickly on me.... |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 17th, 2021 at 2:01pm
Today's POD brought a big smile to my face!
The looks on their faces say it all. 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 19th, 2021 at 1:06pm
Another great throwback POD 8-)
Looks like Mom is rocking the Minnie Pearl look. The older boy on the right has a hat that looks like one Fidel Castro used to wear. I'm sure the young man wasn't copying him. What kind of hat style is that? |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 19th, 2021 at 1:18pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 19th, 2021 at 1:38pm Jimbo wrote on Apr 19th, 2021 at 1:18pm:
That might be it. It reminds me of a Military surplus cap as well. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Apr 19th, 2021 at 2:24pm solotripper wrote on Apr 19th, 2021 at 1:38pm:
French Foreign Legion utility cap...... |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 19th, 2021 at 2:40pm Solus wrote on Apr 19th, 2021 at 2:24pm:
Hmmmm... pretty close, I think: see (You need to Login or Register . I used to have a hat something like that back in those days. I fought a lot of battles with fantasy desert raiders out behind the house when I was a kid. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 19th, 2021 at 3:31pm
The style is known as the flat top utility cap.
Over the years different militaries used that style. French Foreign Legion Kepi hat is probably the most famous hat of that type? Maybe the owner of that POD will set us straight? |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Apr 19th, 2021 at 4:09pm
I'm enjoying these retro photos as well. Some are even before I was born :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Apr 19th, 2021 at 7:56pm solotripper wrote on Apr 19th, 2021 at 3:31pm:
Sorry to be absent for QJ for some time. Thankfully Spartan2 alerted me to the post. Yes, the hats are from the MN National guard, my father was captain, artillery officer. Not sure why the NG had hats small enough for us kids. I'm the youngest in the photos. Attached is a picture of the whole gang. Those pictures are from back in the late 50s and early 60s when it was just "Canoe Country." and my father was on the Governors Committee that established Voyageur National Park. I've been canoeing ever since, including a trip down the Churchill River, following Sig Olsen's route in the Lonely Land (a friend of our family); and our annual canoe trips to the BWCA/Quetico. Starwatcher ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 19th, 2021 at 8:11pm
Thanks for responding!
Nice to know the history of those classic pics. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Apr 19th, 2021 at 8:48pm
Those hats are awesome. I'm thinkin' db could use a hat like that.... ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 19th, 2021 at 8:56pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Apr 20th, 2021 at 12:03am |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 20th, 2021 at 1:34am starwatcher wrote on Apr 20th, 2021 at 12:03am:
Maybe after the Bay of Pigs fiasco, he found he liked that GI look on him. ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Apr 21st, 2021 at 3:24pm
Great pic of DM! Which island was her summer cabin set up on? I think I've only got out and stomped around the one that everyone says was her boat house. Just curious.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Apr 21st, 2021 at 8:02pm
DM, Her island still has the bolder of red iron formation (bacon rock) on the shore line. The island is just south of a larger island with a campsite I’ve camped on.
Nice photo POD yesterday of Johnson Falls by Spartan2! I’ve canoed to Pine, and on the lakes to the south, but never by the Falls. I’ll have to check it out someday. Great backlight ing in the POD. Starwatcher. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Apr 21st, 2021 at 9:54pm
It is funny that you mention the bacon rock. When we were there we were clueless about it and I have always regretted not seeing it, (and photographing it), since it seems to be iconic.
This photo was taken in '74, on our third canoe trip. I was suffering from two limiting factors: a pulled muscle in my shoulder causing muscle spasms in my upper back and neck, and also the very small amount of film (you do remember film, right?) that I had along with me. Also, we knew that Dorothy was "famous" and that we were in the presence of someone special, so we sort of clammed up and didn't really talk to her much. We looked for the fence of canoe paddles that were given to her by groups, and found the one from Camp Easton, which was where Spartan1 was introduced to canoe tripping in the summers of '65 and '67. And I didn't even take a picture of that!! We bought root beers, sat in the drizzle (it was a six-day trip with five days of rain), and we signed her book before we left. If I had been there a decade later, I would have had more confidence and would have spoken with her at some length, and asked her some of the questions that were in my mind. We have taken both of our grandchildren to the Dorothy Molter Museum in Ely. It is a very interesting experience for people of any age, IMHO. And thanks, Karl, for the compliment on the Johnson Falls photo. I learned after the fact that most people actually bathe in the pool under the falls, but we didn't do that. We did hike up to the upper falls, and we enjoyed all of it very much. I think we visited Johnson Falls twice, maybe three times. But that photo is probably my favorite. Although the upper falls is very different and also quite beautiful. ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 23rd, 2021 at 12:51pm
Spartan2,
Good pic today! I'm particularly impressed you were able to get that close. When I look at the pic, I immediately think of one of Solotripper's adventures, captured in a QJ trip report several years ago. In fact, everytime I see a hare up in canoe country, that account of his haunts me. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 23rd, 2021 at 1:01pm Jimbo wrote on Apr 23rd, 2021 at 12:51pm:
That island campsite on Walter Lk seems to be a spot the Hares like. I've seen them every time I've camped there. What struck me is that if you don't startle them they'll let you get pretty close. That whole "Art" the Hare thing just came out of nowhere. That was a very emotional moment for me. 2nd to finding that Brass Memorial plaque to a fellow paddler on that Sturgeon lake island campsite. I've looked for that exact campsite every time I've been in that area and for the life of me, I can't find it? |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Apr 23rd, 2021 at 1:13pm
Thanks, Jimbo, for the compliment. :)
We always have called that evening on Pine Lake "the bunny party." There were a whole bunch of them. Hard to tell how many as they would come and go out of the woods, but at least six, I think. They seemed curious about our tent, they chased each other all over the campsite, and the one in today's POD was just sitting on the biffy trail when I went there about bedtime. I have been around domestic rabbits and of course have seen wild rabbits in Michigan. . .but never saw so many of the big hares. That Pine Lake campsite was one that we were disappointed to have to use, as our planned site was occupied. But it ended up being a great place. The loon photo from a couple days ago was from a nest that was right across from the campsite on a small island, and was visible from our camp. The site, because of the island, was quite private and quiet. And the "bunny party" was just a good evening's entertainment. It doesn't take much to keep me entertained. ;D ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by zski on Apr 23rd, 2021 at 4:34pm
Is that a snowshoe hare? We base camped on an island site on Kasakokwog and a hare with larger than normal rear legs/feet came out in the open when we were in camp. After a couple of days of wondering why he came out when we were around I deduced (could be wrong) that he used us for cover because the neighboring island had an active eagle nest and we provided some safety.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 23rd, 2021 at 4:47pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 23rd, 2021 at 6:09pm zski wrote on Apr 23rd, 2021 at 4:34pm:
zski, I am quite familiar with that active eagle nest. I was there mid-September one year when parent eagles were STILL trying to kick a young bird out of the nest to get it to fly. For several days we watched and listened to all the commotion. It didn't seem like that young eagle was going anywhere anytime soon. THEN, one day, when the parents were gone, I tossed a fish carcass on the rocks of the south shore of the northern island. I did it to see if it would encourage the youngster to leave the roost to investigate. As you know, that eagle nest sits atop a tree near the north end of the southern island. So, my "bait" was easily visible from their nest. Well, I waited & waited, then went back to doing chores around our camp kitchen. After a bit, I went back to take another look. I could no longer spot the young bird in the nest. So, I got a little closer to where I had placed the fish carcass... and it was gone. A minute or so later, I spotted the eagle with the fish in its talons. It made repeated attempts to haul that walleye (not a large one) up to its nest. I probably watched three or four such attempts - each separated by a substantial "rest period" - before I finally decided to get back to what I was doing around camp. I circled back about half-an-hour later. The young eagle was back in its nest. The fish carcass was nowhere to be seen. I'll never know whether or not the bird got lucky. However, I DO believe those parent eagles owe me a favor! I would have to believe that any hare rearing its head on those islands during canoeing season would be a goner.... Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Westwood on Apr 23rd, 2021 at 9:28pm
I haven't looked it up lately. My understanding is that hares are born hairless and rabbits are born with hair. We have both snowshoe hares and cotton tails in the Duluth area. The cotton tails will not change color in the winter.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Apr 23rd, 2021 at 10:39pm
I have always assumed that the ones I saw in the canoe country were snowshoe hares. But since I have never been there in the winter to see them when they are white, I suppose I could be assuming with no basis for the assumption. But the ones up north sure do have BIG FEET!! :D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 24th, 2021 at 1:56am Spartan2 wrote on Apr 23rd, 2021 at 10:39pm:
Those Big Feet are one of the things that distinguish them from Cotton tails. That and they turn White in winter. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by zski on Apr 24th, 2021 at 12:57pm
Well ah larned a lot about them hares. That they are good swimmers too.
That's a great story Jimbo! ;D It could be that the adult eagle I saw was one of the ones you helped out. That campsite was nice, and had a great canoe garage. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 24th, 2021 at 1:35pm zski wrote on Apr 24th, 2021 at 12:57pm:
Hey Zski, Recognize this "canoe garage"? See: (You need to Login or Register Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 24th, 2021 at 1:59pm Quote:
Not only are they good swimmers, those big hind feet on both rabbits/hares are not just for hopping? My Grandfather on my Mother's side was a Irish immigrant. He was the greens-keeper for a big golf course just outside Detroit in the late 20's-30's. My Grandparents kept rabbits they used for food. The rabbits ran around their compound like free range chickens. The neighbor next store had hunting dogs, Beagles to be exact. He let them run wild and they often went after the rabbits and other wild animals that lived on the golf course grounds. My Grandfather warned the guy many times, threatening to shoot his dogs if they killed his rabbits. One day won of his beagles came into the yard and went after a big male rabbit. The rabbit couldn't get to a safe space so it jumped into the small farm pond to escape the beagle. Beagle jumps in pond in hot pursuit. By then my Grandmother is screaming for my Grandfather to shoot the beagle but he only had a shotgun and was afraid he hit the rabbit too! :'( By then the neighbor had come over threatening my Grandfather IF he shot his precious hunting dog. Well things changed dramatically when that rabbit turned on that beagle, grabbed the dog with his front paws and using those big hind feet, DISEMBOWELED that poor dog in a few seconds. The beagles owner stood there in stunned silence! :o They fished the dog out of pond and that was the last time those hunting dogs EVER ran loose again. ;) ;D Don't mess with BUG'S ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by zski on Apr 24th, 2021 at 2:30pm Jimbo wrote on Apr 24th, 2021 at 1:35pm:
Man that bugs n beagle story is wild ...n sad |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 24th, 2021 at 2:46pm
That's a heckuva story, ST! Perhaps a good-sized hare might have a chance against an eagle... though I kind of doubt it.
Thirty years ago my father-in-law, recently widowed, drove his super-van up into snow-covered Alaska in the Springtime. It was a kind of self-reflective, get-away-from-it all trip. One bright morning, he pulled his van to the side of the lonely county highway to videotape a red fox pouncing into deep snow, apparently going after a vole or some other varmint. When you watch his film footage, you're following the antics of this bright red fox against the pure white snow when suddenly a large dark shadow appears beside the fox. In the very next moment, a huge eagle swoops out of the clear blue sky, grabs the fox with both sets of talons, carries him ever upward. The fox is fighting like hell. My father-in-law tries to film the ascent and struggle but can only capture so much from the driver's side of the van before the view is cut off by the top of the passenger side window. The camera is still running. He considers jumping out of the van to regain the picture but, before he can, the fox suddenly comes back into view, plummeting like a red bomb, into a deep patch of snow. My father-in-law once again trains the camera on the fox. Now the critter is off to the races, a banshee bolting for the cover of the woods. The eagle makes one more swoop but misses. The fox narrowly escapes having a very bad day by diving into the brush. It's a heckuva video. Hares, fox, and similarly-sized animals up in that wilderness will do well when they keep one eye skyward much of the time. Me? As tough as he might be, I don't think I would want to be in a hare's snowshoe's when Mr. Eagle shows up. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 24th, 2021 at 3:40pm
That Eagle vs Fox story shows you how tough even small wild critters are. To survive those talons and that drop and be able to run off never mind survive it it did is a testimony to all things wanting to fight to live.
I have a groundhog vs me and my younger brother when kids, but it's to gruesome for this forum! :o :P : Maybe someday around a campfire? ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 24th, 2021 at 6:49pm
ST,
It remains one of my great hopes that we can make that campfire happen some year soon. I know a bunch of folks on this forum who would make time to join such a rendezvous. Given my imminent relocation south to the swamps of Florida, my next several months are pretty much spoken for. That and with the border closed, pretty much all I will be able to do is "think" about Canadian campfires. Beginning in 2022, however, I should be able to do something about it. We may be getting old and rickety but most of us have at least a few good years of wilderness canoe travel left. If we bring enough Geritol, stool softener, oatmeal, and Prevagen, we should be able to get by. Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 24th, 2021 at 9:20pm Quote:
;D ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Apr 25th, 2021 at 11:36am
@ Westwood and the rest of you bunny lovers- hares are born with fur (hair) and rabbits not. Besides the physical differences, one of the main differentiators is that rabbits are born with eyes closed and usually in a nest/den, while hares are born with eyes open and basically ready to go.
On one trip to Q with some Scouts, we were camped on Sunday Lake and found a nest of baby bunnies in the long grass near the canoe landing. We observed briefly, took some pics and then left them be undisturbed. No doubt mama bunny was close by. pd |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Apr 25th, 2021 at 4:38pm
Nice early morning shot!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Apr 25th, 2021 at 5:39pm
[quote author=Spartan2 link=1615395723/83#83 date=1619042067]It is funny that you mention the bacon rock. When we were there we were clueless about it and I have always regretted not seeing it, (and photographing it), since it seems to be iconic.
Enclosed is my photo of banded iron formation from another location. Maybe you can see why they call it bacon rock. Starwatcher ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 25th, 2021 at 6:05pm Spartan2 wrote on Apr 25th, 2021 at 4:38pm:
One of my most favorite times, a misty still morning! |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Apr 25th, 2021 at 7:54pm
oops, sorry, I didn't mean to hi-jack the tread. Yes, nice misty morning POD shot. My favorite on those late autumn days.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Apr 25th, 2021 at 10:45pm starwatcher wrote on Apr 25th, 2021 at 5:39pm:
Thanks, Karl. I have seen photos of Dorothy's rock, but it isn't the same as being there. Still. . .one cannot do everything, I guess. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 26th, 2021 at 12:22pm
I don't think the Kingfisher's dog is feeling it in that picture. ;) ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Apr 26th, 2021 at 3:06pm
I wouldn't say that his wife looks too thrilled either. Ah, the joys of a rainy day!! ;)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 26th, 2021 at 4:15pm
The first thing I thought was THIS is why my Dry-Fly tarp is the first thing up and the last thing down. ;) ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Westwood on Apr 26th, 2021 at 4:43pm
Portage Dog,
I said that I hadn't looked it up lately as to which had hair. Now I know that new born hares have hair. Thanks for the clarification/correction. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Apr 26th, 2021 at 6:16pm
No big hare-y deal Westwood! :D I find it more interesting that they are born with their eyes open are ready to roll. Mother Nature's way of tipping the survival odds in their favor.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 27th, 2021 at 12:37pm
I've never seen the Kingfisher in full "plumage" before! ;) ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 28th, 2021 at 12:27pm
I've seen this view down Quetico Lake many times.
Still gets me primed at the start of a trip. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Apr 28th, 2021 at 2:10pm solotripper wrote on Apr 28th, 2021 at 12:27pm:
I wonder if we will ever see it again. :-/ |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 28th, 2021 at 2:35pm PhantomJug wrote on Apr 28th, 2021 at 2:10pm:
I think we will, the real issue will be if I'm still able to paddle down the lake before that happens? |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Apr 28th, 2021 at 3:19pm
C'mon you guys - 2025 isn't THAT far off. :D And you're not THAT old....are you? :o
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by MossBack on Apr 28th, 2021 at 4:01pm
Depends on whether it is 6:00AM trying to get out of bed, or later in the day after the kinks are shook out?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 28th, 2021 at 4:29pm portage dog wrote on Apr 28th, 2021 at 3:19pm:
I'll be 73 come next spring. In good shape now but I don't take ANYTHING for granted healthwise. Working out 5-6 times a week, I have a big trip planned WHEN we get back into Canada assuming that 25% I can't control doesn't rear its ugly head. ;) ;D ;D Look at DD. Makes it thru Vietnam. Gone on numerous backpacking/paddling trips and a damn spot of ice ALMOST did him in. On the bright side, I think that 2 yr lull will give some of the campsites in the Q a chance to recover from overuse or at least I hope so? |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 28th, 2021 at 6:04pm
It is not going to hurt the fishing any, either!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: quetico Post by pine_knot on Apr 29th, 2021 at 12:16am Jimbo wrote on Apr 28th, 2021 at 6:04pm:
Well, it just might. All those Canadian fish are sensing all the leeches, nightcrawlers, minnows, etc down south of the border and heading that way for an easy meal.....courtesy of the bazillion U.S. BWCA anglers unable to cross the dang border..... Not that there's that many Quetico fish making that difficult and deadly southerly trek....we all know Quetico was pretty much fished out the past several years prior.... :D :D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Apr 29th, 2021 at 6:51pm PhantomJug wrote on Apr 28th, 2021 at 2:10pm:
Call me an optimist but I wouldn't give up hope on late summer or early fall trip for those able to partake on a moments notice. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Westwood on Apr 29th, 2021 at 10:42pm
Quetico lakes are fished out. That explains why I didn't catch any fish in Quetico last year. That probably means fishing will be poor in 2021. If the border opens up this year I'll still give fishing a try.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on May 2nd, 2021 at 12:00pm
Phoenix,
That's one heckuva great pic today! I was tempted to guess it was taken on Kasakokwog BUT, after further reflection, I no longer think so. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 2nd, 2021 at 2:18pm
Yup, that is one nice POD [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Phoenix on May 2nd, 2021 at 11:56pm
Today's photo was taken on Pickerel last September.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on May 3rd, 2021 at 10:35am
The older I get, the uglier slick-spot corduroy (such as in today's POD) looks to me.
Otherwise, PK, that's a great portage pic...though IF I had taken it, all you would see is blue sky since I'd be on my butt in the mud. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on May 3rd, 2021 at 11:10am Jimbo wrote on May 3rd, 2021 at 10:35am:
Ditto. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 3rd, 2021 at 11:50am Jimbo wrote on May 3rd, 2021 at 10:35am:
Spots like that are where I'm glad I have that sturdy Mohawk double paddle to use as a 3rd leg. I'll use it with both packs but the canoe is where the problems more often occur. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on May 3rd, 2021 at 4:29pm
Today's POD taken 10 years ago is the infamous "Boggy Portage" leading to Grey Lake from Shade, actually from the unnamed lake into Grey. This photo is looking back to the southwest after getting across the bog. Last time I was here was about 5 years ago and the conditions were dry enough that you could walk along the grassy hummocks on the west side of the corduroy until the last 10 yards or so....I'm not even sure the corduroy is even there today.
My son did slip off a log about half way across back in 2011 and sunk past his knee. But his boots were tied well enough so that his boot stayed attached to his foot when he finally extricated himself....fun times!! Actually, I'm with Jimbo and the rest of you who prefer to avoid these mudholes if at all possible.... 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on May 4th, 2021 at 4:32am
May the 4th be with you on that one. 8-) ::)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by MuleLars on May 5th, 2021 at 2:30pm
PK-
The first time I was on that portage, I slipped off the corduroy and sunk up to my armpits in the sucking mud. I was carrying packs, which didn't help. If I was on a solo, I'd probably still be stuck there -- and that was 25 years ago!! As I also recall, that's the portage where you can easily take a wrong turn and double back to where you started. Yeah, that one's a real doozy!! ml |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on May 5th, 2021 at 3:21pm
I've been over that portage, but I don't remember it being that bad. Must've been a dry year or I'm just getting forgetful... ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on May 5th, 2021 at 5:23pm HighnDry wrote on May 5th, 2021 at 3:21pm:
The first time I did the Boggy Portage, I thought it wasn't that bad cause I never slipped off the corduroy. Each time since then, I swear (literally) wondering why the portage keeps growing in length along with more hairpin turns thru the forest.... ;) :D I refuse to believe that I'm getting older, weaker, and slower....and no way more forgetful....now where's my dang wallet? Honey, where'd you put my wallet? You stealing my cash again?? :-* |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on May 5th, 2021 at 7:24pm
Hairpin corners are reduced if you take the western trail to the bog (starting from the south end of the portage), I think it's a touch easier.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on May 9th, 2021 at 12:03pm
PK,
How many times do you need to be told NOT to rinse your portage clothes right next to the camp canoe landing? Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on May 9th, 2021 at 4:47pm Jimbo wrote on May 9th, 2021 at 12:03pm:
Oops....I forgot....sorry. ;D Today's POD was the put-in on Sark coming from Keefer....not sure what this green wavy stuff is called....some type of algea? |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on May 9th, 2021 at 6:46pm pine_knot wrote on May 9th, 2021 at 4:47pm:
I think Pascanell may have been bathing upstream. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on May 13th, 2021 at 7:53pm
Crooked
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on May 15th, 2021 at 10:21am
Gorgeous iris! I have occasionally seen one or two in the canoe country, but never a big grouping like that.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 15th, 2021 at 1:23pm
That is nice! [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 17th, 2021 at 12:10pm
I like these narrow waterway shots.
Always looking for moose and other critters and trying not to hit something at the same time. ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on May 17th, 2021 at 10:42pm
Thx for the kind words. The iris photo was taken at the put-in from Metecryst into the unnamed pond. The creek shot today is Cutty Creek leading into Cub from Baird.....a great quiet area of Quetico....
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on May 18th, 2021 at 3:27pm
I love that Baird to Cub bit of creek. From the paddle down the narrow, island choked end of Baird, the short steep down hill carry and then the forest channeled creek. About as good as it gets.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on May 18th, 2021 at 4:12pm Solus wrote on May 18th, 2021 at 3:27pm:
Ditto. It's just a gorgeous area of the park. That short steep portage can be a bit tough when muddy and if heading west-to-east. Then, of course, if headed INTO Baird, it's haunted, so there's that.... Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on May 18th, 2021 at 7:37pm Jimbo wrote on May 18th, 2021 at 4:12pm:
Baird is just plain spooky. At dusk if it's calm and quiet, you can hear the murmurs of the poltergeist that inhabit this area of Quetico.... :o ;) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on May 25th, 2021 at 11:34am
PK,
Today's POD... message cache? Possibly the one on Delahey (though I'm thinking the one there was of a different color)? Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on May 26th, 2021 at 11:17am
Ah! Today's POD seems to confirm my contention regarding the location of yesterday's pic. It seems the cache was red, after all.
PK, I suspect you visited the site BEFORE MagicPaddler & me. Otherwise, you could hardly have missed the message that WE squeezed into that jammed container. They definitely need an additional cache there. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on May 26th, 2021 at 5:19pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on May 26th, 2021 at 8:21pm
db,
Just a tad "pricey" at $566, wouldn't you say? Would expect a living plant aquarium with 90% of the species list in the book with that kind of price tag.... Jimbo 8-) P.S. Make that an autographed aquarium. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 26th, 2021 at 8:43pm Jimbo wrote on May 26th, 2021 at 8:21pm:
Throw in a lifetime supply of Portage Monkeys and Nubile camp cooks and you might have a deal! :o ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on May 26th, 2021 at 9:37pm
Used is only $566 though.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 27th, 2021 at 11:34am
Nice morning shot today. I never used to bring spinnerbaits to the Q but do now. My local favorite fishing lake which is a Largemouth Bass tournament favorite lake has a small population of Walleye.
I don't fish for them but was surprised to see they love a small spinnerbait the same way the bass do. Never really thought of spinnerbaits for Walleye. The small NP in the lake like them to much. :P ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on May 27th, 2021 at 6:10pm PhantomJug wrote on May 26th, 2021 at 9:37pm:
I'd let lightly used copy go for $400 and I'd pay shipping! Heck, I'd even throw in some BWJs from back in the day. :) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Jun 8th, 2021 at 3:15pm
Another good evening shot by Pineknot to enjoy...or was it "early morning' ?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 13th, 2021 at 1:13pm
Today's POD isn't in the Q, but on the Missanabie River
in Ontario, pre Q days. Circa about 1984. I was about 36 in this shot. This was when before I became a solo paddler. You can't tell from the shot, but the guy whose turn it was to plan the trip for our 4 man group failed to do his due diligence as usual. This was before any of us had Internet. He saw an ad for the outfitter in an outdoor magazine and made the reservations. All he asked was if they had access to the Missanabie River and if they rented canoes. Turned out the lodge was on a lake chain about 2-3 portages from the river. They had only 2 canoes. The one seen in the background was an 18' Grumman and the one I'm in is a 20' Square stern freighter canoe!! Turns out the canoes were mostly for people who wanted to stay and fish/sightsee on the lodge lake. The access to the river was for motorized fishing boats they kept there. So after much finger-pointing between the guy who failed to ask enough questions and the outfitter who didn't like being screamed at, we ended up taking them. The portages were brutal to carry that freighter canoe across. Ended up with 4 of us having to do it. Once on the river, it was okay except in the wider parts of the river where the current was slow and the wind was in our face. That 20' canoe was like paddling a couch down the lake. When we arrived at our pick-up point which was a small campground with a boat launch for motorboats the guys there came down to ask where the HELL had we come from?? And more importantly why are we in a square stern freighter canoe sans motor? Highlight of the trip for me was coming out of the concrete men's bathroom and almost bumping into a #500 black bear who was sauntering down the road heading for the enclosed fish cleaning station. Bear just gave me a quick glance and kept walking. I went back to our camp where we had to spend the night before being picked-up and made everyone hang their food packs. Later on that night a couple of campsites over some guys were in the back of their pick-up camper and a bear tried to come in thru the screen door. They beat it off by throwing a pot of hot coffee on it. Bear ran off but didn't leave the area. Didn't get much sleep that night. The next morning we packed up and took our gear down to the parking lot to wait for the outfitter. The rangers showed up armed with shotguns because that bear was a nuisance now and sooner or later someone was going to get mauled/killed. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jun 13th, 2021 at 1:49pm
ST,
They say a picture is worth a thousand words (well, in your case, just 478 this time). I love it how an old pic can stir up memories and some pretty good stories. It would be a real kick to see more such old pics AND the stories behind them from QJ members. I'm thinking of a few of my own that have stories behind them that might be worth sharing. Guess I'll have to dredge them up sometime soon and submit. Thanks for sharing the tale, ST. I would have pegged you as being a bit younger than you say in this pic. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 13th, 2021 at 1:59pm Jimbo wrote on Jun 13th, 2021 at 1:49pm:
I was inspired to send some old pics in because for a while there we were seeing other people's throwback pics which I really enjoyed. I hope others submit some old pics and maybe the story behind them. My Dr says my biological age is about 10 yrs less than my chronological age. So I'm going with 62 instead of 72! ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 14th, 2021 at 12:15pm
Today's POD is circa 1985. My first and only trip to the BWCA.
There was 6 of us, 3 of them were guy's that were friends of my friends and had NEVER canoed before. 2 were from Georgia. Had never seen that much fresh water in their lives. One of them a guy named Whitey freaked out when he saw me drinking water out of the middle of a big lake. Those SB were caught from the spill out at Louisa Falls. We stayed at the campsite next to falls. We got there late in the day and after swimming in the falls we set camp. They wanted to relax and broke out the booze and pot. I put my bathing suit on and waded out waist deep and started pitching a little 1/4 jig with yellow curly tail in to the gravel spillway. Every cast I caught a 2-4 lb fish. We decided we'd have a big fish fry. I caught and kept the best ones while the guy's got a fire going and were cleaning them. I was so excited catching all those fish, I lost track of time and it got dark real fast when the sun went down, something I wasn't used to. I get back to camp and find they had already fried up most of the fish, leaving me a few measly fillets! They said they couldn't wait they had the munchies! ;) ;D ;D I got my "revenge" the next morning when ALL of them came back from the Thunderbox in horror because they :-? :o :o :'( :'( had WORMS in their poo! Turns out being drunk/stoned isn't best when you're trying to fry fish to the right temp. They had eaten breaded fish that wasn't cooked well enough to kill the worm bacteria. I cooked my own and had no issues. For the rest of the trip they were looking/worrying they had some rare fish-borne illness. I was the only one that ate fish after that too. ;) ;D Went we got home they all went to the Dr to be checked out. That taught them not to start a fish dinner without me. ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jun 14th, 2021 at 1:22pm
I am going to look up some vintage photos that I can share. Won't have any story as good as the fish worms (ick) but maybe I can at least play this game. Hard to find photos I haven't posted here before, but I'll try. And, realistically, probably people won't remember if they were posted before anyway.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jun 14th, 2021 at 6:58pm
ST,
Clearly they shouldn't have dined quite so early and without you. They should have paid heed to the age-old wisdom that tells us that "the early turd always gets the worm." Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jun 14th, 2021 at 10:51pm
Oh, Jimbo!! How do you DO that???
;D ;D ;D My mother, God rest her soul, loved puns. And she could make them up, too. That is one genetic trait that I have not inherited, and I always love it when someone gets one like that. Needed a smile. Thanks. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 15th, 2021 at 11:43am
Mmmmm Fry Pan Bread ;) 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jun 16th, 2021 at 11:31am
Mepps Aglia #5...a top producer. Using only it (in a different color) & tipping it with a white twister tail, I once scored a Grand Slam in the space of one hour (on a lake which shall go unnamed here). That was a morning I shall not soon forget. If this lure is not in your tackle box, it should be (at least on certain Quetico lakes).
Of course, I wouldn't put it past ST to have caught his fish on a different lure, then substitute the Mepps for our benefit. Hmmm, come to think of it, it might actually have been a Daredevil that I used that morning so long ago.... Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 16th, 2021 at 12:21pm Jimbo wrote on Jun 16th, 2021 at 11:31am:
Close but its a Double Looner spinner. I have Mepps spinners and they are great. I have about 5 of these Double Loon spinners and they all are good producers. That's their Spring Frog pattern. Good to troll or cast from shore. Solid brass they get down deep. Heavy for their size. (You need to Login or Register This review goes into detail about why the author thinks it's a superior spinner to others. One thing I know for sure, it spins at a very slow retrieval speed compared to other spinners. When casting from shore I run it as slow as possible just ticking the bottom. Fish will hammer it. (You need to Login or Register I can't remember if you could order them with a single hook? I switched all my trebles for single hooks that lure in pic too. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by zski on Jun 16th, 2021 at 10:59pm solotripper wrote on Jun 16th, 2021 at 12:21pm:
"Attention Customers of Double Loon We have "Gone Fishing" We will not be accepting new orders again until Spring of 2017. All current or existing orders will be completed." ;D :o |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 17th, 2021 at 12:31am
I saw that after I posted the link.
I don't know now if they're still in business or just left the site-up which seems odd to me? I better hang on to the ones I have they might be a collector's item someday. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jun 18th, 2021 at 12:02pm
Cool! I love photographing spider webs, and the canoe country is a great place to do it! Nice photo!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jun 18th, 2021 at 12:25pm
Early one sunny September morning, my wife & I were exiting Kasakokwog, paddling that narrow stretch connecting to McAlpine. There must have been hundreds of such webs lacing the wild grasses of the south bank off of our starboard bow. Rays from the rising sun pierced the tree cover enough to catch dewdrops dripping on the webs while mists rose off the lake after a chilly night. It was absolutely glorious.
The attached picture really doesn't do it justice.... Thanks for sharing a pic that dredges up fond memories, ST! Jimbo 8-) ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 18th, 2021 at 1:24pm
Spiderwebs in the right light are a glorious sight.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jun 20th, 2021 at 11:51am
Don't know anything about where today's POD was taken EXCEPT that it is someplace I'd like to be right about now.
Having now spent over a month here in the Florida sub-tropics, PODs like today's are the stuff daydreams are made of. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 20th, 2021 at 1:35pm Jimbo wrote on Jun 20th, 2021 at 11:51am:
;D ;D ;D Went I first got out of HS, before I enlisted in 68, a buddy and I saved all the money we could and drove to FL. We got there in the Spring and stayed until late fall. Besides the girls at the beach and the nightlife around Hollywood FL where we stayed, I didn't come away thinking this is where I would want to live full-time. Hot and humid just isn't for me. The only place I've been that was worse, Ft Polk LA where I trained at Tigerland in the Army was the closest place in the US to what you'd find IF you ended up in Vietnam. I get hating the extreme cold as you get older but I love the 4 seasons too much to give them up entirely. On the plus side Jimbo, I hear you might be able to get a good deal on some Croc belts/boots or maybe Python boots down there? :o ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jun 22nd, 2021 at 4:40pm
I know where today's campsite is. Damn that Paul Bunyan for leaving his broken tow rope at a campsite!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 22nd, 2021 at 6:21pm db wrote on Jun 22nd, 2021 at 4:40pm:
I hope that's all that is. ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by squigman on Jun 22nd, 2021 at 7:55pm
Bentpine?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 4:17am squigman wrote on Jun 22nd, 2021 at 7:55pm:
Yup. Just behind my tarp, there was a flat rock and around it, there were at least 3-4 sets of what looked to be Beaver's feet? I think the Native People trapped them and skinned them there? Either that or there was a Beaver Serial Killer on the loose! :-? ;) ;D ;D That site was also home to a big Snapping Turtle. I was getting water for coffee and it came right up and stared at me like it was waiting to be fed. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 11:37am
Fish Chowder here.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 1:33pm
That's one of the staples on my canoe trips. Even a couple small walleye will go a long way in the Cache Lake Fish Chowder that I use.
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 5:08pm
Cache Lake Fish Chowder....yuuuummmmm!!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 23rd, 2021 at 8:14pm
That is Cache Lake Fish Chowder pictured there.
Good stand-alone, even better with actual fish in it 8-) I like some NP in mine. It's a firm fish in texture that holds up well to being simmered. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jun 25th, 2021 at 9:14pm
Really pretty picture today, Neal! :)
We are on the Gunflint Trail with granddaughter this week, and we got to Grand Marais, so I had a few minutes to check Internet. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jun 30th, 2021 at 7:32pm
Hey hey hey! That's one sturdy looking pic-a-nic-a-table in today's POD. :-*
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 30th, 2021 at 8:29pm db wrote on Jun 30th, 2021 at 7:32pm:
I "think" Spartan 1 is looking at the Chinook Helicopter that air-lifted that log behemoth into the park! ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Jul 1st, 2021 at 2:19pm
In the eighties when I took a trip in the Brule lake area I was impressed that the Forest Service had equipped the sites with such behemoth picnic tables and had deemed it necessary to chain the things to a trees (three portages in).
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 2nd, 2021 at 12:08pm
Today's POD reminds me when Short's were ACTUALLY short. ;) ;D ;D
I still buy and wear what the kid's now call Short Shorts. Never got the idea that shorts below your knees or lower were much different than just wearing long pants? :-? ::) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jul 2nd, 2021 at 12:50pm
My husband wore those wheat jeans cutoffs on trips (and other places) until they were worn to shreds. Basketball players didn’t wear shorts back in those days either. :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 4th, 2021 at 2:02pm
Love the POD today.
An overturned aluminum canoe, the original camp kitchen table. ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jul 5th, 2021 at 12:09am
Thanks. It served us well. Of course we used our "Spartan green" Bell for a table, too! ::)
When we made our 22-day trip in June of 1992, a couple of mornings that water pot was frozen solid on the top of that Grumman. This particular campsite has some vivid memories. Probably the most notable was watching the planes fight the fire at the island campsite right in our view. The only time we ever got to experience that activity. A bit scary, a bit exciting, and a bit sobering all at the same time. And I really, REALLY wish I had had a better camera to record it all. This group of photos was during our "orange period." Orange nylon tent, orange frame pack that was our main food pack. We never had orange life vests, though. Late 70's and early 80's--orange was "in". |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 5th, 2021 at 12:57pm
I think we all went thru the "orange" period at that time.
One year I went in they had a fire ban. The weather called for some rain and I told the park office ranger that I would use my judgment about campfires because I didn't want to go without for 15 days. She told me with a few day's rains the ban would probably be lifted, but I should avoid making fires big enough to produce a lot of smoke, or else I might get a visit from one of those water bombers and it wouldn't be a fun experience! ;) ;D ;D We both had a good laugh about that. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jul 5th, 2021 at 2:05pm
The planes came over several times and dumped their load, then went out over big water and filled up, then dumped again. It went on for a couple hours. We stood out on a point and watched the whole thing, and on about the sixth and final trip, he flew over us and dipped his wing. We waved, or course.
After they battled this little fire on the island and got it controlled, the fire people came over and talked with us. ("Ontario Fire Control". Orange suit. ;)) We had known that it was super-dry so we had been extremely careful on our trip with fires. We were six days into our trip and had no stove. He asked if we'd seen anyone at the campsite, said the fire was started by a campfire, and told us to be "very careful" of our fires. The firefighter's pump ran until about 9:30. It was a very exciting evening. At this point we were on the sixth evening of our ten-day trip. The next day we paddled over and looked at the island where the fire had taken place. It was still burning down low. It had burned up a really nice-looking campsite. After this experience we entered the Namakan River and spent three days going down "memory lane" on the route of our first canoe trip in 1971. And on our eighth evening, as we were camped on an island in Namakan Lake we noticed smoke smells and a heavy haze once again. As we were out looking around for the source, a boat pulled up and a man in an Ontario Natural Resources Uniform (I didn't note in my journal if that one was orange or not ;D ) came up to our hilltop camp. He told us that the smoke was from an extensive fire sixty miles away at Thunder Bay that was out of control. "There is nobody left to fight a fire." He said "NO SMOKING or FIRE!" If we have no stove, we should just get out. We ended up cutting our trip a day short, as we were nearing the end of our food supplies that could be eaten dry. My comments the following morning are "too smoky for a photo", and I wish I had taken one just to see what that meant. The sunrise photo I took at 5:45 doesn't look that terribly hazy. How on earth can 1980 seem like not that long ago?? ::) ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jul 9th, 2021 at 3:06pm
Visited this site in 1992 (POD), again in 2002, and a third time in 2012 on our trip with HoHo and David. My favorite campsite from all of our trips and it has nothing to do with the tent site or anything besides this rock. Have sat on this rock just looking at the water, writing in my journal, photographing, meditating. Enjoying a cup of hot chocolate. Praying. Doing nothing at all besides "being" on this rock. If I could be there today, I would. If I thought our kids/grandkids would make the trip, I would like to have my ashes scattered from this rock someday. My special place of all the places in the world. :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 9th, 2021 at 3:57pm
I doubt I could pull it off legally, but I would like my ashes mixed with a native wildflower mix and spread over a spot somewhere deep in the Q.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 12th, 2021 at 12:30pm
My parents had a "Brown Bomber" just like that!
Back then that was a very popular color. My Dad went car shopping and called Mom to tell her he had bought the car they had been talking about. Told her it was a nice Metalic GREEN? When he pulled in the driveway he beeped the horn to get Mom to come and take a ride with him. Mom tells him I thought you were getting a GREEN car? Dad had a form of color blindness. He couldn't tell the difference between Greens and Browns. Mom said that why she BOUGHT all his dress clothes! ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jul 12th, 2021 at 4:15pm
Plymouth Fury Gran Coupe 1970 or ‘71. Not sure. It was a gas guzzler, but how I did love it! We bought it new the fall before our first canoe trip. It had a paisley print vinyl top and matching upholstery, and was so very comfortable. Probably powerful, too, but I didn’t care as much about that. The brown color was what drew us to it at first, and I still think it was beautiful.
Have only had two cars that I really loved and it was the first. The other was my ‘02 Pontiac Sunfire, fire engine red, that I drove for 17 years. No one ever notices the rented canoe in this photo, or the sharp guy. They just see the car! Except, of course, for me. ;) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Jul 12th, 2021 at 8:57pm
Linda, I noted right away that's one of Cliff Wold's old aluminum bombers on the roof. Love the old suction cup mount rack on the roof too! Hard to see the paisley print top though. I believe Plymouth had a Mod Top print as well that was way out - flowers and stuff!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jul 12th, 2021 at 10:00pm
Wait. Vinyl roof and suction cups? Tell me more.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jul 13th, 2021 at 1:40am
What do you want to know? The car had a hard top, but covered with paisley-printed vinyl. Back in those days, very chic. Classy.
As for the suction cups, I have no idea. I don't remember how they put that canoe on top of the car, only that it was the only trip we ever made with a canoe we didn't own. Once we bought our Grumman, we also bought a rack for the car. Maybe Spartan1 remembers the way we transported that first canoe up the Echo Trail to Crane Lake. I just remember that we got it there. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jul 13th, 2021 at 6:18pm
I was laughing about the suction cups a vinyl roof. Then again even those blue foam pads would work better with a little texture under them.
Was the embossing paisley? |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jul 13th, 2021 at 6:27pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jul 13th, 2021 at 9:08pm
Yup. That’s it. And the interior had panels of that in the doors and in the seats. It was actually a very pretty car. Big, roomy. Nice for travel with a pre-schooler and a toddler in the back seat. But you needed to take out a second mortgage to afford the gasoline.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Jul 15th, 2021 at 2:20pm
I love the throwback pics! Thanks. They bring back a lot of memories.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Jul 15th, 2021 at 2:37pm
Those pics are not‘throwbacks’. They’re all ‘keepers’! 8-) ;)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jul 15th, 2021 at 3:36pm
No matter how many times I see today's POD, I smile. It was such a lovely day, and I asked him to pose. We did two shots, one with the bottle and one without (to share with his tee-totaling family members.) During those early days we took our blackberry brandy in a Colgate 100 bottle. It was a nice size and was plastic, had a good-sealing lid. We aren't big drinkers, so a bottle like that was enough for sipping on an 8-10 day trip.
It was early in the trip, so his cut-off wheat jean shorts and his Camp Easton Staff t-shirt were still semi-clean. Seemed like a good time for a portrait sitting on a friendly Quetico rock. :) One of my 2020 quarantine-year projects was to make books on Snapfish of several of our early canoe trips that had no book. I had to go through piles of old snapshots, none of them labeled, and transcribe notes from my little spiral notebooks that I carried in my waist pack on the trips. Ended up doing three books, one of our 22-day BW trip in 1992(it had a photo album but that was getting fragile) and two other books that included five "down memory lane" canoe trip reports. It was sort of a tedious project as it meant scanning and tweaking lots of old, poor-quality photos, but it was also fun. And I am glad to have the finished products now. Keepers? Yes. The question is: what do you do with a whole box of those little spiral notebooks with the original trip notes? Precious to only us. Nothing our children will cherish when we are gone. But hard to discard, too. So many memories. We downsized a lot when we moved here seven years ago, but not THAT much. It still needs to be done. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Jul 15th, 2021 at 7:29pm
Write them up as trip reports for your website? Send the link to your grandkids and let them comment! They will see how cool their grandparents are :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jul 18th, 2021 at 11:41am
This continues to be an enjoyable series of early trip pics, Spartan2! Really makes me wish I had discovered the park back in those years so I would now have a few of my own.
Thanks for sharing! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 19th, 2021 at 1:14pm
I had a lot of experience in canvas tents in the Army.
My first and last experience with them was when 4 of us went on a trout fishing trip in the UP of Michigan. One of the guys said he had access to a canvas tent big enough for all of us. We camped on state land, down a muddy/rutty 2 -track to a remote trout stream. I borrowed my brother's 4x4 for the trip to get us deep into the woods. We go to set up the canvas tent and find that it had been packed away WET!! :P :'( ;D It was full of mildew and nasty looking, to say the least. We ended up using it as a tarp and slept under it. Worked great except it was Black Fly time in the woods. Without a tent to retreat to we had to lather the DEET on, the go-to bug dope of the time. The fishing was great and we had plenty of beer to drown our misery in. ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jul 19th, 2021 at 1:58pm
I hated this tent. It was smelly. It was dark. And Spartan1 told me if it was wet and I touched the side that it would then be wet INSIDE! I was so paranoid about touching the side! :o
He would close it up and spray a "bug bomb" inside before we were going to inhabit. Don't remember a real bug problem with it, but since we had rain off and on for several days on our six-day trip, it was never really feeling (or smelling) dry. That's Spartan1 in the background of the photo, chopping branches off a dead tree for our fire. Probably the campsite at Myrtle Falls on the Namakan River, if I remember right. Before our second trip we bought the orange nylon tent. By the way, thanks for the compliment, Jimbo. It has been fun looking at some vintage canoe country photos this spring and summer, but I also have a few from our recent trip to the Gunflint that I need to get ready to send. They won't be fuzzy like these. Still, having photos to bring back the memories of spending time in the canoe country for more than 50 years is a treasure, regardless of the quality, I guess. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Jul 21st, 2021 at 5:41pm
Good "reflective" pic today.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jul 21st, 2021 at 9:52pm
Its a beauty alright.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 26th, 2021 at 12:51pm
Nice butterfly shot today. 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jul 26th, 2021 at 11:42pm
Thanks. I haven't sent anything in lately, so I can only assume that db is just going back and picking out some of his favorites from the archive.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Jul 29th, 2021 at 5:23pm
Beautiful POD today! Thank Verne!. That what’s makes me what to go back , and here to your website.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Jul 29th, 2021 at 5:41pm solotripper wrote on Jul 26th, 2021 at 12:51pm:
That is absolutely a spectacular butterfly photo Spartan 2. I don’t know if I’ve seen that butterfly previously? Starwatcher |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jul 30th, 2021 at 2:01pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 1st, 2021 at 2:13pm
Nice POD today [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 2nd, 2021 at 12:09pm
I call this Beast the Scream like a little girl Spider! :o :-[ ;D ;D
I had one run over my hand while I was putting split wood into a campfire at that no-name bay on Quetico Lake. I'm not afraid of spiders/snakes normally but I was so startled by the size of it, I let out a little girl scream. Other than Tarantulas out west, I've never seen a spider that big. I just assumed being in the North like that the spiders would be smaller than in a hot clime. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Aug 2nd, 2021 at 4:00pm
Yes, as soon as I saw that db had resurrected that photo I realized it would get a comment from you, Neal. We saw one on our trip to the Gunflint this year, too, but not as large as the one in the photo. I think they are fascinating and love to just sit on a dock or a rock and watch them. They are a little daunting on the biffy, but it never has kept me from getting my business done. ;)
When I was a child I was terrified of spiders, even the tiny ones. I think it is one thing canoe-tripping sort of cured in me; somehow, there just seemed to be other things to be afraid of and once I learned how much fun it was to photograph them, I relaxed a lot. One time I photographed a brown recluse in an outhouse in Canada, and frankly, if I had known at the time how dangerous they are. . .why is it that a camera makes you think you are invincible? That's sort of a family joke: moose in the water munching on vegetation, canoe approaching with Spartan1 paddling in the stern and Spartan2 in the bow with paddle on her lap and camera in her hand, "Get closer, closer, closer," she says. After a few more yards the comment comes from the stern paddler: "Lynda, you do realize that this is a WILD animal??" ;D ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Aug 2nd, 2021 at 5:59pm Spartan2 wrote on Aug 2nd, 2021 at 4:00pm:
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Aug 4th, 2021 at 12:20pm
db,
Well, today's POD is the first turtle rodeo pic that we've had in a few weeks. How long did it take you to lasso this rascal? Wasn't the old record something like 4.4 seconds? Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 4th, 2021 at 12:56pm
Every time I see a big snapping turtle like that I think a great meal IF you know how to cook them properly.
I know it's illegal to kill them in the park BUT if it was a do-or-die situation, I have the perfect way to do it. Just need a campfire and a sharp knife. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Aug 4th, 2021 at 4:00pm
It still blows me a way that today's POD is from over 40 years ago and I remember those first two trips so well. I love solo trips and all but it was the lucky mix of characters in that special place that made those trips way more memorable than most.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 7th, 2021 at 1:04pm
Where was today's POD taken?
Looks like the one on Jean Crk traveling down stream to Sturgeon Lk. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 9th, 2021 at 12:15pm
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Aug 9th, 2021 at 9:22pm
Love the black and white shot. I believe we've seen this one before as well and my mind goes immediately to Ansel Adams.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 10th, 2021 at 11:57am
Great reflective shot today [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 11th, 2021 at 11:38am
" I love the smell of wet tube socks in the morning"
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Aug 12th, 2021 at 2:29am
Rain is rain and after awhile everything smells of smoke as you try to dry stuff out....those are the days I start to yearn for a hot shower....and a hot, greasy plate of french fries....
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 14th, 2021 at 1:21pm
Great throwback POD today. [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Aug 14th, 2021 at 6:06pm
One of my favorites. The Canadian Riviera.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 15th, 2021 at 2:46pm
That is a great looking spot in today's POD [smiley=thumbup.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Aug 15th, 2021 at 5:00pm
Youth in all its glory.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Aug 19th, 2021 at 4:50pm
Fitting picture today considering.....
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Aug 19th, 2021 at 6:21pm
The "Death March Portage" is aptly named as matters stand right about now.
It's heartbreaking to think about that beautiful Ted, Suzanette, Brent, Marj, Burt area charred up and smoking. I guess it's the way of renewal up north. Some of my favorite WCPP spots are in even worse shape. Better days are coming.... Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Aug 25th, 2021 at 8:16pm
Tuesday, 8/24 photo - Sark Lake island site 193. Great spot, good trout lake.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 25th, 2021 at 8:36pm portage dog wrote on Aug 25th, 2021 at 8:16pm:
Warm ;) It's on Kashshahpiwi just before the portage into Keefer. On the west side near a small bay. The bay/landing is deep and as soon as the sun went down, you could catch a Waldo from shore on just about every cast. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 26th, 2021 at 1:02pm
Today's POD is at a nice campsite just east across the bay from Eden Island. Up about a 1/4 mile from that 4 star overused point campsite.
Good landing and a nice elevated firepit and room for multiple tents if needed. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Aug 26th, 2021 at 2:58pm
IC's bird looks familiar!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Aug 26th, 2021 at 3:35pm
I'm not familiar with that species of bird.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 26th, 2021 at 4:38pm Jimbo wrote on Aug 26th, 2021 at 2:58pm:
That was the year I met IC and Ranger and Penny met us there. IC told me she would be easy to spot. As I scanned ahead for her campsite, I saw the Pink Flamingo waving in the breeze. IC also had a brightly colored tarp she made over the firepit area. I don't know if I sent this pic in for a POD, so if not here is the whole group. 2 Ladies, one handsome young man, and an old grizzled Lion. :) ;D ;D (You need to Login or Register |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Aug 27th, 2021 at 5:43pm
The Chippie. Dreaded cousin and relation to the much-maligned, dastardly miscreant: the red squirrel. Nicknamed "you little t*rd" by the famed Red Squirrel Slayer himself. Pineknot.
There has to be a knighthood in it for him somewhere, PineKnot, not the squirrel, especially if the former does battle with the latter on the Canadian-side. It's a cross-border war. There can be only one. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Aug 28th, 2021 at 7:27pm solotripper wrote on Aug 26th, 2021 at 4:38pm:
ST, As you know, you can see those danged Pink Flamingoes from a mile away or so. This is precisely what drew the original Bushwhackers Jamboree flock together (of which IC was a founding member of the tribe/flock/whatever). My son had wondered what I was carrying in a VERY light old green army bag in the very back of our canoe. Upon our arrival at the our island campsite on Cairn Lake, I instructed him to open the bag and "deploy the birds". In short order, several parties spotted them, then joined us on our VERY fogbound, dreary, dripping island... and we had a blast! About a month after my story about Bushwhackers Jamboree appeared in the Boundary Waters Journal, Piragis began to sell "pink flamingo campsite markers." Coincidence?? I think not. I had the chance to plead my case (ie. you dudes ripped off my idea!) to no avail to the folks manning the Piragis CanoeCopia booth the following year. It was the infamous "Stumpy" (Bushwhackers Jamboree was HIS brainchild, only the flamingoes were mine) who contacted me to let me know about Piragis purloined product. He said, "Jimbo, those guys don't market ANYTHING unless it's a real money-maker for them." I believe that item stayed in their catalog for five years or more. And, as Paul Harvey would say, "and now you know the rest of the story." Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 28th, 2021 at 8:07pm
Jimbo,
You got ripped off big time ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 29th, 2021 at 1:28pm
Today's POD is perfect for a Sunday morning [smiley=cool.gif]
The only thing I'd add is a steaming cup of coffee, with maybe a little Irish in it. ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Aug 29th, 2021 at 5:34pm
This photo is one that actually does take me back, almost in a physical way, to the place and time. We were staying at the much-desired only campsite on Little Caribou Lake, and this little spot was my place to be quietly alone. There was often a cup of coffee with me as I would sit on this little stool and read my book, but for sure there was a camera around my neck in case a moose should happen to stroll by! This particular spot close to the lake was not where it was seen by people if they were paddling by, and was near the landing area; the main campsite is on a higher level that overlooks a bend in the small, narrow lake (which has the feel of a river, actually.) I called it my "grotto". I would often seek out a similar place at a campsite, especially if we were spending more than one day. Being alone, watching the water, the dragonflies and butterflies, looking for wildlife, reading, meditating, praying, writing in my journal. . .these were renewing moments for my spirit.
Just seeing this photo again today brought back that sense of peace and joy. Oh, and if the coffee were to have anything in it--that would be Kentucky bourbon! ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Aug 31st, 2021 at 1:14pm
:'( Awww. Miss those days.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 31st, 2021 at 1:42pm
Great POD today PJ [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Aug 31st, 2021 at 1:58pm
He does. His senior year in wood-shop he made a bent shaft paddle and hasn't had a chance to use it yet. Well, he's had chances but he insists the first water it touches to be Beaverhouse.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Aug 31st, 2021 at 7:39pm
PJ, I applaud your son's high paddling standards! There may be hope for a next paddling generation yet....
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 6th, 2021 at 12:43pm
I'm jealous ;) ;D ;D ;D
When I was this kid's age back in the old days, the biggest fish I ever caught would be BAIT for that one! |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Sep 7th, 2021 at 1:05am
I am not usually a huge fan of "person with big fish" photos, but I absolutely LOVE this one! It looks like it could have been shot for a magazine cover--so beautifully color-coordinated with the boy's clothing and that blue canoe! And to think that the boy is now a grown man. . .just a perfect photo of boy and fish! Made me smile. :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Sep 10th, 2021 at 3:16pm
Wonderful image Lynda. I love the quiet humble views that present themselves around a camp or perhaps a portage or a pause in paddling the shoreline. It is often this "small beauty" that resonates in the heart. It takes a special awareness to mark and capture it- well done.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Sep 10th, 2021 at 5:02pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 10th, 2021 at 5:06pm db wrote on Sep 10th, 2021 at 5:02pm:
If more kids did things like this with their parent(s) we'd be a much better society. I'd give anything to go fishing with my Dad again. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Sep 10th, 2021 at 8:58pm
I miss those days too. Their first big fish, teaching them different paddle strokes, T-storms in a tent, wearing their lifejacket like a diaper and jumping out of the canoe in the middle of the lake, etc... I am thankful that they can carry a lot more stuff these days though.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Sep 11th, 2021 at 2:23am Solus wrote on Sep 10th, 2021 at 3:16pm:
Thank you, Jon. This image is one of the same sequence as the photo earlier that had the camp stool and the paperback book. And as I said then, it is still an image (and the memory of a place) that comes back to me very vividly years later. Sometimes it is just the little quiet moments that make the best memories. I was always trying to capture that feeling so that when I was no longer going, I could relive it in my mind. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 12th, 2021 at 1:26pm
Who is the best friend in today's POD?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Sep 13th, 2021 at 5:38pm
Hey, i know that campsite.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 19th, 2021 at 3:18pm
Great throwback POD today [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Sep 21st, 2021 at 12:19pm
Postcard-worthy pic today!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 21st, 2021 at 1:29pm
Put's me in a fall mood for sure.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 23rd, 2021 at 2:00pm
I'd hate to step on this guy wading along in shallow water :o :'(
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Sep 23rd, 2021 at 2:20pm
solotripper selfie?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 23rd, 2021 at 3:53pm PhantomJug wrote on Sep 23rd, 2021 at 2:20pm:
Just the BITE ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Sep 26th, 2021 at 12:46pm
Today's POD is exceptional!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 26th, 2021 at 1:43pm
Another Post Card worthy POD 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Sep 26th, 2021 at 2:22pm
Great pic today! They're all good.....just some are gooder than others! Thanks for sharing.........
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 27th, 2021 at 10:18am |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Oct 1st, 2021 at 10:20pm
Cool pic! I didn't realize Sawyer made beetles too! :D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Oct 2nd, 2021 at 1:27am portage dog wrote on Oct 1st, 2021 at 10:20pm:
Uglier than sin beetles too if you ask me, pd.... |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 2nd, 2021 at 1:26pm
Stayed on today's POD spot numerous times.
Best view of the lake but depending on the water levels the landing isn't the best. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Oct 3rd, 2021 at 4:09pm
I like today's POD. It makes me feel like I am right there. I would like to be right there. . . sigh.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 4th, 2021 at 1:18pm
;D
Todays's POD, been there, done that. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Oct 5th, 2021 at 1:20pm
Been away for awhile...I've missed a lot of great PODs, including today's.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Oct 6th, 2021 at 1:20am
POD a couple of days ago.....It takes a lot of skill to catch a fish that small !!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Oct 6th, 2021 at 9:04pm
If you 'catch' a fish that small and just leave it in the water, it's not considered live bait, right? :o
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 15th, 2021 at 1:45pm
I think I can, I think I can ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 16th, 2021 at 1:33pm
These anti-gravity shoes are working out great [smiley=cool.gif] ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Oct 18th, 2021 at 11:22am
Pretty shot today. :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Oct 19th, 2021 at 11:40am
Cool, creative POD today!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 19th, 2021 at 12:52pm
Very creative [smiley=cool.gif]
My personal experience with upward views on portages is when I've taken a tumble. ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Oct 19th, 2021 at 1:44pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Oct 20th, 2021 at 11:28am
Another really nice shot today!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 21st, 2021 at 1:31pm
Great shot today.
One of the things I learned about nightfall in the North woods was what REAL darkness means. I remember going to a point to watch the night roll in and when I turned to go back to my campsite, I couldn't see the trail or my tarp/tent, or my hand in front of my face. Now I take a little flashlight with me unless it's a moonlit night. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 25th, 2021 at 2:10pm
I've pulled/pushed my loaded canoe thru many a beaver dam where I created a breach.
I never had to wade into the water to do it. This is where a good strong bow/stern line comes in handy. For lining your canoe and tying it off so the wind doesn't grab it. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Oct 25th, 2021 at 8:47pm
I agree painters are very useful tools but group teamwork and seeing people actually taking good care of their main tool has now provided us with two exceptional PODs even Stu would probably love. ;)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Oct 26th, 2021 at 12:46pm db wrote on Oct 25th, 2021 at 8:47pm:
Actually, I seem to recall Stu using at least one of Kim's recent POD's in an issue way back when. The Louisa Falls bathtub pic looked familiar to me. It's entirely plausible he used one of her other shots, too, as I've seen some published that closely resemble the beaver dam pics. The ONLY sure-fire winners for publication in the BWJ are the ones with big fish and smiling kids! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 27th, 2021 at 11:48am
Great POD today!
Makes my ankles hurt just looking at it ! ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 31st, 2021 at 2:52pm
Great POD today, very creative [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Nov 2nd, 2021 at 11:08am
I like the CCS spray skirt & QJ logo on the solo in the foreground. That's a good color combination. Mine is maroon on gold Kevlar, also a nice combo.
Spray skirts come in handy on rainy, windy non-travel days. It's surprising how much more aerodynamic it can make the vessel. On the other hand, I find I seldom put it on for travel days. First, it's tough to snap it on over a fully packed canoe (admittedly, I pack a tad more than your average tripper). Secondly, it gets to be something of a pain snapping & unsnapping it on multi-portage days. Nice pic! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Nov 2nd, 2021 at 9:20pm
A Tad?!?!? :o
Looks like the top of Basswood Falls. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Magicpaddler on Nov 3rd, 2021 at 12:22pm
Lovely pic Linda
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Nov 3rd, 2021 at 5:13pm
Thank you. I haven’t seen it in many years—brought back memories. She was five at the time. She is 18 now and is a sophomore in college. We are going to Indiana to visit her this weekend and see her apartment in Indianapolis. She still goes to the Gunflint with us each summer and we are still making memories.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Mk631 on Nov 5th, 2021 at 3:44pm
Today's pic is beautiful.
Yesterday's pic is so very wonderful!! Thank you all! Tom |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 6th, 2021 at 2:11pm
That first step is a killer ;) ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Nov 10th, 2021 at 12:37pm
Today's POD... approaching the portage into Quetico Lake from Beaverhouse??? Probably not but it certainly looks familiar.
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 10th, 2021 at 1:17pm
I thought the same thing at first glance Jimbo.
If it is that spot, don't underestimate the power of that outflow if you decide to paddle up that swift. More than a few paddlers have dumped there. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 16th, 2021 at 4:50pm
Headed East down Quetico Lk ?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Nov 16th, 2021 at 7:58pm
ST, I think you got it right.
You can sort of see this photographer's progression down Quetico Lake, beginning from the BH side of the portage in. A following one appears to be the other side of that same portage. Some of his later pics do appear to be a little further down the lake. These POD's are giving me a good dose of "planning fever." I not sure I ever appreciated how good I had it when I lived "just down the road" from the park. Seems like a whole 'nother planet from the gator swamps I am now surrounded by.... Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 16th, 2021 at 8:52pm
I think it's safe to say the farther you have to travel to get to the park the more you "envy" the people who live just a few hours away. ;)
Of course when it's -20 degrees plus you think a little bit different unless you're a big cold weather person. ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Nov 16th, 2021 at 10:42pm
The filename starts with BWCA... Same difference;
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 19th, 2021 at 1:44pm
Nice POD today.
You don't see many deer in the Q, at least not as many as you might think you would see. I talked to Quetico Dave recently. He hunts and said there were more moose than ever but he hasn't seen but a handful of deer. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Nov 25th, 2021 at 6:08pm
I'm glad to see somebody else still hauls REAL potatoes into the Northwoods!
Nice choice for a Thanksgiving Day POD, db! Just now, though, I find myself longing for a feast of walleye. Not many of those to be had down here in gator swamp land. I'm more thankful than ever before for so many memorable canoe trips and shared campfires. Have a happy holiday, all! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Nov 26th, 2021 at 12:09am
Potatoes look good. Steak a bit rare for my taste.....
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by MossBack on Nov 26th, 2021 at 3:09am
I thought I was the only one still using Coleman Powermax fuel cells? MB
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Nov 27th, 2021 at 1:25pm
Nice shot today, Spartan2!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 27th, 2021 at 1:48pm
There is something about waterfalls that draws you to them. The raw power and majesty do it for me.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Nov 27th, 2021 at 2:28pm solotripper wrote on Nov 27th, 2021 at 1:48pm:
Northwoods' waterfalls capture your imagination which, as you say, "draws you to them." Personally, I find this is especially true, now, as I am nowhere near them. One of my favorite quotes: "You cannot hear the waterfall if you stand next to it. I paint my jungles in the desert." Unknown I can paint some pretty good future canoe trip adventure/reports, including waterfalls, in my head these days. Can hardly wait to put a plan together getting me up there in 2022! Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Nov 27th, 2021 at 6:15pm
I find it's usually the current that draws me to waterfalls! :o Backpaddle boys!!!
Nice shot Lynda! It was barely a trickle most of this summer. pd |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Nov 28th, 2021 at 6:58pm
Thank you for the compliments. I do enjoy waterfalls, and have photographed many of them in my times in the canoe country.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Nov 29th, 2021 at 12:41pm
Today's POD: outfitter dock on east side of Moose Lake?
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 29th, 2021 at 2:34pm
Every time I'm ready to push off on a misty morning like this, my heart is thumping in anticipation of what the day will bring. [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Nov 29th, 2021 at 6:15pm
That's a pretty, misty photo. Actually looks a lot like what we had around here this morning. Every little pond had heavy mist rising, and even the fields had that beautiful fog that you have on a cold morning.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Nov 29th, 2021 at 9:21pm
Roger that Jimbo! The old CBO dock...same one we pushed off from on that late 2019 trip up through Prairie Portgage. It was sold in the past year or so and my understanding of the plan is to convert it into summer quarters for seasonal workers and such that come up to Ely.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 30th, 2021 at 1:28pm
Nice B+W POD today!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Dec 1st, 2021 at 12:24pm
A dazzling POD, Spartan2! One of the best!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Dec 2nd, 2021 at 2:18am
Thank you so much! A photo that brings back some bittersweet memories. 2008 was the year we didn't have a canoe trip, as Spartan1 was on peritoneal dialysis and canoe-tripping was impossible for us. HoHo and David generously offered their beautiful "cabin" (read that: "lovely home") in the woods so that we could still be in the canoe country, and we stayed there with our 5-year-old granddaughter for a week, plus some days for ourselves. This photo was taken on a short day trip out of Lake One, just the two of us. Wondering how long it would be before Spartan1 got a kidney transplant, and if we would do any more canoe trips. As I said, bittersweet.
Memories of that time are especially vivid. It was while we were at Timberdoodle (that is the name of HoHo's place) one day when our daughter called my cell phone to tell me that her mother-in-law had been accepted as a potential living donor for Neil. I got almost no reception, asked her to call me back, and went out behind the cabin to stand up on the biggest rock I could find and hold my phone up over my head. It was great news! The transplant was 1/21/09. And there were a few more really nice canoe trips after that. Probably TMI for you. The musings of an old lady. I think I'll go look at that photo again. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Dec 2nd, 2021 at 3:07pm Spartan2 wrote on Dec 2nd, 2021 at 2:18am:
Great musings if you ask me...we could all use a few more uplifting stories in these times.... [smiley=cool.gif] |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 5th, 2021 at 2:33pm
Nice fish and those Orange Grippers strike once again! ;) ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 6th, 2021 at 1:24pm
This is when IC and I met Ranger on Quetico Lk.
That's her homemade tarp and pet Flamingo. Penny must be helping me take the picture ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Dec 6th, 2021 at 6:08pm
Yup, I immediately recognized it as one of the original flock. Of course, it was barely more than a chick when it first left the Bushwhacker Jamboree roost. Nevertheless, it's proud chin & luscious plumage instantly mark its undeniable bloodline & noble heritage.
Incidentally, they are known throughout their range as the scourge & bane of red squirrels... a veritable "scarecrow" for the little buggers. FYI Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Dec 7th, 2021 at 2:21am
Pretty sure it’s illegal to hang them on a fish stringer. Pretty stiff fine if caught, plus confiscation of all your gear. But, if taken legally, they make a great chowder. Some say the taste resembles lake trout. You be the judge. ;) ;)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Dec 7th, 2021 at 1:46pm
I'll vouch for that!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Dec 7th, 2021 at 1:52pm
ST,
I've always liked the way you set up your camp. Do you find it necessary to put the tent tarp on, too, when rain or spray off the lake is blowing sideways? Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 7th, 2021 at 2:19pm Jimbo wrote on Dec 7th, 2021 at 1:52pm:
Jimbo, I rarely put the tent tarp on. The exception is when the wind changes and it's coming straight into the Dry-Fly. If possible, I like to set up facing south. My side wings are closer to the ground than this set-up most of the time. Where the firepit is in this pic is the lakeside. The rock shields the site from wind/rain and that's why I set it up like that. A few times like my ice-out trip I used the fly every night to add a little warmth. I consider my Dry-Fly the best single piece of gear I ever bought. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 9th, 2021 at 2:26pm
Great POD today [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by topwater on Dec 13th, 2021 at 3:11pm
Hello All, the PODs from Rawn remind me of a mystery from our groups stay there a few years ago. We stayed at the campsite at the West end of the lake, near the portage to Art. Back in the woods, high on a tree is a old plaque. I don't remember what it said, but it had names and dates, I think. One of our group asked a Quetico ranger if he knew the origin and he did not. I know it's a long shot but I thought I'd throw it out to the group and see if anyone else has seen it, and knows the story.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Magicpaddler on Dec 14th, 2021 at 3:25pm
I have seen it.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by topwater on Dec 14th, 2021 at 5:44pm
Good to know. I was worried I had dreamt it.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Dec 15th, 2021 at 12:32pm
See it? Heck, MagicPaddler set the thing in place himself, commemorating his first solo trip as a young boy, back in 1903!
It was a pretty impressive achievement, given it was already late October when he shoved off from his home from the nearby shores of Lake Michigan. It was full-on November and quite windy by the time he crossed and reached Superior... and we all know what the big lake is like "when the gales of November blow early." Clearly it was an arduous journey, the significance of which can hardly be captured by one small plaque put in place on Rawn Lake, the terminus of his travel that season due to the lakes freezing over. Maybe there will yet be a POD showing the remains of the small cabin (@200 meters west into the woods) Magic built and wintered in that bitter cold year? Last time I visited, it was on its last legs, so to speak, but I know it was his as I found an old bottle of stool softener half-buried in the duff. In fact, that was the actual origin of the QJ member custom/tradition of surreptitiously slipping such bottles into another QJer's pack when they're not looking. Just ask Magic, the stuff can come in handy on a cold winter's morning! Alas, but that is a tale to be shared in conjunction with some future POD.... Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Magicpaddler on Dec 15th, 2021 at 1:21pm
Jim it was on a solo and I took a picture of it. I looked for the picture but could not find it. Any one got a picture of it?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Dec 15th, 2021 at 1:52pm
Magic, here's a pic of the Magic Shack on Rawn, taken sometime in the mid-1990's when it was still standing. Does it bring back memories of that long, cold winter?
Jimbo 8-) ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Magicpaddler on Dec 15th, 2021 at 8:15pm
Looks like a place of great relief to me.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Dec 16th, 2021 at 2:44am
Well, I DID find that bottle I mentioned just outside the out...er, house door.
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 17th, 2021 at 2:33pm
Great POD today.
I didn't realize until I saw similar root systems when I first went to the Q, how shallow they were. On my FUBAR trip when that wind sheer event hit my campsite, there were trees downed that had smaller root systems than this but massive trunks. Where I live even small trees have root systems that enable them to take massive wind without toppling. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Dec 17th, 2021 at 9:51pm
Great pic! THAT is impressive. I've seen some pretty good ones, but this looks to be around 20' across (top to bottom). It's hard to fathom the force it took to tip that thing over.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Dec 17th, 2021 at 10:24pm
Elf on the
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Dec 20th, 2021 at 11:45am
ST,
I'm hoping you'll comment on your "cooking system." Do you normally carry all that much metal? Geez, that's almost as much as I haul in! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 20th, 2021 at 2:11pm Jimbo wrote on Dec 20th, 2021 at 11:45am:
Jimbo, This is my DIY version of a Bake stove. I wanted something I could put on my Peak 1. The barrel is made from aluminum roof flashing. The rods are stainless shish-kabob skewers. The Blue plate is silicone and the white viewing flap is silicone as well. All together it weighs about 2 1/2 lbs. I saw a similar one on YouTube but they put it on a grate over a fire. I wanted something I could put under the DryFly. I added the silicone top/viewing port. That white silicone mat is pinned to the blue cover with a small baking thermostat so I can adjust the stove to the proper temp. You can see the tip in the one pic. Built it and tested it on my gas stove at home before my trip. I take it car camping now and down the road when/if I become a base camper, I'll take it then. Don't take now because, after a long day solo, I'm not going to be using it enough to warrant taking it. It was a fun little DIY project that anyone could do. (You need to Login or Register (You need to Login or Register (You need to Login or Register (You need to Login or Register (You need to Login or Register |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by MossBack on Dec 20th, 2021 at 3:29pm
ST....As always, I am quite impressed.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 20th, 2021 at 4:14pm
Thanks, MB.
I forgot to add that you can also use this on a grate over a bed of coals. In that instance, I wouldn't use the bottom cake pan unless the temp got too hot. I made a flashing-based folding stove that baked like those reflector ovens. It was okay but I like this version better. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 21st, 2021 at 1:47pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Dec 27th, 2021 at 1:26pm
Re: today's POD, ST... I presume you are carrying a tandem which you flipped around to paddle as a solo?
BTW, nice pic of IC in the above post. Is that a Cirrus Lake campsite? Looks a good bit like the one that DentonDoc & I nearly got blasted off of a few years back by a monster sudden storm (2Z on PaddlePlanner). I could easily be wrong about it but 2Z had a very nice fire pit, much like the one in your pic. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 27th, 2021 at 2:01pm Jimbo wrote on Dec 27th, 2021 at 1:26pm:
Your 1 out of 2 Jimbo. That is a tandem set-up to paddle solo. The bundle in front of me is my PFD wrapped around a thwart to balance out the load. It carries just a little bow high but for the pic, I tilted it back so you could see my ugly mug. ;) ;D ;D The pic of IC is at that no-name bay just northwest of the tip of Eden Island. That firepit is the most elaborate I've ever seen. I think the Native People use it to smoke Red Suckers they net in the spring from the spill-out? You line up a riffle and you're in the bay that holds the 2 portages into Cirrus Lake. It's the only campsite on the bay. On the north shore about midway down. The western portage is along that spill-out which I've walked but never used. You want to fish that spill-out. On the far east end, you have that flat/short portage into Cirrus. If you hate portages or have a physical issue, taking the short portage from BH into Quetico Lake and then paddling down to that short flat portage is the way to go. I think both together are not much more than a 100yds give or take. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Jan 1st, 2022 at 4:31pm
Beautiful orchid Claire!
Happy New Year QJer's!!! May this be the start of a great paddling and tripping year for all of us! pd |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Jan 1st, 2022 at 5:58pm
Yup! Happy New Year to everyone! Starting to plan for summer canoe trips. Oh how I miss Canada :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jan 2nd, 2022 at 7:56pm
That was a nice orchid shot. Sorry I lost it while loading the rest of the month.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Jan 3rd, 2022 at 5:01pm
Lunch!, 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Jan 7th, 2022 at 6:24pm
Nice waterfall shot ytd. Thanks......
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jan 11th, 2022 at 1:55pm
I know of one QJer who will print off today's POD as suitable dart board material....
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 16th, 2022 at 3:24pm
Nice POD today [smiley=cool.gif]
Jean Lake is a great fishing lake. On the south shoreline, there are some underwater springs. If you hit one even in warm weather with a shallow diving lure, you can pick up a nice LT like that one. Not very many campsites on a lake that size keeps it from being overused. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jan 21st, 2022 at 9:19pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Jan 22nd, 2022 at 1:54am db wrote on Jan 21st, 2022 at 9:19pm:
(You need to Login or Register Close enough? (You need to Login or Register According to the second article, people were supposed to spend part of today heading to their "local park to look for their favorite types of squirrels..." Well, my time to frolic with these little vermin was very short since I don't have any "favorite types"....I despise them all equally.... :D :D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jan 22nd, 2022 at 12:58pm
I had no idea January 21st was "Squirrel Appreciation Day".
At our house it is "Kidney Transplant Anniversary Day". Neil's donor called to thank us for the annual fruit basket we always have delivered to her home, and we had a nice talk. We shared a glass of bubbly. 13 years. Truly the "gift of life". |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Magicpaddler on Jan 23rd, 2022 at 6:41pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 23rd, 2022 at 7:18pm
[quote author=ldonley link=1615395723/353#353 date=1642963271]Squirrel appreciation day
(You need to Login or Register I can vouch for the Buttermilk Fried Squirrel! For the squirrel hating folks, might as well get PAID to get rid of them ;) ;D Mepps Lures BUYS select tails. They want ones that were killed and eaten BUT it doesn't specify it has to be a HUMAN that eats them. Bake them up and give them to your dog/cat, I'm sure they would enjoy the treat. Full of good protein, little fat, and ZERO chemical additives! (You need to Login or Register |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jan 26th, 2022 at 7:22pm
Today's POD shows a pair of truly authentic looking pike floating lures. Anybody know the brand new?
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 26th, 2022 at 7:37pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Jan 26th, 2022 at 10:12pm
Cute pic of the loon chicks today Linda - thx for sharing.
I must admit when I first opened the POD, my initial thought was 'those are some pretty dang homely looking squirrels!!!' ;D ;D ;D pd |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jan 27th, 2022 at 3:33am
Thank you. I think. :-/
I have lots of squirrel photos if you guys would like those better. ;) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 27th, 2022 at 3:57pm
Today's POD reminds me that nature ALWAYS finds a way [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Jan 27th, 2022 at 4:01pm Spartan2 wrote on Jan 27th, 2022 at 3:33am:
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jan 28th, 2022 at 1:26pm
Beautiful sunset photo today. Hard to beat a canoe country sunset!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Jan 30th, 2022 at 4:16pm
Nice shot of Wink today. A place I have yet to reach....but someday!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 3rd, 2022 at 1:25pm
He worked for that beauty ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Feb 3rd, 2022 at 3:27pm solotripper wrote on Feb 3rd, 2022 at 1:25pm:
Yes, he did, Neal. I smiled when I saw this POD. So often I click onto the POD very early in the morning, as I did today, hoping to see a lovely canoe country photo that will transport me in my mind up north and make me wish to be in that very spot at that time. Not so today. :P Not being a fisherman (fisherwoman? fisherperson?), I can honestly say I was happier being in my little office nook by the fire this morning. :) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by squigman on Feb 4th, 2022 at 3:03pm
The portage in today's POD looks like a real ankle breaker!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 8th, 2022 at 1:20pm
Unusual, neat shot for today's POD! These type pics are not normally my favorites but for some reason I find this one mesmerizing.
Of course, I suppose it could also mean I've been cooped up in Florida too long. I NEED to go north. I really DO like today's POD... a late September shot, I'm sure. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 8th, 2022 at 1:43pm
Something about it just catches your eye [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 9th, 2022 at 1:59pm
Starwatcher has a good eye for this type of POD. Another eye-catching POD today!
That must have been a really colorful September. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Feb 9th, 2022 at 4:43pm
Thanks Jimbo and everyone. Sorry to be absent from QJ for some time; I guess I've been hibernating and Spartan2 woke me up. I can understand you thinking September with the maple leaves but we mostly go canoeing in early October and I believe these these photos were taken from our trip to Argo. I think the photo on the lake was a shot taken on Roland Lake where we could barely find the portage trail. On the way back we took the 160 rod portage on the south end of Argo. Anyone here ever take that portage that has a rock wall mid-portage?
I wonder what that area looks like after the forest fires? Argo is such a beautiful, clear lake. starwatcher |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 11th, 2022 at 2:07pm
Today's POD made me laugh!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 14th, 2022 at 3:52pm
Postcard quality POD today [smiley=thumbup.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by squigman on Feb 15th, 2022 at 5:51pm
Beautiful POD today!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Feb 15th, 2022 at 8:52pm
Yes, I love those low-light photos with a silhouette. Very nice. :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 20th, 2022 at 1:06pm
Today's POD reminds me of times I was in the middle of a lake and wondering if I made the right decision as the weather rolls in? :-/ ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 22nd, 2022 at 2:27pm
Love the Magic Hour POD today! [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Feb 23rd, 2022 at 12:54am
What? No fish?!? ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 23rd, 2022 at 2:01pm
Only thing missing from today's dark POD is a sacrifice to the paddling God's on that stone altar. ;) :o ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Feb 24th, 2022 at 6:35pm solotripper wrote on Feb 23rd, 2022 at 2:01pm:
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 24th, 2022 at 7:06pm pine_knot wrote on Feb 24th, 2022 at 6:35pm:
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 1st, 2022 at 1:38pm
What's missing from today's POD? ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Mar 1st, 2022 at 8:14pm
Got me hanging. What?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 1st, 2022 at 9:53pm db wrote on Mar 1st, 2022 at 8:14pm:
It struck me as both strange/funny that you have a small person carrying a huge pack, one carrying a canoe and a big shirtless guy carrying nothing. :-? ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Mar 1st, 2022 at 11:09pm
I still can't get past that big beautiful boardwalk. In my world, not only is that a miracle of technology, it's a thing of beauty. Oh, it and seems to be highly functional too!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 2nd, 2022 at 12:06am db wrote on Mar 1st, 2022 at 11:09pm:
I've never been on a boardwalk that nice. Your assumption is probably right. On first glance is just struck me different. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Mar 2nd, 2022 at 12:39am
I believe that is the boardwalk at the end pf the portage between Sandpit and Tin Can Mike. The Forest Service crews do some good work.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Mar 2nd, 2022 at 12:59am
I've always been impressed with the rock work between Nym and Batch. That staircase is a thing of beauty.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Mar 6th, 2022 at 6:26pm
Hey Everyone; looks like my vintage photos are back. Yes, the board walk is Sand Pit RR grade. The big guy without a shirt is handy capped with a lame foot. He does his share and is our bourgeois, leader. Wouldn't go canoeing without him.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Mar 7th, 2022 at 3:23pm solotripper wrote on Feb 20th, 2022 at 1:06pm:
I agree. But sometimes you take the chance. I remember canoeing the Churchill River in Manitoba for a month we had extra days for storm days planned, but if that happens everyday, you must make a choice whether to risk it. Having three foot waves within and inch of overtopping the gunnel is scary. Another time on our last day coming out of Birch to Sucker, it snowed that night and storm the next day, we couldn’t even put in at the portage with rollers coming in and the wind coming straight up Moose so you couldn’t get on the leeward side. We wanted to get back out on schedule. Sometimes you’re not thinking correctly. Diverted and Canoed around to PP and took us 8 hours to canoe down Moose Lake. I broke my favorite paddle pulling against the wind. Starwatcher |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 7th, 2022 at 3:38pm starwatcher wrote on Mar 7th, 2022 at 3:23pm:
As a solo paddler I understand about taking the chance more than many do. No-one to blame if you choose wrong. No-one to help if things go bad either. When you take that calculated risk and come out okay it's a great feeling. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Mar 7th, 2022 at 4:21pm
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solotripper wrote on Mar 7th, 2022 at 3:38pm:
I’ve only solo a few times and understand. We once met a solo canoeist from Montana on Prairie Portsge and he told us his tale of woo. He was canoeing up LZLC and got blown back by the wind. Tripped on a portage and punctured a hole in his canoe. Was canoeing up to take a picture of a waterfall and flipped when his canoe hit the hydraulic jump between the lake and the water falls and dumped all his gear. Remember that this is mid October and could be life threatening in the cold weather; And we hardly ever see any other canoeist, we are about the last ones there with no one else to help you! Starwatcher |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 7th, 2022 at 5:50pm
I like to go in early May just after ice-out. My one trip I went in a day to early and got ice-bound on Beaverhouse Lk.
I always run a line between bow/portage yoke. My packs are all rigged to be waterproof, so they will float. I have a couple of carabiner's on on each pack. I clip the pack to rope so if I dump everything stays with my canoe. My daypack/dump-pack sits in front of me and that's attached the same way. The pack is lined with a waterproof roll top bag. It holds first-aid gear. I have a plan if I dump and need to warm-up. I have a few large chemical heat packs in the pack and another 2 in pockets of my PFD. My clothes are all synthetic so they dry fast. Slip a heat pack over each kidney and wrap up in this hooded emergency blanket until I can warm enough to get a fire going. (You need to Login or Register I have some of those military grade fire cubes. They burn hot for 15 minutes and will ignite even wet wood. Yup, you better have a plan and the right gear and mindset or else things could spiral beyond your ability to rebound from them. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Mar 8th, 2022 at 12:59pm
POD Today, I’d have to research where this photo was taken. My guess is border lakes, Crooked coming in from Argo, or East end Iron.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Mar 13th, 2022 at 3:34pm
Today’s POD looks like the canoe is floating in thin air. I love lakes that are so transparent that you can see down 15 or more feet deep. It’s reminds me of Argo lake. Any others?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Mar 13th, 2022 at 4:23pm
My vote for clearest in the park-
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Mar 16th, 2022 at 12:55pm
Wow Marj, that’s Argo! Canoe looks like it’s floating in thin air.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Mar 16th, 2022 at 2:24pm
Marj had the clearest water in the park on the last secchi disk survey I saw. I can no longer find the link. I believe Louisa and Argo were next in line.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Mar 16th, 2022 at 9:39pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 18th, 2022 at 1:24pm
Mmmmm Pancakes ! [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 19th, 2022 at 1:08pm
This crew is eating good! [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 21st, 2022 at 1:21pm
What a wicked web we weave when we fish with treble hooks! ;) ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Mar 21st, 2022 at 1:24pm
Could have sworn that those lures came out of my tackle box! Too funny!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by MossBack on Mar 21st, 2022 at 1:37pm
Today's POD reminds me of many aspects of my life. Past and present.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Mar 21st, 2022 at 4:36pm
You could drag that mess just the way it is and still catch a Northern Pike.
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Mar 21st, 2022 at 11:31pm
....a tangle of tackle....
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Mar 23rd, 2022 at 2:13am MossBack wrote on Mar 21st, 2022 at 1:37pm:
That's funny! And applicable! |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 25th, 2022 at 1:20pm
Great POD today. That big smile says it all. [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Mar 27th, 2022 at 11:48am
I love that island in the mist! Beautiful! :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Mar 27th, 2022 at 1:38pm
I can definitely see myself sitting there with a cup of coffee looking out and wondering where in the world did the last two years go. I'm sure I'll just appreciate it all the more. Soon, very soon!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 27th, 2022 at 2:25pm mpeebles wrote on Mar 27th, 2022 at 1:38pm:
Yup, a nice cup of coffee and a misty morning go hand in hand. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 28th, 2022 at 12:39pm
Love those elevated campsites [smiley=thumbup.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 29th, 2022 at 1:27pm
Been there, done that :-[ ;D ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Mar 29th, 2022 at 3:30pm
What's the Daniel Boone quote, something like "I have never been lost, but I will admit to being a mite confused for several weeks."
From my experience I turn the map in the direction I'm heading, make sure I have a feel for the scale of the map, use a compass pinned to my life vest, and watch for the points, campsites, portages, where vegetation is worn down. I'll relate to a story a friend of mine told me that they were camped on an island in Moose Lake out of Ely and had a couple portage through their campsite on the island in the middle of the lake. They had canoed down the bay of the island and thought they were at the end of the lake. :) starwatcher |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 29th, 2022 at 4:23pm starwatcher wrote on Mar 29th, 2022 at 3:30pm:
When I first started solo tripping, I got "confused" a few times and realized I needed to up my navigation skills. I had learned a lot when I was in the Army (68-70) but because I didn't use them, I forgot much of it. I bought this book and highly recommend it to ANYONE who goes into the woods/waters. (You need to Login or Register Once you learn even the bare basics like orientating your map to your direction of travel and learning how to shoot a heading "off" where you want to end-up, you can paddle thru islands/channels and NOT get lost or disorientated. Nothing is more frustrating than to be turning your map trying to match the terrain while NOT having a compass AND the N/S/E/W marked ON your map to help you match the map to direction of travel. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Mar 29th, 2022 at 6:12pm
Land is a lot harder to navigate than water and I learned early on to take a map and compass if I wasn't on a easily walkable island when the wind shifts, the clouds roll inland you realize you stopped paying attention an hour or two ago.
Aiming a little "off" is always good advice. (You need to Login or Register |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Apr 1st, 2022 at 11:55am
Today's POD. I think a frown would've been kinda cool....way more menacing! That's IF I'm seeing what I "think" I'm seeing.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 1st, 2022 at 12:16pm
That's db's rendition of Nanabozho joking with us on April Fools Day.
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 1st, 2022 at 12:51pm Jimbo wrote on Apr 1st, 2022 at 12:16pm:
;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Apr 1st, 2022 at 5:36pm
Ah, the April 1 POD. A time-honored tradition.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Apr 1st, 2022 at 6:19pm
Ahhhh....forgot what day it was!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Apr 1st, 2022 at 6:42pm
The only reason I remembered is because Olifaunt was mentioned and that's where the picture was from. I always liked that campsite.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 4th, 2022 at 1:55pm
Today's POD is REALLY a ice-out trip :o ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Apr 5th, 2022 at 8:16pm
Looks like foam to me. Still struggling though so...
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Apr 7th, 2022 at 1:33pm
....that next portage should be just up ahead?.....
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 10th, 2022 at 2:39pm
Great POD today [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 11th, 2022 at 12:12pm
Today's POD brought back memories of my ONE attempt to take that portage. I found the put-in on Tanner Lake and as my usual practice, I walked up the portage a bit before unloading the canoe.
All I could see was water! I walked in and sunk to over my knees. I decided to take the 3 portages farther down. That's the year of my Gimpy Right Foot incident. Maybe I should have taken the flooded portage :-/ Naw, I would rather limp a little than drown in the swamp ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Apr 11th, 2022 at 3:08pm
Today's POD....those are the ones that you remember well! When I think of the "character builders" I've been on a smile comes to my face.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 15th, 2022 at 1:10pm
Love those creek shots [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 15th, 2022 at 3:01pm solotripper wrote on Apr 15th, 2022 at 1:10pm:
...especially when there is water in that particular creek. I was on that creek with my niece's husband a few years back. He's a wildlife conservation manager with a department of the U.S. government. Anyway, he was lamenting the fact we had seen no moose, as yet, on our trip together. I'm still not sure what caused me to say it but I boldly predicted there would be one around the next bend. Perhaps you can make him out on the left side of the attached pic? Jimbo 8-) PS. Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in a while. ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 15th, 2022 at 3:52pm Jimbo wrote on Apr 15th, 2022 at 3:01pm:
That's why I love those creeks, I've seen most of my Moose on them. Makes it easier to see take a picture when you're paddling instead of poling or wading in mud ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 16th, 2022 at 1:09pm
I think this is a first for me, maybe the POD?
Very cool [smiley=cool.gif] |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 17th, 2022 at 10:51am
A creatively appropriate POD, db. Happy Easter to you, too.
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 19th, 2022 at 11:09am
Great perspective on beautiful Canadian Shield Rock/sky shot in today's POD!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 19th, 2022 at 11:45am
You can tell the photo-artists here from today's artistic POD. Well done.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 20th, 2022 at 10:48am
Another great pic today! Fire blazing below; likewise, stars from above.
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Apr 20th, 2022 at 2:28pm
Just catching up on the PODS: That eat 'em up portage looked like a beast....
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 20th, 2022 at 7:57pm Jimbo wrote on Apr 20th, 2022 at 10:48am:
What strikes me most living in SE Mi in a rural area is how dark the woods are even with the campfire and sky full of stars. Without light pollution it really changes the night sky and your night vision capabilities. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Apr 21st, 2022 at 8:19pm
DB, Wednesday's pic reminds me of a campsite on the Basswood River between the falls on the BW side. Where's this one at?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 11:35am
WOW! How very beautiful.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 11:52am
Love those reflection shots!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 12:17pm
Ditto!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Apr 22nd, 2022 at 5:46pm portage dog wrote on Apr 21st, 2022 at 8:19pm:
That's the island site on Alice in Q. Now I wonder if it survived the fires. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 23rd, 2022 at 2:17pm
Love today's POD shot. Those misty morning paddles on narrow waterways are one of my favorites.
I just know there is a Moose around the next corner ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 24th, 2022 at 3:19pm
Nature's version of "Pick-up Sticks" Paul Bunyan edition. ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Apr 25th, 2022 at 1:52am
It reminds me of that portage out of Hansen heading for Glenn.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Apr 25th, 2022 at 7:25pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 26th, 2022 at 3:55pm
I have the same clamp-on portage pads with a little modification on them. Like the rod holders (I think) on the portage yoke. DIY at it's best ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Apr 27th, 2022 at 12:27pm
Loving the pics lately but they're starting to make me itch! Wonder why that would be?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 27th, 2022 at 1:53pm
Another great POD [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Apr 27th, 2022 at 2:53pm
What a pretty picture! Makes me want to pack up and go on a trip!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Apr 28th, 2022 at 12:19am
I'd guess McIntyre but I'm risking another "these pretzels are too salty" youtube video from db... ;D ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on May 4th, 2022 at 7:25pm
Enjoying Snowdog’s pics the last few days. Been a few years…great memories 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 10th, 2022 at 11:58am
Enjoying the Bear Pelt Creek pics.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by squigman on May 13th, 2022 at 2:50pm
Todays's POD......that's the stuff that makes it all worthwhile right there.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 15th, 2022 at 2:29pm
Great shot today 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on May 15th, 2022 at 10:10pm
Ditto. It's gorgeous!!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on May 15th, 2022 at 10:34pm
My reaction mirrors the previous comments. ;D 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 16th, 2022 at 1:09pm
Nice shot today. A different feel to it. [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 19th, 2022 at 12:32pm
Great POD today.
Love that stone chimney work! |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on May 22nd, 2022 at 11:15am
This old photo brought tears to Grandma's eyes. It was her second trip to the canoe country with us. She is a young woman now, and in three weeks we will be leaving again for our annual "cabin week" on the Gunflint. She recently turned 19, has just completed her second year of college, and she still loves to go with us. What a blessing!
But those days at the beginning of watching her discover everything with young eyes, the excitement and wonder of it all--they were very precious times, indeed. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on May 22nd, 2022 at 8:48pm
Kawi falls is swollen this spring!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on May 22nd, 2022 at 11:44pm
Wow! That would really be a sight to see. Never have seen it like that.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 5th, 2022 at 1:52pm
Today's POD brings back many memories. I've been down/up Jean Creek many times. Those Beaver Dams might be a pain sometimes, but in low water times, they are a Godsend until you get to the last stretch into Sturgeon Lk.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Jun 7th, 2022 at 12:26am
They don’t look very lonely to me. ;D The hole by that rock has produced some nice waldos for me. 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 7th, 2022 at 4:11pm
Today's POD reminds me that if you like to fish just for the sheer fun of catching them one after another, you should fish the spot where Lonely Creek empties in Sturgeon Lk.
You probably won't catch any 5# smallies plus, but when you hit that spot/hole right where the creek dumps in, you can catch 2-3# smallies as fast as you can cast and reel them in. Just a lot of fun in a short period of time. [smiley=cool.gif] |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Jun 7th, 2022 at 11:12pm db wrote on Mar 10th, 2021 at 5:02pm:
It does actually. Just toss it in the air toward the canoe....by the time it lands, it'll fit just right!! :D :D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Jun 7th, 2022 at 11:13pm pine_knot wrote on Jun 7th, 2022 at 11:12pm:
Ooooopppsss!! :D :D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jun 22nd, 2022 at 11:39am
Hmmm, what a way to start the day... being mooned by a wise-quacking duck!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 4th, 2022 at 2:06pm
Today's POD reminded me why I like going early in the season or in Sept.
I was putting in at BH one year and there was a group this size there as well.They were going into Quetico lake to basecamp. I hurried to get ahead of them. They had packs strewn all over the put-in area. When I brought my packs down, I stood them back to back and used a rope to tie them together. When I brought the canoe down, one of the adults in the group commented about me tying my packs together? I said look around? Half the paddlers have green/black canoe packs. Wouldn't matter if your group got the wrong pack, but it would ruin my trip if you got one of mine ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 5th, 2022 at 1:30pm
What a beautiful canoe [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Jul 6th, 2022 at 12:28am
Ferdy, that is absolutely gorgeous! I dream of one day building one....maybe one day.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 6th, 2022 at 12:28pm
Yup [smiley=thumbsup.gif] ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 25th, 2022 at 1:42pm
That is a nice thick NP you have there PJ [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 4th, 2022 at 12:48pm
Nice shot today. Almost missed the eagle looking at the morning mist.
I've never seen a Eagle perched that low in a clump of trees. [smiley=cool.gif] |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 8th, 2022 at 12:40pm
Quetico Lk heading East ?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Aug 8th, 2022 at 7:28pm solotripper wrote on Aug 8th, 2022 at 12:40pm:
I'm getting more of a Pickerel Narrows vibe . . . |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 9th, 2022 at 12:44pm
One of my favorite times to paddle, calm winds and the morning mist still on the lake. [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Aug 9th, 2022 at 3:52pm
Aug 8th POD -- Is obviously a sunrise on Jesse!
Well, judging by the filename anyway. ::) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 11th, 2022 at 1:20pm
Great reflection POD today [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 18th, 2022 at 11:58am
Great POD today. A little fall creeping in.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Aug 20th, 2022 at 11:42am
Nice capture of Fall color in today's POD!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 20th, 2022 at 1:34pm
A postcard shot for sure [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 23rd, 2022 at 1:11pm
What is that? :-/
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Magicpaddler on Aug 23rd, 2022 at 1:29pm solotripper wrote on Aug 23rd, 2022 at 1:11pm:
Jimbo wrote about catching one of these. I think he used a baseball bat with nails driven through it to keep the thing from getting in the canoe. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Aug 23rd, 2022 at 1:44pm Magicpaddler wrote on Aug 23rd, 2022 at 1:29pm:
I was wondering if anyone else would recognize it! Magic, it didn't HAVE to be a baseball bat as long as the lumber was at least 3 inches thick, five feet long, and its nails sharp. And, for heaven's sake, don't attempt capture during the mating season! They get a bit too surly at that time AND there is usually more than one hanging around. Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 23rd, 2022 at 2:21pm Jimbo wrote on Aug 23rd, 2022 at 1:44pm:
Wait till they cross-breed with those Red Squirrels ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Magicpaddler on Aug 23rd, 2022 at 5:14pm Magicpaddler wrote on Aug 23rd, 2022 at 1:29pm:
Oh I thought the humper in polihumper came from humps on their back |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Aug 26th, 2022 at 11:45am
While I am not fond of fall, I have to say that this is a gorgeous autumn reflection photo! Thanks for sharing.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 26th, 2022 at 12:36pm
This is one of the best reflective shots I've ever seen.
The fall colors really makes it pop. [smiley=cool.gif] |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Wally13 on Aug 26th, 2022 at 5:28pm
Beautiful photo. Fall … my favorite season of the year.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 27th, 2022 at 2:05pm
Another great reflective shot.
Like that lone pine tree on the right. [smiley=cool.gif] |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 5th, 2022 at 2:30pm
One of the best close-up Eagle shot's I can remember [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 6th, 2022 at 1:56pm
I spoke to soon ;) ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 8th, 2022 at 2:33pm
Today's POD is why I don't wade barefoot OR swim sans shorts :o :'( ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 13th, 2022 at 12:57pm
Post Card POD today. [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 15th, 2022 at 2:35pm
Where was this taken?
Clearest pictograph I've ever seen. [smiley=cool.gif] |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Sep 15th, 2022 at 4:52pm solotripper wrote on Sep 15th, 2022 at 2:35pm:
North Hegman Lake pictos - BWCAW |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 15th, 2022 at 6:11pm
Thanks PJ :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Sep 16th, 2022 at 11:39am
Today's POD is a postcard-worthy autumn shot! Superb!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 16th, 2022 at 2:04pm
Yup, another postcard quality POD [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Sep 16th, 2022 at 4:26pm
Agreed but, it's hard for me to get past that sawed-off trunk. Arrrgh. Life finds it's own way, I guess.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Sep 16th, 2022 at 10:56pm
Yes, that's unfortunate, agreed, but it does tell a useful story, doesn't it?
Also, the horizon is not exactly "level", is it? Still, I love this picture, hacked off trunk & all. Wish I was there at this very moment. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Sep 17th, 2022 at 11:20am
Another great late season pic!
Same tree (with sawed-off trunk) from different angle. I miss those colors. We don't see much of them down here in the Florida jungle lands. Guess I'll need to work in another Fall canoe trip up north some year soon. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 17th, 2022 at 1:52pm
That's a nice camp spot. From today's picture it doesn't appear people have been cutting live trees for firewood.
I could see why someone might cut off a branch other than for firewood. I've cut off branches that were broken down from snow/ice and where just tripping hazards. Maybe something like that is why someone trimmed it off ? |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Sep 17th, 2022 at 3:55pm solotripper wrote on Sep 17th, 2022 at 1:52pm:
I agree. Could easily have been helpful pruning of a dead limb. You're right, that IS a nice camp spot. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Sep 18th, 2022 at 4:11am
Looks kinda like a site on North shore of Walter L. It’s a nice seldom used site. 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 21st, 2022 at 1:33pm
Magic Time [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Sep 22nd, 2022 at 8:00pm
Beautiful photo today! That sky is breathtaking!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Sep 26th, 2022 at 1:29pm
Due to some technical issues I've been off line for a bit. Started catching up on the PODs. Great stuff everyone! Thanks for sharing!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 27th, 2022 at 12:34pm
Bearpelt Creek logging artifact. [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 3rd, 2022 at 12:12pm
Perfect Reflection shot today! [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Oct 5th, 2022 at 4:04am
Nicely framed photos. 8-) 8-) 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Oct 12th, 2022 at 12:26pm
Yum! :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Oct 12th, 2022 at 9:01pm
Reminds me of the blueberry pie we picked up last week at the Rustic Inn in downtown Castle Danger. 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 13th, 2022 at 1:46pm
Great shot today. Why I don't sit with my bare feet in the water OR swim without a suit. ;) :o :'( ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Oct 13th, 2022 at 6:29pm
ST,
Your suit ain't gonna help all that much versus those choppers! Had THREE like that cruising the rocky shoreline at a camp on Cirrus that I shared with DD a few years back. Any swimming was done over at the sandy beach way across the bay... and even over there, in shallow water, I stayed hyper-alert! Jimbo 8-) ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 13th, 2022 at 9:40pm Jimbo wrote on Oct 13th, 2022 at 6:29pm:
I figure if they can't see the "worm" their less likely to bite. ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Oct 16th, 2022 at 1:12pm
Nice spider web shot, ST!
It makes me mindful of one of the more magical moments I've experienced in Quetico involving thousands of such webs. My wife and I broke camp on Kasakokwog Lake early one morning in mid-September of 2011. Our easterly route took us through McAlpine Creek. Entering the narrowing passageway had a Disney-like feel to it; we were seemingly transported into another world. The entire southern shoreline was a grassy meadow decorated in silk webs glistening with morning dew, catching more and more sunlight as we paddled east and as rays slowly emerged above and through the tree line. We'll never forget that passage. It had an ethereal feel to it. The pictures we captured simply don't do the scene justice. Thanks for queuing up a wonderful memory, ST! Jimbo 8-) ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 16th, 2022 at 2:18pm
I'm not 100% sure but I think that pic was taken in Alpine Creek! I know I had my camera in hand hoping to see a Moose. I just saw that web and it looked so perfect I had to take the pic.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 17th, 2022 at 2:03pm
Double Loon Spinner Spring Frog.
These are great lures. Looks like they are out of business :( Double Loons were heavy for their size. These are probably similar? Blue Fox Vibrax-Panther Martin |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by kypaddler on Oct 18th, 2022 at 2:03pm
the text for today's POD (the fog shot):
MY OWN SPECIAL MOMENT: On our eighth night, we pulled into a tight, “it’ll-have-to-do” campsite on a jutting point just as the sun had started to set and – after hurriedly erecting our tents – ate pasta, sausage and red sauce in a quick-arriving but only half-serious rain. After quiet conversation around the campfire, we climbed exhausted into our sleeping bags to dripping trees and a sodden, soggy feel. But when I unzipped my rain fly in the middle of the night to pee, I was surprised to see a full moon shining wickedly through the tangled pines and spruce. The surface of lower Agnes Lake, some 10 to 12 feet below Wade’s and my tent, was obscured by thick fog that the moon’s light lacked the strength to penetrate. The sky above was clear, however. To the east Orion was clearly visible for the first time this trip, his sword, shield and club towering above me. I stood transfixed, feeling kinship to a constellation that – because it rises and sets above my deer season tent every November night – has earned its place in my soul and a permanent spot on my forearm, inked years ago by my son. Many a night in Bracken County, Ky., over the last two decades I have gazed for long moments upon Orion, immobilized by a curiosity that transcends space and time and makes me ponder ancestors who no doubt witnessed the same 23 stars. While my mind always wanders back, did theirs move forward? And, if so, do our thoughts slide past each other or collide head on? On this night, some thousand miles north, I again thought of them, and with the familiar musings, I felt the pull of home. I stood there, oblivious to the chill but feeling the calming stillness. To my wonderment a meteor suddenly appeared, with a tail, and it aimed itself straight toward the stars of the hunter’s belt. The timing, the unexpectedness, the rarity – it couldn’t be a coincidence. I knew it. It wasn’t accidental. I felt like the gifted recipient of a private message, and I felt ownership of the moment. It was mine to savor, if not understand. … … in the morning, when I woke, the fog as seen in this image had already started to burn off the lake. Agnes, with all her beauty, was ready to be seen. The Quetico wilderness was ready to be appreciated for the rare resource it is, albeit an appreciation that has to be earned with sweat and physical exertion. As for us, we were ready too, to load canoes and move on, regrettably a morning and miles closer to the border and anxiety and civilization. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 18th, 2022 at 3:13pm
Great story [smiley=cool.gif]
Quote:
Two words for you. P** Bottle ;) ;D Never leave the tent unless you want? Mosquitoes HATE it. ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by kypaddler on Oct 18th, 2022 at 11:22pm solotripper wrote on Oct 18th, 2022 at 3:13pm:
You sound like a couple of hunting buddies when we stay in unheated tents during Kentucky's deer season. It got down to 9 degrees one year, and I still left my tent. Do I mind that the tent zippers sometimes wakes them up, no I do not. In this case, the Quetico trip was in September, the mosquitoes weren't bad, and it felt good to stretch my back. Besides, we saw the Northern Lights -- or at least a passing display of them -- three nights in a row this trip, and one never knows. -kypaddler |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 19th, 2022 at 2:46am kypaddler wrote on Oct 18th, 2022 at 11:22pm:
Like I said, IF you want. You wanted to but when the bugs are out, I don't care to invite them into the tent. ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Oct 19th, 2022 at 12:22pm
Stunning colors in today's POD. Great pic!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by kypaddler on Oct 19th, 2022 at 12:50pm Jimbo wrote on Oct 19th, 2022 at 12:22pm:
Thank you. This is on Inlet Bay, near Prairie Portage. The last night of a 10-day trip. While looking forward to talking to my wife and kids and getting back into the daily swing of my life, I was already feeling mournful. It's stunning how, just a couple of days out of the wilderness, every trip feels like a year in the past. You immerse yourself in every moment. You savor what you see, hear, smell, and feel. You do everything you can to etch the experience into your brain, to imprint the trip. But still, it all starts to fade almost before the last ripple of the last drop coming off your paddle smooths out. Sigh. -- kypaddler |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 19th, 2022 at 12:53pm
Love these reflection shots [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Oct 19th, 2022 at 8:58pm
Does anyone besides me know how to tell the difference between a nice sunrise and a nice sunset?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Oct 19th, 2022 at 10:28pm db wrote on Oct 19th, 2022 at 8:58pm:
Sunrise tends to be cooler color temp, more blue light. Not a sure fire tell though. Best indicator is to check the EXIF file........ |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Oct 20th, 2022 at 1:38am db wrote on Oct 19th, 2022 at 8:58pm:
Are you looking east or west? 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Oct 20th, 2022 at 12:28pm db wrote on Oct 19th, 2022 at 8:58pm:
Funny thing you should bring this up right after this particular pic. I struggled with the question of whether it was sunrise or sunset, too... which is why I avoided referencing EITHER one! I was leaning toward sunrise for precisely the reason that Solus mentioned, more BLUE in the sky. However, clearly that wasn't the case with this POD since KyPaddler revealed it to be otherwise. OS, at this very moment I'm facing east but, for some strange reason, it's not helping me much in solving this problem. :-/ Maybe I should reorient my laptop to the North? ;) Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by kypaddler on Oct 20th, 2022 at 1:18pm solotripper wrote on Oct 19th, 2022 at 12:53pm:
Thanks. I particularly like the ones where you can flip the image upside down and scarcely tell which way is "correct." -- kypaddler |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by kypaddler on Oct 20th, 2022 at 1:27pm
Y'all are making me look at that sunset photograph in a whole new light (pun acknowledged but not intended). It certainly COULD be a sunrise, I think.
In person, I always perceive a different slant to the sun's rays in the evening, one that evokes nostalgia and, if not "doom" per se, at least a wariness. The coming darkness, I guess. Especially in autumn. And while the temperature might be exactly the same, the sunrise has a frostiness to it that seems more superficial, while the evening chill seems more invasive, like it's probing ways to dig into your bones. (Not sure I'm explaining that well enough, and maybe I'm overthinking it, but sunsets just "feel" different.) -- kypaddler |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 20th, 2022 at 2:02pm kypaddler wrote on Oct 20th, 2022 at 1:18pm:
I have submitted a few like that. Just for laughs if I ever get another real good one, I'll rotated it upside down and send it in just to see if anyone sees anything odd about it :-/ :-? ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Oct 20th, 2022 at 6:22pm
We have a photograph from our Celebration Canoe Trip that was a favorite of my husband's, although not particularly of mine. It is a reflection shot (I take a lot of those), but a bit unusual. I decided to have a canvas made of this image for above our mantel, and when it arrived, the people who put the hanging wire on the back had it installed upside down! We got quite a kick out of that. I guess most people expect the sky to be at the top of the photograph, though. ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Oct 21st, 2022 at 4:43pm Old Salt wrote on Oct 20th, 2022 at 1:38am:
I was mostly joking and OS nailed it but now I feel a little obligated to respond so... As I process PODs, I don't really think about them all that much. It's all good. When I looked at 10/18/2022, my first thought was that morning was truly a gift. Second thought was, time to pick up the pace as I've seen that reticulation on the surface of lakes before. 10/19/2022. I thought sunset based on the leftover clouds but it was a close enough call to think well maybe but not probably. Eh. (You need to Login or Register |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Oct 21st, 2022 at 8:47pm
"If all they got from it was the development of an awareness of what was going on around them then it achieved what they needed."
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Oct 25th, 2022 at 11:29pm
SP2 that is an awesome calendar or poster quality shot of High Falls. Spectacular!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Magicpaddler on Oct 26th, 2022 at 9:41am portage dog wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 11:29pm:
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Oct 26th, 2022 at 10:51am portage dog wrote on Oct 25th, 2022 at 11:29pm:
Thanks. As a matter of fact, it ended up being one of the pages in my 2023 calendar! Because of my neck problems (recently had surgery on cervical spine, C4/5 and C5/6 and am currently recuperating in a neck brace) I haven't been able to carry my large camera on hikes for several years. It is just lucky if I can get a shot that I am happy with when using the little Nikon waterproof Cool-Pix. Anna did most of the photographing on our last trip to the canoe country and most of the POD's I sent in this time are hers. ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Oct 26th, 2022 at 8:42pm
SP2 - saw your post on "that other canoe forum" about the surgery. Hope you are doing well and the healing is progressing nicely. Two thumbs up for modern medicine!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Oct 26th, 2022 at 9:24pm
Thank you, portage dog. I am healing very well from the surgery itself, but one of the common side effects of this surgery is dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and right now I am still struggling with that. When they do the diskectomy through the front of the neck they displace the esophagus, and evidently the esophagus often doesn't appreciate that displacement. On Day 15 I am beginning to see light at the end of that tunnel (and it could be worse, as I am told the effect sometimes lasts for months), but it has been rather upsetting.
But I am getting back to activities; walking outdoors each day, riding the stationary bike, doing some of my normal household chores (and very thankful for Spartan1 who does what I either cannot do or just don't feel like doing yet.) Adjusting to the brace has been a constant challenge, and while I won't miss it when it is gone, I also realize it is helping me not to injure my neck during the healing process. Every day is a gift. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by kypaddler on Oct 27th, 2022 at 2:38am
Re: the moose. We secured RABC passes right after they were made available again this year and took a 10-day trip starting Sept. 1 up Agnes and in the Trant area.
With fewer people coming up thru the south side the past few years, we wondered whether the larger animals had moved in, so to speak. Whereas we didn’t see a ton of wildlife, we did have at least one wolf come fairly near our tents one night (we could hear a bunch, but this one was CLOSE!) and the number of piles of moose droppings we saw on the portages was incredible. Just incredible. — kypaddler |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Oct 27th, 2022 at 9:16am
Re: the moose. We have been going up for a cabin week on the Gunflint with Anna since she was four years old. Almost never have seen a moose on one of those excursions--in fact, I am not sure I can cite another time. This trip we had five moose sightings! One was quite fleeting, just a glimpse. But the one in yesterday's photo was, obviously, really fun. And there was another time when we saw a moose with calf that just gave our granddaughter some thrills as she stood with her camera and captured the scene.
Never can predict what joys the canoe country has in store for you. Re: the spider. I only sent this one in because I know how much SoloTripper loves them! ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 27th, 2022 at 1:08pm Quote:
I love them when they're running up someone else's arm. ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Oct 27th, 2022 at 5:16pm
This one damn near killed me. My leg swole up so bad that I couldn't bend my knee for a week.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 27th, 2022 at 5:45pm PhantomJug wrote on Oct 27th, 2022 at 5:16pm:
Spider bites are no joke. :'( |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Nov 10th, 2022 at 10:49pm
Awwwww...... :) shucks SP2! That is cutest tiny little turtle! Great photo by your granddaughter!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Nov 18th, 2022 at 12:35pm
One of the best fishing holes in Q.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Nov 21st, 2022 at 10:06pm
Does anyone know the real name for the "angle grass" in today's POD?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 25th, 2022 at 2:00pm
Now that I don't hang my food pack anymore, I don't miss it at all. Just one less thing to do after a long day.
When I looked for a campsite I always looked to see if there were suitable trees in/close to campsite. Now I look for a decent landing and a little flat spot to hang my Dry-Fly. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Nov 26th, 2022 at 11:10am
Today's POD is a great reflection shot, ST. Which lake?
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 26th, 2022 at 1:11pm Jimbo wrote on Nov 26th, 2022 at 11:10am:
I think that is Olifaunt Lk. I see a reflection, I take the shot. ;) ;D I believe it's the East shoreline. Those dead calm day's are bad when the bugs are out but make for great shots like that. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 27th, 2022 at 6:32am
Today's pic is on that island site on Bentpine Lk.
Logging chain around that tree. Has a resident big snapping turtle. Found the feet of 5-6 Beavers further on up. Looks like the remnants of someone trapping them? |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Nov 27th, 2022 at 1:46pm
Well....that chain should keep the red squirrels from making off with your waist pack ST. :D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 27th, 2022 at 3:06pm portage dog wrote on Nov 27th, 2022 at 1:46pm:
I don't have problems with the Red Squirrels like some people do. ;) ;D My issues are with BF-Spiders and Hammocks :-[ ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 28th, 2022 at 2:17pm
Fish Chowder 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 29th, 2022 at 1:41pm
Twilight the Magic Hour.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Nov 30th, 2022 at 11:40am
Another fine reflection shot today.
I feel like I've camped at this spot... more than once. Probably not. The very best PODs - for me - are the ones which have a way of conjuring up indelible impressions of "composite" memory. Good stuff, and it keeps you going through Winter (even down here in the Florida swamps where hard water season never arrives). Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 30th, 2022 at 3:46pm Jimbo wrote on Nov 30th, 2022 at 11:40am:
I feel the same-way about camp spots in other's PODS. They look so familiar but ? |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 1st, 2022 at 3:46pm
Nice Autumn shot today. Those skies look ominous.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 2nd, 2022 at 1:47pm
Great POD today [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 3rd, 2022 at 2:05pm
Ditto
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Dec 3rd, 2022 at 3:29pm
If I poked my nose out of the tent and saw that I'd go into hibernation mode!
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Dec 3rd, 2022 at 6:53pm
Last couple of PODs are hard-core tripping.....brrrrrrr.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 4th, 2022 at 2:56pm
Now I get it. Those long silver things are giant ICE CUBE trays made for the Winter party crowd! ;) ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 5th, 2022 at 2:00pm
This brings back memories of my Ice-Out trip.
It was a few days later than this but BH in spots was still iced over. Great trip but a damn cold start. ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Dec 5th, 2022 at 2:39pm
Ice-out trips are certainly memorable. My brother & I did one into Cache Lake during May the year before this POD was taken. Ice was either blown off to one side of the lakes or gone entirely but we were definitely busting through ice on puddles along the portage trails. Later on during that trip, we nearly got lost in the woods at dark. Hugging my brother for warmth during a sub-freezing night would not have been my idea of fun. We got lucky, however, and gained some valuable respect for wilderness travel during the shoulder seasons.
Several years later during another May trip down the Maligne River, my youngest son rousted me from my hammock tent just after daybreak. It was unusual for him to be up so early so I knew something was screwy. It had been a cold night but the snow squall that was blowing all around me as I exited my hammock, barefoot, was a heckuva morning wake-up call! ST, I distinctly remember those pics you posted with your trip report for your ice-out adventure. There was a substantial amount of ice still on the water, as I recall. You even had some difficulty getting to shore in some places, right? Seems to me you told of passing some folks who were camped in the BH area who appeared astonished to see anyone on the water at all. Yeah, that would been a bit much, even for my adventurous tastes back in my heyday, I'm afraid. The best part of such challenges are all the tales you get to tell, years later, when you are safely removed ( in time) from the scary parts. Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 5th, 2022 at 3:01pm
I re-read my Ice Out trip after seeing this POD.
I went in on May 14 which I thought was early. What makes me mad is that back then I uploaded my pics to Photobucket which was a FREE hosting site. Then they decided to charge a fee. I declined BUT they kept my pics! >:( I found a work around but the file got corrupted so most of those pics were lost or buried in a zip file. Reading my old report tired me out. ;) ;D Glad I did it BUT I wouldn't want to try that now. (You need to Login or Register |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 5th, 2022 at 4:29pm
Brrrrr
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Dec 6th, 2022 at 12:41am
From my April 17th snow day on Argo.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 7th, 2022 at 3:14pm
Nice bear pic today.
I've seen bear most trips but just the briefest glance before they disappeared. A few wolf as well. Same scenario. By the time I get the camera up their long gone. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Dec 8th, 2022 at 2:35pm
Nice wildlife shots the past couple days!
Unlike ST, I've spotted bear only occasionally in the parks and I can't say for certain that I have ever clearly spotted a wolf... and I've logged @50+ trips averaging 8-17 days up there. I suspect the discrepancy in our experience probably correlates to a couple factors. For one, Solotripper mostly travels, well, "solo." I typically travel in larger parties which simply make more noise that alerts wildlife in the area. Secondly, I'm thinking the time of year we travel may have something to do with it. ST is known for hitting the park EARLY in the season, before the intrusion of paddling visitors has made wildlife a bit more wary. Seems to me that my early season ventures have resulted in some of my very best wildlife spotting experiences but I've not done anywhere near as many early season trips as he has. I suppose it could also be that he bathes more often than I do, though I doubt it. My kids will tell you they've seldom shared a day with me in camp where I didn't jump into the water, no matter how cold the water or air got... even in May. On the other hand, more than once have I been within easy stone's throw of a pack of howling wolves. The most memorable occasion happened at the dinner hour when my next door neighbor kid & I were camped on the nice island campsite near the NW corner of Darky Lake. The pack HAD to be just across from us on the north shore. We never saw them but their chilling howls stopped us in our tracks, sounding as if they were right there in our camp with us. Later, we saw a moose calf swimming across a nearby channel, so I expect the pack - like us - were fixing to have dinner. Then there was the time I accidently stumbled into a lynx (heck, I jumped right on top of the danged thing), hiding in the brush. My son and a buddy and I wre descending the backside of a high cliff (made substantially of quartz) that we had climbed on the north end of Aegean Lake in WCP. Guess I'll save that wildlife story for the next "lynx-oriented POD" that I see. Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 8th, 2022 at 3:06pm
Jimbo,
I do think going early has a lot to do with seeing animals. Bears are just coming out of a long winter and looking to fatten up. I think that probably makes them much less cautious. Solo I do travel pretty quietly. Using that double paddle I don't get that paddle banging sound like you do when you mis-step with a single paddle especially in a aluminum canoe. I also tend to travel close to shore in the colder water time. That's probably why I get the brief glances. I know I don't bathe anywhere close to what you do. I might jump in the lake once or twice tops. I bring a few packs of those disposable washing wipes. Before bed and when I use the facilities I do a little quick clean-up. It's face/pits and nether regions. In THAT order! ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Dec 10th, 2022 at 1:17pm
Today's POD (12/10/22) is a great pic. Once again, here is a scene that seems hauntingly familiar, as if the photographer yanked an image from my fading memories of some badass wilderness canoe trip from decades ago.
Keep'em coming! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 10th, 2022 at 4:42pm Jimbo wrote on Dec 10th, 2022 at 1:17pm:
This reminds me of being on a portage and thinking I could paddle IF this goes to the lake I'm headed for :-/ Most times I've tried I found that was not the case. :'( ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Dec 10th, 2022 at 9:43pm
Dead Marshes of Mordor. Don't follow the lights.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Dec 11th, 2022 at 4:41am
Looks like it was taken from the beaver dam at the drainage from William Lake on the back route to Darky. 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Dec 11th, 2022 at 1:22pm
Geez, Magic, d'ya think maybe you could have gotten a little closer to that big SOB?!
You used that super-magnifying camera lens of yours, didn't you? Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 11th, 2022 at 2:46pm
Quetico Dave told me that the moose population is healthy and growing. He sees big moose like this all the time when he's grading the road to Lac la Croix.
That's a whole year of prime high protein meat for a family. Hormone free and low fat. |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Magicpaddler on Dec 11th, 2022 at 2:54pm
Jimbo
I don’t use a cell phone to get my moose pictures. But my camera does fit in a water proof bag in my shirt pocket. Panasonic DMC-ZS40 |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Magicpaddler on Dec 12th, 2022 at 12:47pm
Big campsite on Bentpine and the tarp I bought from IC
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Dec 16th, 2022 at 1:07pm
Really nice shot today of eagle taking flight!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 16th, 2022 at 2:53pm
Never get tired of seeing them [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 18th, 2022 at 3:32pm
Hold my Beer ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 21st, 2022 at 1:50pm
Another great Eagle POD.
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 23rd, 2022 at 2:02pm
This has to be the best series of Eagle shots since I've been here [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 2nd, 2023 at 4:43pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jan 4th, 2023 at 5:46pm
Really nice reflection shot today... the sort of stuff that can keep your spirits up during the long winter wait!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 5th, 2023 at 3:33pm
Today's POD combines two of my favorite things.
A reflection day and paddling a narrow waterway. I know there is a Moose somewhere ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Jan 11th, 2023 at 9:45pm
That water spider appears to be short on legs. Maybe it got lucky and the fish only got small bite vs. a meal?
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Title: Re: 2021 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jan 12th, 2023 at 3:39am solotripper wrote on Jan 5th, 2023 at 3:33pm:
I missed this comment a few days ago. If there was a moose, we didn't see it. There was a dolmen, and I blew my chance to get a good photo of that! :-[ This group of photos, including today's spider, were all taken on our 2009 canoe trip, named "Celebration Trip". So named because it was the trip we took in September after Spartan1 had his kidney transplant in January. (Yes, on January 21st we will celebrate the 14th anniversary of his kidney transplant--seems hard to believe sometimes.) That trip was fun, six days of sunshine and clear skies in early September and we planned an easy trip. Too easy, as it turned out; we were both really up for more, but we didn't want to push it the first time after his surgery so we did quite a bit of loafing around and paddling on the Kelso River, which is, indeed, a narrow waterway. Such a blessing. As I have seen the photos in POD's, I have reflected on how very blessed we have been iin the past 14 years. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jan 12th, 2023 at 3:43am portage dog wrote on Jan 11th, 2023 at 9:45pm:
I think it is a perspective thing. As I remember this particular spider, she was sitting atop an enormous egg pouch, and so the legs are reaching down, not splayed directly out as it might seem. I certainly didn't get any feeling that the spider's legs were shorter than usual. Can't prove that, though. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 12th, 2023 at 2:52pm
Great spider web shot today Linda [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jan 12th, 2023 at 9:27pm Spartan2 wrote on Jan 12th, 2023 at 3:43am:
Linda, I believe PD's comment had more to do with the spider seemingly "missing" a leg or two RATHER than what legs he/she does have being "short." I remember thinking the same thing when I first saw that POD, as well. I suspect this particular arachnid may have one of its legs tucked up underneath where we can't see it. On the other hand, I suppose it IS possible the little bugger is a leg short. Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Jan 12th, 2023 at 10:00pm
Jimbo is spot on. The spider's legs do look long enough - probably longer than most spider legs but it appears there are only seven vs. the requisite eight. I looked hard to find evidence of #8, but the way they are segmented, it would have to be poking straight down through the egg sack to not be seen. That back right leg just seems to not be there. I suspect a fish got hold of it and just prefers legs over wings!
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jan 13th, 2023 at 1:10pm portage dog wrote on Jan 12th, 2023 at 10:00pm:
Yes, of course. And now that this discussion has taken place, I remember at the time I first saw the photo we remarked that it was a seven-legged spider. Sigh. I guess I wasn't very alert when I read the other post. Thanks, Jimbo. :-[ Lynda |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 20th, 2023 at 1:51pm
Great POD today [smiley=cool.gif]
All it needs is a Witch on her Broomstick and you'd have a Fall classic ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jan 20th, 2023 at 8:06pm
:)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 21st, 2023 at 4:35pm
Is this a wilderness MLK statue ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jan 21st, 2023 at 4:58pm
I was always very disappointed in this photo. At the time I didn't know what a dolmen is, and when we paddled by it, I just snapped a quick photo that isn't really very well in focus.
Dolmen: (per Merriam Webster) : a prehistoric monument of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab found especially in Britain and France and thought to be a tomb Later on I heard that there are people who actually paddle the Kelso River specifically to see and photograph the dolmen, and find it fascinating. We were clueless. I just thought it was intersting and whenever I see something interesting I take a photo. ::) We might have stopped, and I might have done a bit better if I had realized that it had some conversational significance. We are leaving on a cruise Thursday. Will be sailing through the Panama Canal and then spending 9 more days in the western Caribbean. I am sure I will see many interesting sights and snap more photos. Because of my neck issues and also to save bulk and weight for the flights, I will not be taking my larger camera equipment. Hopefully the little Nikon waterproof camera will do OK and I will have at least a few images that I like. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jan 21st, 2023 at 5:52pm
Alas, all I see a glacial erratic. Funny what people read into things. Now if there were some Knights Templar carvings on it, well...
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jan 21st, 2023 at 7:43pm
I guess if you get out and walk around it, the big rock is supported by three smaller rocks and you can see light underneath. We didn't do that, though.
(You need to Login or Register They call it the Viking Dolmen, and I don't think the Knights Templar were big in Viking lore. ;) Obviously I wasn't super-impressed, as I didn't get out of the canoe to take pictures anyway. But it does catch your eye as you paddle by on a quiet river. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by pine_knot on Jan 22nd, 2023 at 1:40am
My first look at that erratic/dolmen was that it looked like a manatee getting ready to munch on a piece of food....on second thought, maybe not....
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jan 22nd, 2023 at 12:54pm pine_knot wrote on Jan 22nd, 2023 at 1:40am:
Prized targets for the ancient Anishishanabe, those Canadian manatees! I was paddling around their Florida cousins just last week and I can clearly see the family resemblance in that dolmen. By the way, PK, just how strong ARE those painkillers your surgeon put you on? Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Jan 22nd, 2023 at 3:58pm
So, I haven’t checked the POD for a year or so (sorry for my tardiness) and happen to look today and see my photo on Alice Lake. Someone (Spartan2?) must be sending me psychic brain wave messages.
Regarding dolman, we had lunch on table rock on our canoe this year. I love glacial erratics and think about the forces that delivered them to there location. Starwatcher |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 22nd, 2023 at 5:30pm
Great reflective shot today [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jan 22nd, 2023 at 8:39pm starwatcher wrote on Jan 22nd, 2023 at 3:58pm:
That's funny, Karl!! ;D I actually DID send you psychic brain waves this morning when I saw that you had the POD--I said to myself, "Boy, I wonder if Karl knows he has the POD today." I thought about contacting you, but I didn't do it. Or maybe I did, but it was just on another plane. ::) I love the rocks, too. We stayed overnight at the Table Rock campsite many years ago. It has good vibes. And that Alice Lake shot today is lovely. I specialize in reflection shots myself, and I do like to appreciate a nice one. [smiley=thumbsup.gif] |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Jan 23rd, 2023 at 3:12am
That's funny, Karl!! Grin I actually DID send you psychic brain waves this morning when I saw that you had the POD--I said to myself, "Boy, I wonder if Karl knows he has the POD today." I thought about contacting you, but I didn't do it. Or maybe I did, but it was just on another plane. Roll Eyes
Thanks Spartan2, I don’t know how to do the quote thing. I just know how many times that I call someone on the phone and they say, “I was just thinking about you!” It’s eerie! :). Starwatcher |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Jan 23rd, 2023 at 5:17pm
One really neat rock display is a ~50 foot tall vertical pillar of Gunflint Iron Formation on the magnetic rock trail near Gunflint lake. I reminds me of the pillar in the 2001 space odyssey.
Today’s POD is Alice Lake to the south. The Pagami Creek fire burned just south of there (in 2011?). I’ve canoed there since then and it’s like a war zone going in in some spots. Starwatcher |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jan 23rd, 2023 at 8:03pm
We did the magnetic rock hike this past summer with our granddaughter. It was a fun hike, but I will confess I was tired at the end when we got back to our car. Anna had a great time!
The rock is interesting. When you put your compass near it the needle goes all wonky. ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Jan 24th, 2023 at 2:06am
Fabulous photo Lynda! I went there last Spring. I’m amazed at what geologic forces upended that rock. Most likely a glacier. Also, I collected samples of Gunflint iron formation that were disturbed by a tsunami caused by the Sudbury meteor impact 1.86 billion years ago. It’s a unique location.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jan 24th, 2023 at 3:35am
I can't take much credit for the photo. There were a couple other people there, and Anna just handed her camera to one of them and they took a picture of the three of us. God provided the blue sky and the rock was just standing there. Couldn't get Anna to take off her head net--the mosquitoes were brutal.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 26th, 2023 at 2:21pm
A COLD reflection shot today [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Jan 26th, 2023 at 9:24pm
Brrrr!
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Jan 28th, 2023 at 5:19am solotripper wrote on Jan 26th, 2023 at 2:21pm:
That’s our normal “winter “ canoe trips, solo. We go when everyone else leaves and we have The place to ourselves. We are lucky to see anyone else for our entire trip. Peace and solitude. :) Starwatcher |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 28th, 2023 at 4:04pm starwatcher wrote on Jan 28th, 2023 at 5:19am:
I can appreciate that. One of the big reasons I go solo. I don't mind the cold. I worked commercial construction for 15 yrs. Rarely missed work in the winter months. Do you fish on your trips? |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Jan 28th, 2023 at 10:50pm
Do you fish on your trips? Quote Solotripper
I don’t fish, my hobby is photography but I help eat the fish others catch. :) Starwatcher ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 28th, 2023 at 11:26pm starwatcher wrote on Jan 28th, 2023 at 10:50pm:
That's a good gig if you can get away with it ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 31st, 2023 at 2:50pm
Great POD today 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Feb 1st, 2023 at 2:18am
Thanks Solo! I’m thinking years ago we were on our October canoe trip down the South arm of Knife lake and saw a solo kayaker and I’m thinking that it was you. I’m i correct?
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 1st, 2023 at 3:10am starwatcher wrote on Feb 1st, 2023 at 2:18am:
No, it wasn't me. I've never been in that late and although I love the double paddle, it's with a canoe. It's kind of funny. When I first started paddling I never saw anyone with a double paddle. I ran into a solo canoe paddle using one and we had a long talk. Next trip I used one as my main paddle and never looked back. Now I see solo canoe paddlers using them all the time. Even saw a tandem canoe on Jean Lk running into a stiff headwind. I couldn't believe how fast they were going. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Feb 1st, 2023 at 4:31pm
Now I see solo canoe paddlers using them all the time. Even saw a tandem canoe on Jean Lk running into a stiff headwind. I couldn't believe how fast they were going.
[/quote] Yes, solo, here’s mine on a solo trip. Works great! Starwatcher ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Feb 7th, 2023 at 5:44pm
I truly love rainy days. Today's shot is beautiful in my world.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 9th, 2023 at 2:07pm
I love the Rainbow after the rainy day ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Feb 9th, 2023 at 10:15pm
Is that a pot of gold in this kid's hand? ;) That will be a priceless pic when he/she is older and reliving those glory days.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 13th, 2023 at 2:37pm portage dog wrote on Feb 9th, 2023 at 10:15pm:
Yup, and that's why he's in Stealth-Mode today ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 14th, 2023 at 3:00pm
A hazy reflective shot today, I like it. [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Feb 15th, 2023 at 8:02pm
I love today's POD. I always like photos that make me want to be there. Beautiful reflections. Seems contemplative, somehow.
Peaceful. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 18th, 2023 at 2:31pm
What a great shot of bog, lily pads & wildflowers in today's POD! Very nice!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 21st, 2023 at 3:44pm
Great reflective shot today. The bottom almost looks like a continent as seen by a space satellite.
Different for sure. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 22nd, 2023 at 1:26pm
Wow!
This is mesmerizing [smiley=cool.gif] |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 24th, 2023 at 1:39pm
Great POD today!
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 24th, 2023 at 2:17pm
Ditto.
Q: What's the best camera for that kind of wildlife shot? A: The one that's handy when the rare opportunity presents itself. Nice job! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 25th, 2023 at 3:34pm
That cow moose looks like she's giving them the old Stink eye look. ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Feb 25th, 2023 at 4:07pm
Great pics! Sure makes a person yearn to get out there again.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 4th, 2023 at 3:06pm
Take me to your leader ;) ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Mar 9th, 2023 at 1:04pm
How can I get today's POD enlarged, framed, and sent to Pineknot to his new home out in the wilds of Washington state as a house-warming gift from QJ?
It would mean so much to him.... Jimbo. 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 9th, 2023 at 2:36pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Mar 9th, 2023 at 4:59pm
I too thought of PK when I saw it. Unfortunately, I no longer have access to the hardware or software to provide any higher quality than contained the POD. Dust included. Oh wait, are those black flies?
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Mar 10th, 2023 at 1:10pm
Don't be deceived by today's POD. This is NOT a real red squirrel stash. Rather, it is a diabolical trap set by a nefarious red squirrel hunter. If you look carefully, you might see the faintest outlines of his hair-triggered, spring-loaded trap, set just beneath the pine cones.
It cost PineKnot two broken fingers and a few lacerations but he finally got the thing just right! db, I don't suppose you have one of those laceration pics available for display, do you? Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Mar 14th, 2023 at 3:24am
Who is the man in the fire? :(
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Mar 14th, 2023 at 1:19pm Old Salt wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 3:24am:
I believe what we have here, OS, is a rare vintage photograph of that legendary Canadian folk hero, Dumpster Bob. Dumpster Bob is kind of like an American Johnny Appleseed. In his case, he wanders around park campsites (predominantly in Ontario) making withdrawals - not deposits like JA - of the trash that campers have left behind. Once he has accumulated sufficient quantities, he makes a BIG campfire, burns it all, and throws a party for everyone who might be in the vicinity. Dumpster Bob is a true Canadian icon. I am quite impressed that our very own DB got invited to one of these parties & managed to snap a photograph of this wilderness superhero in action. A veritable collectors' item pic! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 14th, 2023 at 2:19pm
Today's POD is when I have another cup of coffee and think about making it a Camp Day ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Mar 14th, 2023 at 8:48pm solotripper wrote on Mar 14th, 2023 at 2:19pm:
That's exactly what I thought when I saw it! A layover day would be nice. ::) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Mar 15th, 2023 at 3:28am
Shore-casting a floating J9 on days like these. All-day fire. Yeah. :D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 17th, 2023 at 2:27pm
Thanks for the lure tip PJ [smiley=cool.gif]
Today's POD matches the weather outside my home right now. Get out of the wind and hunker down. ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Mar 17th, 2023 at 9:32pm solotripper wrote on Mar 17th, 2023 at 2:27pm:
Black and Silver |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 17th, 2023 at 9:43pm
I have some Rapala floating lures in Black and Silver but no jointed ones. Will have to get some.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Mar 17th, 2023 at 10:02pm PhantomJug wrote on Mar 15th, 2023 at 3:28am:
Best to cast downwind. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Mar 18th, 2023 at 3:03pm
Angry lake on ytd's pic. Good day to snuggle up with a hot cup of coffee.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 19th, 2023 at 3:13pm
I don't mind paddling in the rain as long as the wind is down. When I have to cross a big stretch of open water when it's raining, I get nervous if the wind starts picking up. :-/
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Mar 19th, 2023 at 9:24pm solotripper wrote on Mar 19th, 2023 at 3:13pm:
I agree Solo, one trip we were heading back on our last day and it looked like David's 3-17 photo. Nobody wanted to stay out one more night, so we followed the shoreline as best we could to stay out of the wind. I broke a paddle fighting the wind. At one point we decided to head down a bay and portage across a Presque Isle rather than fight the wind around the point. Turns out the map was incorrect, and it was actually an island and we had free sailing. It still took us eight hours to get down the lake that should have taken us only a third of the time to paddle in normal weather. starwatcher |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Mar 20th, 2023 at 11:30am
db,
I believe this pic was taken on the south side of one of those big islands towards the east end of Pickerel. I expect you must have been headed in the direction of French Lake at the time. Seems to me I once "snagged" a nice lake trout about 20 yards in front of where this pic was taken. Bottom drops down to about 70 feet or so, almost right off the shoreline. The fish grabbed my spoon, then rolled & rolled, wrapping the whole works around himself about six times. It felt like I was pulling a small halibut off the bottom. An alternative explanation, of course, this pic was taken nowhere near that spot and you even got the name of the lake wrong in your caption. It doesn't matter. "Remembering" is fun... even if the basis is bogus. Thanks for the memories! Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Mar 20th, 2023 at 4:49pm
It was first day on a trip so the (shaded) north shore of the first island above "Sandy Beach" and "Naked Bass" (gravely beach) campsites.
When it comes to stuff like that, I'm a freaken savant. ;) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Mar 23rd, 2023 at 2:25pm Brrrrr! |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Mar 24th, 2023 at 2:58pm
Polyhumper tracks.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Mar 25th, 2023 at 11:31am PhantomJug wrote on Mar 24th, 2023 at 2:58pm:
Yup. Probably springtime and it's following the scent of a newly born fawn or, possibly moose calf. Its a seasonal thing. Best to keep your distance when they leave the water... especially if you are smaller in stature &/or unarmed. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by mpeebles on Mar 25th, 2023 at 11:59am
Pod a couple of days ago reminded me of.......the time a couple of friends and myself tipped a Jon boat over while floating the Popple River, Northern WI, the first week of May. There was still snow along the banks and the water was COLD! Brrrrr indeed !
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by starwatcher on Mar 31st, 2023 at 2:45pm
POD today of the pines blowdown reminds me of a trip we took down the numbered lakes after the 1999 blown down. You could hardly fight your way back into the woods away from camp. Plenty of firewood though.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 5th, 2023 at 1:47pm Quote:
No you can't and quit banging the gunwale ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 6th, 2023 at 3:10pm
Today's POD and it's " This is going to get interesting" caption is why as a solo paddler I'm hoping my work-out regimen has given me the energy to make it across IF I decide to commit.
One thing all us solo paddlers know is the feeling of running low on energy and your to far in to turn back. That's when your wishing you had 2 "motors" instead of one. ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Apr 6th, 2023 at 4:47pm
Yeah, little ripples like in the POD rarely bode well. At best they keep you honest.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 11th, 2023 at 12:03pm
Good bass fishing on the upper (right) side of this Pickerel Lake isthmus where this pic was (probably) taken. Not much size but plenty of action. Some nice beach campsites nearby, too.
I dredged someone's fishing pole out of the water while trolling deeper water not far from this very spot (20 years ago?). I think I still have it and the old-timey Mitchell spinning reel (you can't kill those things; it rehabbed just fine and still works). Anyway, I find it amazing how these POD images rekindle such vivid memories... even if I am DEAD WRONG about where the pic was actually taken. Doesn't seem to matter. Thanks for sending db so many good pics! Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Apr 11th, 2023 at 1:38pm
I wonder if today's POD isn't in WC on Carrol Lake? I remember doing the exact same "portage" on that lake due to the wind kicking up. :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 11th, 2023 at 4:21pm
I don't think this one even qualifies as a "portage" between lakes. If I'm not mistaken, this more of a sandbar liftover, a quick exit from the west side of a small bay below a few islands in south central Pickerel.
Of course, HighnDry, it COULD be Carroll Lake in WCPP. Also, just as likely, Phantom Jug's famous jug COULD be buried somewhere below the sand on that isthmus. I submit this is probably not the case, however (though the absence of one of PJ'S jugs is, perhaps, less of a sure thing). My money is on Pickerel Lake. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Apr 11th, 2023 at 5:03pm
Considering the recent POD area, I suspect it's the isthmus connecting a previous campsite (the one with the punky birch) to the larger island to the north (Pickeral).
40 yrs ago, the middle part was underwater as I recall. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Apr 11th, 2023 at 5:25pm Jimbo wrote on Apr 11th, 2023 at 4:21pm:
That one's buried on Jean. ;) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 11th, 2023 at 6:10pm db wrote on Apr 11th, 2023 at 5:03pm:
Admittedly, "34G" sort of clued me in.... Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 12th, 2023 at 1:49pm
Today's POD makes me nervous.
On one hand it's great to have firewood when you need/want it. On the other hand, do I want to be there when a wind that brought those trees down comes ripping thru. :-/ :o ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Apr 15th, 2023 at 8:32pm
Surprised to see some older trip photos of mine. Must have dug deep into the archives for those. Todays was dinner on the smaller of the twin islands in Kasakokwog. Wind kept us there for two nights but shore fishing was great. Yesterday’s was the same trip on a flooded portage but I don’t remember which one.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 16th, 2023 at 1:40pm
Today's POD cracks me up!
The look on his face says it all. ;D That's not one of those beaver dams you just pull up and over. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 18th, 2023 at 10:52am
Today's POD could just as well be an impressionist work by Monet or Gauguin or somebody like that. That sky is painted in beautiful pastels.
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Apr 18th, 2023 at 11:17am
Every morning I start my day with a quick glance at the POD. It always makes me smile when that photo is one which makes me think, "I wish I were there right now." This is definitely one of those photos!
Beautiful! Everything Jimbo said! :) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 18th, 2023 at 1:33pm
8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Apr 18th, 2023 at 4:14pm
"Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the hammers, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one string or another purposefully, to cause vibrations in the soul." -Kandinsky
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 19th, 2023 at 12:33pm
Where was today's POD taken ?
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Apr 19th, 2023 at 12:52pm
ST - This was quite a while ago (2008?). If my memory is correct it is between Hamburg and Maria. That trip was with my college aged sons and their friend in mid-May. The cold weather (ice and snow) and being the only old guy made it a challenge for me, but I think I earned their respect.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 19th, 2023 at 1:10pm
Thanks Jimmar :)
I know you've traveled that area and thought it might be from there. Never been into Oriana/Hamburg lakes but plan to sometime. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 22nd, 2023 at 1:45pm
Nice LT pic today.
What lake is this on Jimmar ? |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Apr 22nd, 2023 at 2:06pm
In Quetico Lake near campsite 635, west of the portage to Kasakokwog. Unexpected laker because it seemed fairly shallow back in that arm of the lake.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 22nd, 2023 at 3:46pm
Thanks Jimmar, I know where that campsite is.
I would never have thought a LT would be in that bay, it's very shallow. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by arnesr on Apr 22nd, 2023 at 11:34pm
Nice Pic. Those unexpected surprise catches are often the most memorable. Were you jigging for Walleye?
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Apr 22nd, 2023 at 11:41pm
If I remember correctly we were just exploring that arm of the lake but trolling some Rapala as we paddled.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 23rd, 2023 at 1:24am jimmar wrote on Apr 22nd, 2023 at 11:41pm:
I stayed at that 4 star campsite on the southern entrance to that bay. I paddled down and walked that portage just to see what it was like. I remember trolling back to the campsite and hanging up all the time because it was so shallow plus my lure was deep diver. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Mk631 on Apr 24th, 2023 at 2:10pm solotripper wrote on Apr 5th, 2023 at 1:47pm:
I just saw that this old set rolled thru -- Still great memories! That pic is iconic in our family. The little guy in the pic is now 25 and about to get engaged! -Tom |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Mk631 on Apr 24th, 2023 at 2:12pm solotripper wrote on Apr 6th, 2023 at 3:10pm:
It's hard enough to do big water like Pickerel with 2 good paddlers - I've never done solo but I suspect it's a significant challenge! -Tom |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Mk631 on Apr 24th, 2023 at 2:18pm Jimbo wrote on Apr 11th, 2023 at 6:10pm:
Pickerel, near 34G for sure. :) This trip was 2008 and I haven't been since 2016. I'm lobbying for a 65th birthday trip - I never ask for anything for birthdays so I figure I might get the whole family to go in a few years that way! 8-) We'll see - if so I'll visit the forum more often like I used to. -Tom |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 29th, 2023 at 1:37pm
Nothing beats a steaming mug of coffee in a wilderness setting. Love that classic coffee pot.
Wouldn't want to haul it but it makes a great cup of Joe. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 2nd, 2023 at 1:06pm
2nd to that cup of Joe IMHO is a drink of fresh cold lake water from the middle of the lake. 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 5th, 2023 at 12:49pm
Magic Time in the Q!
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 7th, 2023 at 2:55pm
That's a great shot of a big Bull Moose swimming!
I always catch them going out of the water. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on May 7th, 2023 at 5:14pm
What do you do with them when you catch them? :-/ :-/
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 7th, 2023 at 8:31pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on May 14th, 2023 at 3:34pm
....about 4 PODs back my first thought was "I wouldn't leave my canoe there....for very long" ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on May 15th, 2023 at 9:03pm
Me neither.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 17th, 2023 at 11:53am
Today's POD really is a walk in the park at least this part. ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 20th, 2023 at 2:33pm
Love those elevated camp sites.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 22nd, 2023 at 12:58pm
How to take a nap in bug country ;) ;D
Pants tucked into socks. Hands in pocket and a bug net/hat. Only thing I'd do different is I'd be sitting on/leaning against that pad in the left side of the picture. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on May 22nd, 2023 at 1:02pm
..a hammock would help too!.... ;D ;D ;
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on May 22nd, 2023 at 3:10pm
It looks like a Gander Mountain mannequin to me. :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 22nd, 2023 at 3:32pm HighnDry wrote on May 22nd, 2023 at 1:02pm:
With my history with Hammocks, I agree but :-/ ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 29th, 2023 at 1:25pm
Nice Smallie 8-)
Imagine the fight you'd get if a Smallie could grow to the size of a LT or NP :o |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on May 30th, 2023 at 1:59pm
Great reflective shot today 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 1st, 2023 at 12:32pm
Today's POD is one of the best reflective shot's ever 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Jun 2nd, 2023 at 3:33am
Our camp site on Suz 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jun 2nd, 2023 at 12:25pm Old Salt wrote on Jun 2nd, 2023 at 3:33am:
Egads! Isn't that now classified as a contaminated "environmentally-compromised site", forbidden to park travelers? Isn't that where the remainder of your infamous Pink Flamingo Stew got dumped? On the other hand, that stuff kept your campsite mosquito-free during your entire stay, so there was a bright side. I, myself, had a couple helpings and didn't get bit for the balance of the trip. Jimbo 8-) ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Jun 3rd, 2023 at 12:08pm
Sorry I forgot to post the appropriate warnings. Yah, I recommend staying away, far away from that lake. 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jun 3rd, 2023 at 1:01pm Old Salt wrote on Jun 3rd, 2023 at 12:08pm:
I recall we issued a similar warning, years ago, for yet another environmental catastrophe - a Belgian birch bark beetle infestation {with the subsequent government overuse of pesticides to contain the outbreak} - over on Jean Lake. Almost as deadly as that pink stew. Here is some QJ commentary on the subject from back in the day: (You need to Login or Register Similar situations, in many ways.... So sad and so suspicious, as both lakes were such fine fisheries PRIOR to the disasters. Best to avoid those areas now and allow the contaminated, sterile, mutant survivor fish to simply die off. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Jun 4th, 2023 at 12:20pm
How many bowls of that pink phlegmingo stew did you eat? 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jun 10th, 2023 at 5:20pm
Today's POD speaks for itself but I'll add, "Nice catch...and watch out for your danged fingers!"
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jun 14th, 2023 at 7:18pm
I'll freely admit that I take a lot of stuff but that's a whole heck of a lot of stuff.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 14th, 2023 at 9:08pm
I thought the same thing db.
I like to keep my gear below the gunnels but those guy's apparently don't think that way. Maybe the 3rd canoe was traveling light and that canoe was the freight one? When I was coming out of my FUBAR trip at BH I talked about some guys using carts to bring in huge coolers and camping gear. They were base-camping on BH and said they had done this trip for awhile. They were all big guy's. They had 3 canoes and they were loaded even more than this pic. Literally only inches from water coming in. I travel light compared to some people. ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jun 15th, 2023 at 4:37pm
The POD today was a shock for me. A real trip down memory lane! Our granddaughter is now 20 years old, a senior in college, and she is still going to the canoe country with us; in fact, we will be leaving on June 28th, heading north for our annual "cabin week" on the Gunflint Trail. She has always loved photography and her skills have developed since the times of this POD photo when she was only 7.
Her first trip to northern Minnesota was at the age of 4. Attached photo is her first fish. She loves to be there almost as much as we do. :) ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jun 15th, 2023 at 5:29pm
On yesterday's POD. There's plenty of freeboard. Hey, to each their own.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Jun 18th, 2023 at 3:06am
I’m lichen this one. 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 28th, 2023 at 12:26pm
I suddenly have a urge for some pancakes! ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jun 28th, 2023 at 11:49pm
Funny thing, those pancakes. It was our “Celebration Trip”, the first trip after Spartan1’s kidney transplant. 2009. We went during the first week of September. We always have pancakes for a breakfast or two, and I had mentioned blueberries, but my husband said, “There won’t be any blueberries in September! It is too late.”
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Jun 29th, 2023 at 6:26pm
Sautéed mushrooms & pancakes! 8-) 8-) 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jun 30th, 2023 at 1:17pm
This must be what they mean about getting your ducks in a row! ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 4th, 2023 at 12:35pm
That looks like a nice cool spot to camp.
Smoking hot here today, I prefer cool. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Jul 4th, 2023 at 9:21pm
Cool is coming! 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 12th, 2023 at 11:18am
I always find it interesting how people trim out their canoes?
IF this is a solo canoe, it appears to be very stern heavy? It must work for the owner or else it wouldn't be loaded like that. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jul 12th, 2023 at 11:49am solotripper wrote on Jul 12th, 2023 at 11:18am:
I just figured Ben was in the process of "unloading." He's a big guy so, you're right, if he's NOT unloading, breezes would be catching his bow and make navigation tricky. I understand the bit about using that pack as a backrest. Maybe we can get him to chime in here to further explain what exactly is happening. I find it ESPECIALLY important to get level-loading squared up well in my own Prism. I found out the hard way one year when I was too anxious to get my trip started in WCPP. It was a thrill ride that I didn't want and I was lucky to make it to the other side of the danged lake! I like my Prism but if I'm not careful to level-load it (heck, even make it a little bow-heavy if there's a strong breeze going), moving in a straight line can be dicey. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 12th, 2023 at 12:27pm Jimbo wrote on Jul 12th, 2023 at 11:49am:
I thought he might be unloading as well but that seems like a rough landing for a portage, but maybe not? Soloing a tandem canoe like I have on all but one trip, you learn real fast when your not trimmed out right. I've got it down pat now. I also like every below the gunnels because I think wind effects a solo canoe more than a tandem with 2 paddlers. I use a canoe seat, but see people using packs as well. I think that gets into putting more weight above the water-line than below. For me that's a non-starter but plenty of more experienced paddlers don't seem to mind. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jul 12th, 2023 at 2:55pm
ST,
Good point on that spot not looking so hot for unloading. It shall remain a mystery until Ben chimes in, I guess. I'm definitely with you on the trimming of a canoe. As others will quickly attest, there is seldom a "lack of ballast" in any canoe I've loaded up. However, I do fairly well keeping those dense bad boys below the gunnels. I may be paddling a barge but it's usually not a top-heavy one. That can be bad juju in rough waters! Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Jul 12th, 2023 at 3:23pm
Remember Ben was tripping with a very large dog.
[See previous POD for further information] |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 12th, 2023 at 3:54pm Solus wrote on Jul 12th, 2023 at 3:23pm:
That explains that 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jul 15th, 2023 at 10:01am
Great pic today of the canoe I didn't get to see, Jimmar! You do nice work!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Jul 15th, 2023 at 12:40pm Jimbo wrote on Jul 15th, 2023 at 10:01am:
Thanks. This was the first one I built and used on a trip to Sturgeon Lake with my son. The one I used that you missed was #6, a 16 ft. Merlin solo. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 15th, 2023 at 2:10pm
Nice canoe Jimmar [smiley=cool.gif]
I'd be terrified in that beauty because if there is a hidden rock, you can bet I'll find it ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jul 15th, 2023 at 5:52pm jimmar wrote on Jul 15th, 2023 at 12:40pm:
Wow! |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Jul 15th, 2023 at 7:01pm
This is #6 that I used on the Last of the Mohicans trip. I am currently finishing #7, a 13'7'' solo pac. I'm hoping for a weight around 35 lbs.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Jul 15th, 2023 at 7:03pm solotripper wrote on Jul 15th, 2023 at 2:10pm:
I built them to use them. They are actually pretty durable. Mine suffer plenty of scratches and dings. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 18th, 2023 at 1:22pm
A man and his hand built wood strip canoe, its a beautiful thing. 8-) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jul 18th, 2023 at 7:24pm
Reading top to bottom, left to right... my attention pretty much stopped at the watch.
I once went back to look for a gifted watch I somehow lost at a portage. It was waiting for me at the landing. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 20th, 2023 at 12:53pm
Where's today POD taken Jimmar?
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Jul 20th, 2023 at 1:07pm solotripper wrote on Jul 20th, 2023 at 12:53pm:
Near Scripture Island on Sturgeon Lake. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 20th, 2023 at 2:43pm
Thanks Jimmar!
I've never really fished around that Island. I usually fish the outflow from Lonely Creek for Smallies, find a camp then move on the next day. Will have to spend sometime in that area. I don't know if I could handle a fish that size and get a picture solo? Don't want it flopping around in the bottom of canoe. Probably take a pic along side the canoe and call it good. ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Jul 20th, 2023 at 3:15pm
ST,
The attached shows the area we fished, this POD was a 43 in. fish. The next day we caught a heavier 44 in. Also at end of the yellow line from the bullseye we fished from shore and caught a walleye almost every cast. ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jul 20th, 2023 at 3:16pm
Solo? Anyway, that sure looks like Diversity Bay to me. - top of Sturgeon.
In any case, that's a damn nice fish picture! |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 20th, 2023 at 3:46pm jimmar wrote on Jul 20th, 2023 at 3:15pm:
Thanks Jimmar, I stayed at a elevated campsite with a nice sand beach right across from Scripture Island. At the time I thought that would be a great base-camp spot to fish that area for a few days. Now that's on a list of things to do. So many things to do, so little time. ;) ;D db, I was talking about ME being solo trying to take a picture of a fish that size. I have short arms. I could hold the weight with one arm, but no-way I could get a focus to show how big it was. Done it for Smallies but that's nothing compared to a fish that size. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 21st, 2023 at 1:00pm
Is this the view from the Sturgeon Lake campsite with the sand beach near Scripture Island?
Sure looks like it. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Jul 21st, 2023 at 1:57pm solotripper wrote on Jul 21st, 2023 at 1:00pm:
I think it is. I’ve camped there a few times. That little beach is nice if the water is low enough to expose the sand. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 21st, 2023 at 2:37pm jimmar wrote on Jul 21st, 2023 at 1:57pm:
I stayed there on my FUBAR trip. Normally I wouldn't stay at a site that big because I don't want to share a site and it's big enough for a large group. It was early enough I didn't think anyone would be wanting to use it. I would make that a base-camp for a few days early in the season. Great views and plenty of water to fish, much out of the wind from any direction. (You need to Login or Register |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 23rd, 2023 at 2:35pm
Just killing it with those big Northern's [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Jul 23rd, 2023 at 9:57pm solotripper wrote on Jul 23rd, 2023 at 2:35pm:
Pffff. Batchewaung, early June. How hard can it be. ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Jul 24th, 2023 at 12:46am PhantomJug wrote on Jul 23rd, 2023 at 9:57pm:
This was Sturgeon Lake, but yeah. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by arnesr on Jul 24th, 2023 at 2:51am
Another monster northern, nice job!
Do you target big northern with specific lures, say spoons, spinners or large swimbaits? My son and I seem to always catch them when fishing for walleye, as the northern pike cruise by for a walleye meal for themselves, and find our jig instead. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Jul 24th, 2023 at 11:45am arnesr wrote on Jul 24th, 2023 at 2:51am:
My largest NP (45”) was on a 1/4 oz jig with a 1-1/2” plastic minnow on 6 lb test monofilament. We like to use F-18 Rapalas a lot. My sons like large Musky jerk baits like Suick. Those tend to slow down the canoe a lot when trolled and rock it when cast and jerked. >:( :( |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 24th, 2023 at 1:23pm Quote:
The last trip I took in a group of 4, one of the guy's went out solo to fish. We were spending the night in Lerome Lk to get a morning pick-up from Q-Dave. I tried to talk him into putting some weight in the canoe but he said he would be okay. He was fishing about 50 ft from shore and got a big strike. He had his drag set to tight and was sitting to far to the side of the canoe. He's jerking the rod and next thing you know the canoe rolls and he's in neck deep water tangled in the weeds. We had to go get him. Lost his rod, and his watch. :'( ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jul 24th, 2023 at 1:52pm
The biggest Northerns I have caught (three that went 45" and one that was a good bit larger) have been while trolling lake trout lures down almost at lake trout depths. They seem to like hitting the lures when I stop trolling and start reeling upwards. At least a couple of these big ones (maybe all of them) hit on 6-inch Sutton Featherlight Spoons using 2 oz clip-on weights during slow trolls. I know I was trolling in water between 45' to 60' depth. The other LT lures I might have used would not go deeper than 15' - 20' deep but both Northerns and LT will come up a considerable distance to nail them if they're active. The really big Northerns seem to hang around the thermocline during the summer months.
In mid-May the story will be different as big Northerns (and LT) are in shallower water. My brother nailed a huge one - it rivalled my 45's - at the surface on a "Fire Tiger" Rapala just below a waterfall at that time of year. In fact, that was the ONLY lure he used during that entire trip. In addition to his huge Northern, he also boated the largest Smallmouth I have ever seen. That was a hot lure that Spring! I've used some gigantic Daredevils, 8-10" white plastics on huge spinnerbaits, etc., and have had successes when purposely fishing for Northerns but the REALLY big ones I've landed have come while I was fishing for LT. Makes sense, too, since I fish for LT a heckuva lot more than I fish for trophy Northerns. My old rule of thumb for catching big Northerns (I seldom purposely go after them, anymore) is: take the biggest danged hook you can find, attach a rusty-old Schlitz beer can to it, and troll it at about 15-20' depth about 15-20 yards off of any rocky point. Works like a charm! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 25th, 2023 at 12:10pm
Nice misty morning shot [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jul 25th, 2023 at 1:35pm
LOVE those misty mornings! Just spent a week on Poplar Lake on the Gunflint and was disappointed that we didn't get a one of them. Just not there at the right time.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Jul 25th, 2023 at 7:31pm
I suppose a body would have to be out of the tent before noon to capture a photo like that . . . :-/
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jul 25th, 2023 at 9:44pm PhantomJug wrote on Jul 25th, 2023 at 7:31pm:
Yup. But I am usually up before 6, whether it is a tent or a cabin, and you still have to have the right weather conditions. :D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Jul 26th, 2023 at 7:23pm
That's exactly why bring an alarm clock and take (power) naps some sunny/windy afternoons.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Westwood on Jul 26th, 2023 at 9:04pm
Similar to Jimbo I have caught most of my large northerns trolling for LT. My largest northern was 50 inches caught on a 30 feet tail dancer in about 50 feet of water in August. I think as the water warms the large northerns like the cool oxygenated water. Personably I like caught large northerns. Northerns tend to fight horizonally and lake trout more vertical. Of course in spring when the trout are in shallow water they will fight in a horizonal plane.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Jul 26th, 2023 at 10:41pm PhantomJug wrote on Jul 25th, 2023 at 7:31pm:
Well I had to pee. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jul 27th, 2023 at 10:49am Westwood wrote on Jul 26th, 2023 at 9:04pm:
Westwood, I have a hunch that you, Phantom Jug, & I have caught many of our truly large ones in the SAME lake (or, possibly, an adjacent lake). 50" is quite a large fish. My big one went 48", at least as best as I could measure him. I was in a solo dealing with considerable wind and waves that the SOB did his best to pull me crossways to. I was anxious to take a quick measurement and divest myself of the beast before he capsized me. A day or two later, I boated an even larger Northern though not quite as long. He had a huge gut. THAT one had a REALLY nasty disposition but, fortunately, wind and waves were more manageable. Neither one of us wanted any part of the other, so I released him as quickly as I could... and counted my fingers. I agree with what you say about how LT and NP fight. That's pretty much my experience, too. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 27th, 2023 at 1:23pm
Great reflection shot today [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Jul 27th, 2023 at 1:38pm solotripper wrote on Jul 27th, 2023 at 1:23pm:
Thanks. Walter Lake if I recall correctly. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 27th, 2023 at 1:56pm jimmar wrote on Jul 27th, 2023 at 1:38pm:
Walter Lk is special to me. Some of my Dad's ashes are sprinkled there. From that island campsite where I saw the hare I named ART after my Dad because he stayed around the whole time I was there. (You need to Login or Register |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Jul 29th, 2023 at 2:19am
Walked past the bathtub yesterday morning. It was empty.
Full on my way in, or up. A quick three nights on Louisa. In Monday out Thursday. Late start on Monday. Didn't clear PP (& Customs) until 12:30pm so I didn't roll into the first portage from Agnes to Louisa until 5:30. 4 canoes (stacked on shore) block my entry, but there are two landings. Go to the other, unload- it's a group, 9 (Scouts), camped on the portage in a flat space not much bigger than a living room. Not very flat. 4 maybe 5 tents, a fire ring, a big tarp and two clothes lines (Tarp and lines are strung across the trail) and 9 guys packed into this space. I walk through with my pack (6" wide corridors between tents) weave through five guys two of which are adults- no one makes eye contact or even seems to notice me. Return trip with pack and canoe requires people to move a bit especially when I have to go into the bush a bit to avoid tarp and lines. My dog avoids the whole scene settling for straight bushwhack around the camp. There was another group of women in the pool (staying at the site on the other side of the falls). When checking in with the ranger four uniformed members of Canadian Border Services dropped bags below the ranger station, armored up and extracted firearms which were loaded and a load snapped into the chamber of each of four guns. I came down the hill was approached and politely asked for my RABC, kind of a thrill after all these years. Nice guy- worked the PP station the last year they were open. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 29th, 2023 at 4:07am
Your a better man than I am.
Bad enough they camped like that but lines/tarps across the trail and they let you go around them without a word of apology/explanation or offer to help carry your gear :-? >:( >:( I would have cut the lines, walked on the tarps and see if anyone had the Cajoles to look me in the eye then? I'll wager they wouldn't know what to say and that's from dealing with people like this before. Bear Spray isn't just for 4-legged problem makers. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Jul 29th, 2023 at 12:50pm
I hear ya ST, I was grumpy and for the most part held my tongue (Did tell the leader "kind of a tough spot to camp"). I figured they had their penance delivered in the rocky rumpled tent "pads", lack of room and air circulation. It's not a long portage but about as technical as they get. Thankfully I had Louisa to myself for three days other than a pair of canoes that poked just through the narrows for a look one evening before retreating back to Agnes.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 29th, 2023 at 1:32pm Solus wrote on Jul 29th, 2023 at 12:50pm:
It's bad enough adults would be so inconsiderate, even worse they were with Scouts, presumably to teach them the ways of canoe tripping. Now those kids think that is okay to do! That's why I said what I did. Someone needs to check those adults because the kids are being affected by their ignorance/lack of consideration for other's. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 30th, 2023 at 1:32pm
Today's POD made me laugh. I've done the same more than a few times ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jul 30th, 2023 at 2:18pm solotripper wrote on Jul 30th, 2023 at 1:32pm:
Ditto. One of the best trips I've ever taken was a solo in late September. One of my main objectives for trip was to find the peace & solitude necessary to get through a mountain of professional certification study materials which I had packed. My routine each day was: I would cruise across the bay each morning to a nice beach across from camp, trolling along the way. Once there, I'd lay out a blanket and spend hours consuming that gobbledygook in the fresh air and sunshine. If I hadn't caught something to eat on the way over, I'd always seem to catch a trout on the way back to camp. Anyway, I ate well, studied well, hardly saw anyone all week long, and passed my exam easily when I returned to civilization. A different kind of trip but a very good one. On a regular trip, I'm just like ST or the guy in today's POD... I'll have ample reading material for windbound days and just about any night in my hammock tent. Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jul 31st, 2023 at 11:44am
Nice POD today of that WCPP landmark. As I recall, the portage trail crosses the stream just above the waterfalls. Definitely a need to exercise care in times of highwater. It was a pleasant lake to camp on and good walleye fishing, once you figured out where to find them.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jul 31st, 2023 at 4:38pm
I'm guessing there would be a nice little Honey Hole where the waterfall enters the lake!
I've never found where that wasn't true. I have all the streams that enter lakes on my route marked in red. In spring with the run-off there is always fish waiting for a easy meal. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Aug 8th, 2023 at 12:28pm
Today's POD is a nice sunset shot on one of my favorite lake trout lakes. Sadly, I think the place probably burned over since this pic was taken. The west side of Wrist Lake had already burned pretty badly a year or so before we went through (almost a decade back, now). I have my doubts the lake will be fit for "scenic" camping anytime soon.
On the other hand, there could be a lot of hungry lake trout lurking around, scenic or not! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 8th, 2023 at 2:19pm
Is that a double paddle he's using ;) ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 9th, 2023 at 1:58pm
I really like today's POD [smiley=cool.gif]
Whoever made it had some mason skills. That Wedge stone on top is the give-a-way. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Aug 9th, 2023 at 4:49pm
I kinda expect finding the keystone may have been the impetus.
It was there for a few years at least. Wonder if it's still standing. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 9th, 2023 at 5:01pm db wrote on Aug 9th, 2023 at 4:49pm:
I think most people wouldn't see a triangle/wedge stone stone for what it can be used for. Someone with mason skills or in the bldg trades would. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 14th, 2023 at 12:48pm
Today's POD makes me want to have another cup of coffee and sit by a fire.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Aug 14th, 2023 at 3:39pm
Nice POD, love the foggy mornings.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Aug 15th, 2023 at 1:21pm
Exquisite photograph. :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 15th, 2023 at 1:35pm
Yup, post card stuff [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Aug 19th, 2023 at 12:35pm
I find myself wondering what year Ben took the pic in today's POD. My understanding was that the big fire ravaged the area a few years ago. When we went through, prior to the big fire, the far west side of Wrist Lake had already burned a short time earlier. There was a LOT of charred timber on the ground and we were quite concerned that another party of QJ paddlers, scheduled to meet up with us on Wrist and heading to us from that direction, would not be able to get through the mass of jumbled, burned, gigantic match sticks. Well, they DID somehow get through that mess, though a sorrier-looking bunch of exhausted sooty paddlers I had never seen before.
Anyway, can anyone tell me what the status of Wrist Lake is these days? DID it burn over completely? I suspect Ben's pic is pre-burn..... Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Aug 19th, 2023 at 12:42pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Aug 19th, 2023 at 6:29pm Jimbo wrote on Aug 19th, 2023 at 12:42pm:
Guaranteed. [smiley=huh.gif] |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 24th, 2023 at 2:43pm
These little critters have no fear.
They smell that food they go crazy ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 25th, 2023 at 1:30pm
Nature's symmetry on display [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 28th, 2023 at 2:32pm
Nothing like a nice fire in the evening. [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Aug 30th, 2023 at 1:02pm
Great shot today!
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Aug 30th, 2023 at 3:41pm solotripper wrote on Aug 30th, 2023 at 1:02pm:
Totally agree. I always wished we could have a photo of us in that kind of conditions, but since there were only two of us on a trip. . . it wasn't practical. My favorite kind of morning paddle. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Sep 5th, 2023 at 4:28am
Wonderful colors captured in today's POD! Nice job!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 13th, 2023 at 1:29pm
Classic Estwing all steel axe.
Not the lightest but you won't be breaking a handle one of those anytime soon ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 18th, 2023 at 1:18pm
Love these [smiley=cool.gif] reflective shots
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Sep 19th, 2023 at 1:11pm solotripper wrote on Sep 18th, 2023 at 1:18pm:
Even nicer one today. Pretty. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 20th, 2023 at 2:15pm
I'm liking this [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 24th, 2023 at 2:30pm
Nice POD today! Like a watercolor [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Sep 29th, 2023 at 12:16pm
Conk Lake put-in ?
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Sep 30th, 2023 at 11:24am
...and today's POD might well be up in that quiet side of Conk, after you've gone through those grassy narrows.
Could be a hundred other places, too, but coming right after the previous pic? I'll stick with my guess. That quiet end of Conk is fabulous for wildlife spotting. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Sep 30th, 2023 at 5:26pm
I have to get there someday while there's still some gritty up in my gritty up and go.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Oct 1st, 2023 at 12:48pm Jimbo wrote on Sep 30th, 2023 at 11:24am:
Prescient. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Oct 1st, 2023 at 3:15pm Solus wrote on Oct 1st, 2023 at 12:48pm:
Ha! Now that's funny! That little lake is a pass-through for most folks. There is a very narrow, twisting opening through a mid-lake "swamp" that leads to a seldom-traversed quiet side. If I'm in that region of the park & looking for wildlife pics, THAT is where I go. DB still hasn't confirmed this is Conk Lake (but don't bet against it). Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Oct 2nd, 2023 at 2:56pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Oct 4th, 2023 at 11:34am
Today's POD is a very interesting reflection shot! Unique!
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 4th, 2023 at 12:17pm Spartan2 wrote on Oct 4th, 2023 at 11:34am:
It looks like something out of a science fiction movie. Very unique indeed [smiley=cool.gif] |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Oct 4th, 2023 at 12:46pm
Ditto & ditto. Great pic!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 6th, 2023 at 11:26am
Nice little spot to sit and enjoy the scenery!
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 7th, 2023 at 1:33pm
Nice shot today SP2 [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Oct 7th, 2023 at 7:09pm
Thank you. Like you, Neal, I love reflection shots. I have hundreds of them and many are favorites. I had actually forgotten about the ones from yesterday and today. We have been on a getaway at Mackinac Island and now is the first time I have checked in to the site.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jim J Solo on Oct 11th, 2023 at 3:15pm
Martha took some interesting reflection shots. Look at any calm shoreline reflections of smaller to midsized rocks vertically, and see if you can imagine faces like on a totem pole. Since faces are somewhat symmetrical it was easy to imagine. Fun
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 15th, 2023 at 1:55pm
Today's POD maybe in June but it has a November morning feel to it.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Oct 15th, 2023 at 9:14pm
Sometimes in the canoe country, a June morning FEELS like a November morning, Neal. ;)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 18th, 2023 at 11:18am
Post card POD today db [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Oct 26th, 2023 at 12:19pm
I've enjoyed the last several pics from Clare re: WCPP and, especially, Mexican Hat Lake. They have rekindled some great memories made there.
Here's a pic of one of my favorite memories. QJers may recognize the figure on the right. Jimbo 8-) ![]() |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Oct 26th, 2023 at 1:39pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Nov 2nd, 2023 at 1:01am
Today’s POD is beautiful! I didn’t check in this morning as I usually do, so it was a pleasant evening surprise.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Nov 3rd, 2023 at 12:58pm
Great photo this morning.
Hey, no standing in the canoe. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 3rd, 2023 at 1:33pm
This has to be one of the most unique POD shots since I've been here [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Nov 3rd, 2023 at 5:46pm
Yes. A very interesting photo indeed.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Nov 3rd, 2023 at 5:48pm Jimbo wrote on Oct 26th, 2023 at 12:19pm:
Looks familiar. 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Magicpaddler on Nov 3rd, 2023 at 6:18pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 6th, 2023 at 2:00pm
A floral twist on that classic reflection shot [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 10th, 2023 at 12:55pm
I have a feeling in today's POD someone had something to say to the stern paddler ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Moray on Nov 10th, 2023 at 1:20pm
Got a light?
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 12th, 2023 at 3:55pm
Today's POD has a oil painting quality about it.
Very nice 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Nov 12th, 2023 at 11:20pm
I like the whole “Jack Bowie” series. Great photo composition skills.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Nov 13th, 2023 at 2:08am jimmar wrote on Nov 12th, 2023 at 11:20pm:
Ditto 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 16th, 2023 at 1:46pm
Let the fun begin ;) ;D ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Nov 20th, 2023 at 12:25pm
My favorite camp on Ted. Now burned and likely gone.
Nice to see some film exposures in the mix. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Nov 20th, 2023 at 7:22pm
Fairly certain the last few months were all film but hey enlighten me...
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PatandJack on Nov 21st, 2023 at 12:07pm
db is right, at least for my photos (since Nov. 1). Ninety percent have been film.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 21st, 2023 at 2:57pm
Nice shot of deer today. I've seen a few but not as many as I thought there would be. I talked to Quetico Dave who is a hunter.
He told me that logging area's with regrowth around the park, attract the deer herds because it's easier browsing. It also attracts the wolf packs. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Nov 21st, 2023 at 3:37pm db wrote on Nov 20th, 2023 at 7:22pm:
I did mean for my comment to apply to the series not just the Ted photo. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 22nd, 2023 at 1:13pm
Those feet look painful. I learned in the Army how important it is to take care of your feet.
I don't know if that was caused by ill-fitting shoes/boot or sandals? I'm guessing sandals. I see people wearing sandals or even worse flip-flops and I cringe. A accident waiting to happen. Thank God for duct-tape! ;) :'( ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 23rd, 2023 at 1:33pm
Great reflection shot today [smiley=cool.gif]
That low cloud cover adds another dimension. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 27th, 2023 at 3:10pm
I like the creek travel shots, the paddling ones ;)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Nov 27th, 2023 at 10:09pm solotripper wrote on Nov 27th, 2023 at 3:10pm:
I seriously doubt only a handful of folks would notice any humor in that statement. :-* |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 27th, 2023 at 10:58pm db wrote on Nov 27th, 2023 at 10:09pm:
If dragging a canoe thru a mud-hole instead of paddling it is enjoyable to you, then I guess you wouldn't find my comment funny. ::) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Nov 29th, 2023 at 4:51pm
No one poses very long for a picture in boot sucking mud.
Today's POD pose? Imagine Sisyphus being happy. Yet we all know that pose. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Nov 29th, 2023 at 5:11pm Quote:
I know it but long ago learned there is a better way unless you have someone helping you. I put my pack on the bow of canoe, big rock/log and turn around and put one arm thru then let the pack fall on my BACK ;). Much easier on the back/arms and much less chance of pulling a muscle. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Nov 30th, 2023 at 3:11pm
One of my favorite sites of all time.
Sad to see it go. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Nov 30th, 2023 at 4:41pm solotripper wrote on Nov 29th, 2023 at 5:11pm:
Agreed. I never held a pack like that. Never wore sandals or shorts either. Different strokes. . . |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Nov 30th, 2023 at 4:42pm
I love today’s photo. :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 7th, 2023 at 2:20pm
Today's POD is the kind of day you can just paddle along and enjoy the view without a care in the world [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Dec 9th, 2023 at 4:16pm
Cool plant today.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 11th, 2023 at 3:18pm
Nature's fire starter [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 15th, 2023 at 2:20pm
Magic time right here 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Dec 15th, 2023 at 9:06pm
Today: One BEAUTIFUL photograph! :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Dec 21st, 2023 at 2:07pm
When you're re-thinking getting on the water :o :-/ ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jan 19th, 2024 at 12:49pm
Down Memory Lane. . .this last series of photos has been from our “Celebration Canoe Trip”. It was the first trip we took after Spartan1 had his kidney transplant in 2009. We will celebrate the 15th anniversary of that occasion on Sunday, and it has been sort of neat for us to see the photos again and relive those days. What gratitude we felt to be able to be out on a canoe trip again! And how quickly the years pass by.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jan 19th, 2024 at 6:50pm
Great memories for you both and fine pics! Plenty to celebrate. Thanks for sharing!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jan 20th, 2024 at 12:24pm
What a moonrise shot today!
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 20th, 2024 at 2:43pm
Only thing missing is a Witch on her broom ;) ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Jan 20th, 2024 at 4:07pm solotripper wrote on Jan 20th, 2024 at 2:43pm:
You know, I hadn't really thought of it, but I could make a neat Halloween card with this shot as a backdrop and then superimpose a witch/broom over the top! ;D Might amuse the grandkids. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Jan 21st, 2024 at 12:23pm
I find today's photo of the large boulder quite erratic.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Jan 21st, 2024 at 1:51pm
I'm sure glad you spelled "erratic" correctly, Solus.
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Jan 22nd, 2024 at 2:43pm
Love today's misty morning reflective shot [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Jan 29th, 2024 at 9:03pm
Nice to see some snow in the past few days' POD's - even if it may not be this years'. A perspective few of us get to see of canoe country.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 2nd, 2024 at 2:01pm
That's a good looking fire-pit.
I think I have that same fire grate? |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Feb 3rd, 2024 at 4:18pm solotripper wrote on Feb 2nd, 2024 at 2:01pm:
Purcell Trench Grill- a great bit of kit. Seems expensive until deployed then it becomes a bargain.. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 3rd, 2024 at 4:31pm Solus wrote on Feb 3rd, 2024 at 4:18pm:
Mine isn't that one then. Mine looks the same but is telescopic. Goes from about 12" to 18". I've had it a long time, have no idea the maker. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Feb 3rd, 2024 at 5:16pm
Travelers Grill as I recall. I think it was around $30 around 30 yrs ago. The cozy it came in is still in good shape too! I did have to replace that awesome aluminum pot twice over the years...
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Feb 5th, 2024 at 12:32pm
I like these b&w moody photos, Jon. Thanks. :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 7th, 2024 at 2:50pm
This is a different type of reflection picture, I like it. [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Feb 7th, 2024 at 9:43pm
I like it, too. Sort of a “God-light” effect. Very neat.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Feb 9th, 2024 at 12:33pm
Today's POD could be anywhere in Quetico but my brain thinks it's on the portage from Ranger Bay to unnamed on the way to Kett.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Feb 9th, 2024 at 2:32pm
Aaaargh! I still have nightmares about that portage! ;D :D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Feb 10th, 2024 at 3:55pm
I couldn't quite place it but knew I'd been there. Good pull Solus. We did that one on the group solo trip in 2019 - aka Jimbo-ree.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Feb 11th, 2024 at 2:37pm
One of my favorite sites. It's become a layover destination.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 12th, 2024 at 2:32pm
Almost perfect symmetry in today's reflective POD [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Feb 12th, 2024 at 2:42pm
I think its the bay on Suzanette that holds the portage to unnamed heading west towards Brent.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 14th, 2024 at 1:00pm
Today's POD: west shore of Fred Lake?
I've seen another like it somewhere in Quetico, so maybe not.... Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Feb 14th, 2024 at 2:08pm
I was thinking Brent Lake but I have no idea why I think that. No clear memory, just an impulse.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 14th, 2024 at 2:26pm
Solus,
I don't think I remember anything quite like it on Brent but I could be wrong (as I often am). I was thinking that the "other one" (not the one on Fred) that I've seen was somewhere in the Point/Isabella/Side lakes region on a trip I did with PortageDog, Wally13 and a few other infamous QJers. In fact, I believe it was the trip following our get-together with you for beer & dinner & more beer in Ely. I KNOW I saw a similar rock during that trip. Maybe the other guys will remember where. PortageDog, you led the way. Any thoughts? I'm still betting it's the rock on Fred. Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Feb 14th, 2024 at 3:45pm
Burntside?
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 14th, 2024 at 4:32pm db wrote on Feb 14th, 2024 at 3:45pm:
You're right, that's another possibility that I had forgotten about. It's on the backside of that nice island campsite, right? I'm pretty sure PK has been to all of these places so it could be any one of them. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Feb 14th, 2024 at 5:36pm Jimbo wrote on Feb 14th, 2024 at 2:26pm:
Oh! The rock by the tree? ;D I got no clue beyond an old memory. Now if that gull was sitting there, as it normally did... [smiley=wink.gif] |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Feb 14th, 2024 at 6:53pm
Person, Woman, Man, Camera... db?
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Feb 14th, 2024 at 8:37pm Jimbo wrote on Feb 14th, 2024 at 2:26pm:
I remember some erratics on Darky, but not this one. Clueless. Never been on Burntside. pd |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solus on Feb 14th, 2024 at 8:43pm
It looks so familiar to me and I have rarely ventured into the northern half of the park. Not familiar enough to be frequently seen though. I thought Brent near where the Darkwater enters from Suzanette. Could be in the area between McIntyre and Tuck as well. Maybe McIntyre in the bay heading to Robinson. Someone will id I hope.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 14th, 2024 at 11:41pm
PK has told me it might be Burntside but, in fact, he does NOT remember.
His aging memory, he claims, has become too erratic to say for sure. Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 15th, 2024 at 3:31pm
Today's POD is the type of portage landing I don't like.
Ankle buster rocks and unless the water is shallow enough to stand in, it makes loading/unloading packs a real pain. :P |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Feb 17th, 2024 at 1:52pm
My favorite days in Quetico.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 17th, 2024 at 2:53pm
Today's POD looks very familiar?
That tall fire pit and that tree with the windsock makes me think I've been there? If not would like to visit someday. [smiley=cool.gif] |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Feb 18th, 2024 at 6:17am
I think I have it. The erratic is on Maria. The pics that follow it are from Jesse. 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 18th, 2024 at 1:42pm
... and today's pic was definitely taken on the east end of Pickerel Lake, before you reach The Pines as you paddle east down the lake.
The giveaway? This particular family of ten albino Bonaparte gulls pictured never ventures far from French Lake. Wherever within their radius of travel that you find them, you will notice they always face forward, towards their homeland. Oh, and that skyline, behind them, also offers a clue.... Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Feb 19th, 2024 at 5:18am
The reef with the gulls looks like the one on Suz where I caught a 13 lb waldo about 25 years ago. Such beautiful memories… 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 19th, 2024 at 1:56pm
Today's POD is why the first thing up and the last thing down is my Dry-Fly tarp ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Feb 19th, 2024 at 7:36pm Old Salt wrote on Feb 18th, 2024 at 6:17am:
Anyone interested in a used Sawyer Cruiser? |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Feb 19th, 2024 at 7:38pm Jimbo wrote on Feb 18th, 2024 at 1:42pm:
Yep. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 20th, 2024 at 1:36pm db wrote on Feb 19th, 2024 at 7:38pm:
The funny thing is, I don't remember seeing such rock piles on that eastern end of Pickerel. I'll be sure to look for them when I paddle past there this June. That north shore horizon, however, is unmistakable. Maybe I'll even try my luck fishing the rockpile. I'm told that whenever you find "albino Bonaparte gulls" loitering about, imaginary lunker walleyes are never far away. You simply toss your line in the direction the gulls are pointing. You're sure to snag a piscatorial trophy... but you got to find those albino Bonapartes first, that's the trick. Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Feb 20th, 2024 at 5:07pm
My first thought was Pickeral because that many gulls gotta eat somewhere.
My second thought was that little pile of rocks between sandy beach and Wetasi. Your horizon observation rang true to me so a little east of where we last shared a site? And btw that's the only time I've ever camped at that crappy campsite. The timing and company was excellent however. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Feb 20th, 2024 at 7:01pm
A common misconception is that the 'Albino Bonaparte' is white meat similar to common game fowl such as grouse or chicken when its flesh is actually a beautiful marbled red. (gayaashk Ba-naaport midaaswi asiniikaa is Ojibwe for "Wagyu 10 of the rocks"). Often overlooked when filleting is a very tender cut of meat from the top of their shoulders to just under their wing.
Facing the same direction would indicate that either a storm is approaching or the daily arrival of the Dawson Trail beverage canoe. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 21st, 2024 at 1:25pm PhantomJug wrote on Feb 20th, 2024 at 7:01pm:
I defer to PJ's superior knowledge of Ojibwe lore, particularly in regard to the Albino Bonapartes' perspicacity as directional aides for voyageurs. Moreover, as a chef well-versed in wilderness haute cuisine AND as someone well-known for frequently shooting-the-bird, few are better qualified than PJ to comment with respect to the Bonapartes' value as shore lunch. Word to the wise for would-be hunters: when approaching a Wagyu 10, always target the rear guard first, then work your way forward through their formation. Bear in mind your daily limit is four (unless you're under a Conservation License; in that case your limit is a mere two). Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 21st, 2024 at 2:56pm
Today's POD is a rare combo of a nice reflective shot and a great spider web shot. Very nice [smiley=cool.gif]
Only thing missing is one of those Albino seagulls ;) ::) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 21st, 2024 at 5:20pm solotripper wrote on Feb 21st, 2024 at 2:56pm:
You're not likely to see them, either, where there are webs engineered by that particular type of spider...or, at least, that's my understanding. Since I'm neither an entomologist nor an ornithologist, however, I'll leave the explanation to QJers more qualified than myself. Or, maybe, we can get an expert in Ojibwe lore to chime in. The reasons seem, to me, more metaphysical than scientific, anyhow. Later, Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 21st, 2024 at 5:34pm Quote:
Is that a educated way of saying it's just BS :-? :o ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Feb 21st, 2024 at 5:47pm
A Bachelor of Science degree is helpful, but not required. 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by PhantomJug on Feb 21st, 2024 at 6:00pm solotripper wrote on Feb 21st, 2024 at 5:34pm:
You laugh now but it's all fun and games until you come face-to-face with the species of arachnid that formed that web. Unless your canoe paddle was forged in the fire of 1NZ by Holly Armstrong and glows blue in the presence of evil, I might keep my distance from shore if I were you. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 21st, 2024 at 9:34pm PhantomJug wrote on Feb 21st, 2024 at 6:00pm:
I'll heed your warning PJ, my history with spiders in the Q isn't one I'm proud of! ;) :o ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 22nd, 2024 at 2:54pm
Today's POD looks like a oil painting. Very different.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Feb 22nd, 2024 at 4:30pm
That has to be Cirrus.
I miss so much by not checking the POD on a daily basis. :) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 22nd, 2024 at 4:41pm
It sure is peaceful, wherever it is.
Thanks for sharing! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 23rd, 2024 at 12:47pm
Todays POD also has that "oil painting" feel to it... even more so. Not sure why it grabs me the way it does but I find it hauntingly beautiful.
I'm not any kind of photographer (as the BWJ publisher routinely reminds me) but I got to wonder if there is some special kind of lens or filter in play? I'm not saying the landscape isn't phenomenal in its own right - I've walked in such landscapes in similar light - but TWO oil painting quality PODs in a row? It certainly strikes my fancy. Even when I allow for the facts that I'm stuck wintering in the sub-tropics, aching to get up to Canoe Country this June, and therefore easily impressionable, I still find myself quite impressed. Bravo! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 23rd, 2024 at 2:55pm
It has a very surreal look to me as well as looking like a oil painting. Very nice indeed [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 24th, 2024 at 5:01pm
Today's POD is very unique looking!
Someone has a very artistic eye [smiley=cool.gif] |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 26th, 2024 at 11:01am
Again, a unique perspective and creative eye.
Keep them coming! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Feb 27th, 2024 at 11:26am
This set of PODs has captured subtle, alluring color combinations. Today's POD is a good example. Thanks, again, for sharing.
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 27th, 2024 at 1:58pm
All of the recent PODS are post card worthy for sure.
I'm happy my pics are just in focus. These are where having that creative eye really shows. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Feb 28th, 2024 at 1:50pm
The essence of photography is light and shadow. When you add color it adds another dimension. This recent group of photos are good examples of photography from an artist’s eye and have been most enjoyable.
When I studied with Rod PLanck in Michigan’s UP, he always considered “post card” photography an insult. He was aiming for a much higher plane. (I very, very rarely met his expectations.) Should I know who Michael Venero is? Screen name? |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 28th, 2024 at 2:32pm Spartan2 wrote on Feb 28th, 2024 at 1:50pm:
I'd be thrilled if someone said a picture I took was "post card" worthy ;) ;D Then again I haven't been on that higher plane since the 60's. ;) ::) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Feb 28th, 2024 at 2:47pm
:D
I get your point, ST. Both points, actually. And, truth be told, I would be thrilled to have a photo that became a post card. But the comment always brings back my teacher’s voice in my mind, “Lynda, don’t take post card pictures. Always aim for the best art you can make.” And now that my vision is fading due to macular degeneration and my physical stamina is also less than it used to be, I have abandoned my good equipment for a high-quality point-and-shoot camera. Thank God for auto-focus! Anyway, we are certainly agreed that this last group of POD’s are wonderful! |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Feb 28th, 2024 at 3:37pm Quote:
100% agree on that great feature. I get the whole idea of making the best art thing BUT so many pics in canoe county happen so fast, you're lucky to even get you're camera ready to snap, never mine trying to get the best focus/angle. Animal pics especially. Or paddling a stream and something interesting is there in a flash and then you've moved on. That auto focus is a game changer then. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Mar 4th, 2024 at 9:51pm
Here, let me straighten out that paddle for you. 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 6th, 2024 at 1:05pm
Birch Bark :-?
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Mar 6th, 2024 at 6:10pm solotripper wrote on Mar 6th, 2024 at 1:05pm:
Thanks, ST. I was at a complete loss.... Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 6th, 2024 at 6:16pm Jimbo wrote on Mar 6th, 2024 at 6:10pm:
That was a wild off-hand guess on my part. Maybe some-one will chime in with a educated guess ;) ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Mar 8th, 2024 at 12:48pm
Well, I can see this match is about over. The flying "full Nelson" is, effectively, a "submission hold" in the bug world.
Kudos & skeeters to the new champion! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 12th, 2024 at 1:41pm
What are those lines in the bottom of today's POD?
They look like ropes but that doesn't seem right. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by portage dog on Mar 12th, 2024 at 10:29pm
Fishing pole trolling a line ST. Could be Dyneema line, giving it the white look.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 13th, 2024 at 12:04am portage dog wrote on Mar 12th, 2024 at 10:29pm:
Thanks pd, it's obvious after you said it ;) ;D ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 14th, 2024 at 2:37pm
Today's POD reminds me of my trip across the west end of Sturgeon lake heading down the Maligne River.
I had my compass on the floor of the canoe to guide me. Fog so thick I couldn't barely see the bow of the canoe. Strange feeling paddling blind. When I got close I could hear the roar of the falls which made me feel much better. I was almost dead on with my compass heading, the falls just confirmed it. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Mar 14th, 2024 at 9:48pm
Ditto. Crossed half of Pickerel in those conditions with a compass. GPS couldn't cut the fog. Fun stuff.
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 15th, 2024 at 1:47pm
What you don't want to see if you're coming from the opposite direction! ;) ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Mar 15th, 2024 at 5:10pm
Wait. What? What's the problem?
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 15th, 2024 at 5:24pm db wrote on Mar 15th, 2024 at 5:10pm:
The potential problem is unless they get their gear/canoes out of their take-out and off to the side of the trail, you have NO SPACE to put your canoe into your Put-in. I know other's here have had that issue. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Mar 15th, 2024 at 5:50pm
That’s a good time to take a break and enjoy the show. 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Mar 15th, 2024 at 7:27pm
Sunday?
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Solua Roaming on Mar 16th, 2024 at 1:01pm
Pretty certain it is Emerald, at the portage to Carp.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Spartan2 on Mar 21st, 2024 at 4:39pm
That’s a beautiful waterfall photo today! Love it! :)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Old Salt on Mar 24th, 2024 at 7:46pm
Enjoying the Kim Young series 8-)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Mar 29th, 2024 at 12:37pm
Today's POD is almost certainly of Beaverhouse Lake, right at the head of the 1/2 mile portage that takes you over to No Name Lake, en route to Cirrus Lake.
Great memories for me at this spot. The starting spot for many a great adventure! Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 29th, 2024 at 1:06pm Jimbo wrote on Mar 29th, 2024 at 12:37pm:
That was the first thing I thought. Pretty distinctive spot. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Mar 29th, 2024 at 2:04pm Jimbo wrote on Mar 29th, 2024 at 12:37pm:
Or the ending spot. It was a welcome sight a few years ago after my son broke his hand on a family trip. I paddled solo, with him in the canoe, from the east end of upper Cirrus then had to quadruple portage two canoes and nearly all of our gear. My other son was having Achilles tendon problems and couldn’t carry much. My wife did a single portage with her gear. Same routine to the BH parking lot. Then it off to the hospital in Atikokan. It was an exhausting day. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Mar 31st, 2024 at 1:47pm
Today's POD is the proverbial up the creek without a paddle ;) ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Jimbo on Apr 1st, 2024 at 10:17am
Today's "smiling eyes are watching you"... as the song says.
Jimbo 8-) |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 4th, 2024 at 1:12pm
I hope that blood on his finger is from the Waldo and not him :-/ ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 7th, 2024 at 1:52pm
This has to be the riffle leading to the portage into Quetico Lk. The ladies are taking the smart route by staying to the right of the spill-out.
I've never had to wade, I just stayed as far right as possible and lined the canoe up past the spill-out. I tried paddling up the riffle a few times but only got half-way up, hung for a moment then pushed right back out. That riffle doesn't look like much but more than a few paddlers have dumped there. Once you get into the little pond and see the force of the water coming out of Quetico Lk, you understand how much force is coming out of that little riffle. :o ;D |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Apr 7th, 2024 at 3:23pm
i waded and lined at that exact same spot last year. There just wasn't enough water where there wasn't current and it was too bony to navigate by paddle without getting pushed back out into the current and "going for a ride" backwards.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by Westwood on Apr 7th, 2024 at 5:24pm
Whether you can paddle up that spot depends on how high the water is in BH. If the water in BH is high enough you won't even know there is a rapids there. But if the water is low in BH, then getting up that rapids can be very difficult.
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Apr 7th, 2024 at 7:32pm HighnDry wrote on Apr 7th, 2024 at 3:23pm:
DentonDoc and I did the same just a day or so before you. I have the scratches on my cedar strip canoe to prove it! We searched for the alternate bypass portage but it was apparently grown over. About 10 years ago I was pushed out and nearly flipped my kayak when I tried to paddle the edge. Water started pouring into the cockpit but I managed to recover before floating upside down out into the lake. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by HighnDry on Apr 13th, 2024 at 2:07pm
Where are those pictos located?
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Apr 13th, 2024 at 2:33pm HighnDry wrote on Apr 13th, 2024 at 2:07pm:
I know those. Upper arm of Quetico lake about midway to the east end. |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 13th, 2024 at 7:23pm
Damned kids take the canoe out for a joy-paddle and put graffiti all over the place ;) ;D ;D
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Apr 13th, 2024 at 7:49pm |
Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by jimmar on Apr 13th, 2024 at 8:03pm jimmar wrote on Apr 13th, 2024 at 2:33pm:
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 22nd, 2024 at 1:19pm
My kind of campsite today [smiley=cool.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by solotripper on Apr 24th, 2024 at 12:45pm
Nice Magic Time shot [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by DentonDoc on Apr 25th, 2024 at 2:53am
Quetico Pictographs are at the approximate locations indicated by the green stick pins. Note: the 4th stick pin is only partially shown on the right edge of the image. (There are multiple pictos between the 2nd and 3rd pin locations.)
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Title: Re: 2021 - 2023 - Picture of the day - POD (cont. 29) Post by db on Apr 26th, 2024 at 6:02pm |
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