Amy and I have been together for three years. We are not yet married but one day will be.

Last year was her first BWCAW trip. We went with another couple. It was the first trip for them as well. We will not be returning with them, but Amy and I leave on the evening of May 31st for a June 1st entry.

We are going alone this time, her decision. I foresee many more trips. She is just as excited as I am.

The best part of our trip last year was when we left the base camp on North Wilder and made our way, alone, to South Wilder for three days.

My wife and I canoe and kayak together all the time, usually taking our Pointer along. Our trips are generally day trips to local lakes and reservoirs. She paddles under the name "Minnkota, the Canoe Godess", a handle I gave her due to her excellent trolling motor imitation! Penny, my Pointer, rides as "Ballast, the Canoe Dog". 

Despite enjoying our day trips, she isn't generally interested in "roughing it". We do weekend canoe camping trips, along with more frequent canoe & car camping trips. We got engaged in Killarney PP, on a canoe & cabin trip. Also last year she DID accompany me on a five day Upper Missouri trip in Montana, her longest ever, but she hasn't been bugging me to go again. She likes her modern comforts, which is fine. We generally do a trip in her interests each year, like Jamaica, Mexico, etc. And she doesn't pester me about taking trips on my own - like Wabakimi this spring.

It works out for us, although I will admit I wish she was more interested in the Q. I'd love to share that with her. But before we met she had zero camping experience, so I'm holding out hope that one day she might get to the point that she becomes more interested. Until then, we enjoy our shorter, local trips.

Ranger

My wife and I were just dating when we first started paddling together. It was something we generally did in nice weather as day trips, on lakes and rivers around our home and sometimes when traveling.

So far we have taken 3 canoe camping trips together, the only ones either has gone on. One in wabakimi, quetico, and bwca each. We have dabbled in running whitewater a little bit tandem and solo also. I would say we enjoy paddling now as much as ever. It seems the more we learn the greater our enjoyment. 

two pictures.....2000 words.  that sums it up!   

Perhaps you could take her to the BWCA first, and if she had the pit toilet there it would be an introduction.  Then if you wanted to try the Q she would already be hooked!

I am female, 60 years old, and have been hooked for 35 years!  I am richly blessed to have a husband who does more than 50% of the work, but I do work hard contribute a great deal.  I can't imagine, this many years later, our marriage or our lives without our canoe trips.  We don't "endure the adventure" we "embrace the adventure".

Tell her I said to give it a try just once!