Piggyn, sounds like you had a great hike! I enjoyed your trip reports from WY and from your first Q trip. Great website. The Cache loop for your very first canoe trip - now that's ambitious! Good for you.

Thanks, guys!  Next summer I will be going on my second canoe trip... again paddling the Cache loop.

Now that I've experienced both, it's hard to say whether or not I prefer canoeing over hiking.  I definitely prefer the fishing in Quetico, because you have the opportunity to catch a lot of big fish.  There are hundreds of lakes in the Winds and we did catch a ton of trout, but they were mostly smallish (yet delicious) brookies and cutthroat. However, the incredible mountain views and meadows filled with wild flowers made up for it.  Quetico has a lot of beautiful spots too, but the mountains are just awesome.

Strangely, the mosquitoes were basically nonexistent on our last day after we descended 1000+ feet.  The trip would have been a lot more enjoyable if they had been like that the whole time.   

I've been reading a lot more about photography in the hopes of making the most out of my trip pictures.  (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links) have been really helpful, and I've learned a lot from them.