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pine_knot Inukshuk Offline Posts: 908 Location: Springboro, Ohio Joined: Mar 31^st, 2009	Re: Namakan River solo....Sept 28-Oct 3 2011 Reply #10 - Oct 18^th, 2011 at 11:38pm	Quote Print Post
	Nice photos, Wally. Last post....WOW!!


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DentonDoc Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 3468 Location: Central Texas Joined: Dec 27^th, 2003	Re: Namakan River solo....Sept 28-Oct 3 2011 Reply #11 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 12:22am	Quote Print Post
	From all the reports, it sounds like its been a tough year for paddlers. dd


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Kingfisher Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1814 Joined: Mar 8^th, 2004	Re: Namakan River solo....Sept 28-Oct 3 2011 Reply #12 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 4:53am	Quote Print Post
	Quote: I truley felt like a "wannabe" in a country that doesn't give a rip and plays for keeps. Been there.


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db Web-lackey Inukshuk Voyageur Offline Posts: 5460 Location: Just off the beaten path. Joined: Sep 14^th, 2002	Re: Namakan River solo....Sept 28-Oct 3 2011 Reply #13 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 6:15am	Quote Print Post
	Quote: Cell phone shows no signal. Dude! Man up! In all seriousness, dying from hypothermia while stuck in the mud alone has been one of my greatest fears since early childhood. Glad you're still with us. Only advice I can offer is keep moving - never stand still as you just sink in farther - and put on your PFD. But you already know all that. Next chapter please.


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8105 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Namakan River solo....Sept 28-Oct 3 2011 Reply #14 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 4:20pm	Quote Print Post
	Wally, one of the things I love about your trip reports is that you don't gloss over your mistakes and allow others to learn from them We talk all the time about the dangers of dehydration and how it can effect you physically and mentally as well. I'd be willing to bet that your being dehydrated had a lot to do with your risky decision to press forward even though you knew you had no water and didn't know if you would find any? From your brutally honest post, I've learned/ confirmed that is way better to haul water than be looking for it I've started a days paddle thinking I was carrying to much in the way of water 99% of the time I was glad I had it. Can't wait till the next chapter


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Mad_Mat Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1548 Joined: Apr 21^st, 2003	Re: Namakan River solo....Sept 28-Oct 3 2011 Reply #15 - Oct 19^th, 2011 at 6:12pm	Quote Print Post
	"Can't wait till the next chapter" yeah, hurry up Wally - the way you operate, we never know IF there will be a next chapter!


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wally Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1987 Location: Minni-soda Joined: Apr 3^rd, 2003	Re: Namakan River solo....Sept 28-Oct 3 2011 Reply #16 - Oct 21^st, 2011 at 4:32am	Quote Print Post
	thx guys... INTERMISSION Photoshop is mad at me cause I have it on 3 computers. Won't let me play again until I find my old motherboard and 32 bit drive...sign-on and deactivate that copy. I cry FOUL! I won a free trip to Fargo with a night in hotel! I'm off to paradise!


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Jim J Solo Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1195 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Joined: Apr 6^th, 2007	Re: Namakan River solo....Sept 28-Oct 3 2011 Reply #17 - Oct 21^st, 2011 at 3:14pm	Quote Print Post
	I like too, and waiting patiently. Have fun in Fargo. I always count it as a blessing if I survive a reminder to "be humble" on a trip, especially soloing. This Oct. going from Maria to Jesse, I ended up visiting Oriana Ck first. grrr Hate it when that happens. I was gawking at campsites and not navigating.


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db Web-lackey Inukshuk Voyageur Offline Posts: 5460 Location: Just off the beaten path. Joined: Sep 14^th, 2002	Re: Namakan River solo....Sept 28-Oct 3 2011 Reply #18 - Oct 21^st, 2011 at 9:05pm	Quote Print Post
	Jim J Solo wrote on Oct 21^st, 2011 at 3:14pm: This Oct. going from Maria to Jesse, I ended up visiting Oriana Ck first. grrr Hate it when that happens. I was gawking at campsites and not navigating. What's funny about that to me is I've been through Maria many times in both directions. One day, going from Jesse to Pickerel, for the life of me I couldn't find that pile of rocks I always curse. Then it dawned on me as it wasn't the first time. DOH! I was in the bay to the east I somehow forgot existed. If there was a pile of rocks in that area, it probably wouldn't be quite as funny to me. I got it right after that. Still hate that landing though.


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wally Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1987 Location: Minni-soda Joined: Apr 3^rd, 2003	Re: Namakan River solo....Sept 28-Oct 3 2011 Reply #19 - Oct 24^th, 2011 at 5:32am	Quote Print Post
	Ok....here is the next installment...you will have to suffer through Photomatix single exposure manipulations which i grossly oversharpened in Picasa. I still have not made peace with my Photoshop program. Therefore...many of the pics will look abit weird. Some more shots of Wesa, 'cause I like her...and I'll never see her again! (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)
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