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Vacationing with a group of people is always challenging because of variations in skills, interests, and physical strengths. Get your group together ahead of time to plan the trip. Talk about what each person envisions for the trip. Decide as a group where and when to go, what equipment to take, and what should be on the menu. By addressing these topics ahead of time, the entire group will get a better idea of what to expect from the trip. There will be fewer surprises later to dampen spirits. Consider the positive aspects of a BWCAW canoe trip—sun-drenched afternoons on sky-blue lakes, gentle breezes, magnificent orange sunsets, fish striking at every cast, and a refreshing swim in a cool lake at day’s end. Then consider the dreaded conditions that plague many canoe trips—hordes of hungry flying insects, fish with no appetite at all, long and muddy portage trails, prolonged periods of cold rain, and gale-force winds that make canoe travel extremely difficult or impossible. Both trip scenarios are possible—indeed likely—within the same trip. Hope for the best, but be psychologically and physically prepared for the worst.