Re: [Paddlewise] N.Y. Folding Folding Chart

I live about 20 miles west of Portland, OR. Just hop on the MAX light rail, into
Portland, out to 82nd Ave, catch the Tri-Met bus out to Estacada, walk half a
mile to McIver Park, inflate the orange torpedo, and enjoy 8 hours of 4+
whitewater on the Clackamas River. Catch the Oregon City bus
to PDX, onto the MAX, and I'm home.

rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote:

> Erik.Baard_at_cor.dowjones.com wrote:
> >
> >      Hi,
> >
> >      This message is directed at folding kayak paddlers in New York, but it
> >      might stir up useful thoughts for rigid paddlers and those outside
> >      Metropolis.
> >
> >      I'm considering to as a winter/spring project make a Folding Kayakers'
> >      Chart of the New York Harbor.  I haven't seen such a thing.  I know
> >      that there are several folks out there with supreme qualifications to
> >      speed such an endeavor along, but I won't name them here because that
> >      might amount to drafting them! <SNIPPED>
>
> Splendid idea!  Erik, as you know, the last issue of Folding Kayaker has
> a lead article on Folding Kayak Destinations: Paddling the Big Apple
> devoted to the idea of using public transportation for getting to
> put-ins with folding kayaks to do various trips; and it vaguely talks of
> bail-out spots.  But it only scratched the surface and was limited by
> the narrow scope of a newsletter.
>
> Your idea would flesh it out and would be quite valuable.
>
> I am a firm believer in marking charts with possible bailout spots that
> are accessible and feasible to use and stated so in that lead article.
> But it would be nice to see that more detailed for this area.
>
> For example, if you were to leave the Downtown Boathouse and crossed the
> Hudson and found it impossible to re-cross for some reason, say that
> infamous cigarette boat race in September in which the US Coast Guard
> shuts down the river for a few hours.  In that case you could pull out
> at the Liberty Harbor Marina in the Morris Basin, knock down your boat
> and take a cab to the PATH train back to Manhattan.  Or if the reason
> for not being able to re-cross were something other than the river being
> closed to traffic, you might be able to work you way to where you could
> pull out within easy hauling distance of one of the New York Waterways
> ferries. I have a vague idea of this but don't know precisely where.
>
> Those are kinds of bail-out situations to know about.  So, more power to
> you, Erik, in this effort.
>
> ralph diaz
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