Tim Mattson wrote: >Oregon is >a paddler's paradise and we have huge numbers of kayakers, but only a tiny >fraction of them paddle along the coast. I guess we have so many great >rivers and estuaries in Oregon, that you can paddle a lifetime without once >heading out to sea. God, Tim, don't tell them that! It's the icky, nasty weather (wind, rain, fog) here that generates all those heavy seas that keep the sea kayakers on fresh and brackish water. When you guys all come to Oregon, bring money and spend it, but don't stay <grin>. In actuality, I think that tongue in cheek observation is very real. Oregon's Coast can be nasty and few paddlers are up to it. Hank Hays Near Portland, OR (which is not on the coast) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 12 1999 - 14:56:23 PDT
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