(..from a lurker..) In BC's coastal wilderness areas, most paddlers I know use the intertidal zone, but with a few common sense rules: - Pick a spot that's truly within the next tide cycle, the lower the better. - If its sand or gravel, dig a hole (large clam shells work fine) and then cover it up. - If its rocks and boulders, do your best to cover your business with what's at hand. - All toilet paper should be completely burned, either right then and there (use twigs, sticks, etc. to facilitate) or back at the camp fire. If you can't burn it, bag it until you can. Other options include the "shit-put". (Go on a flat rock near the ocean, then heave the whole thing out into (preferably active) water. Do this only where it makes sense, far from where others may soon paddle or swim. If people think about what they are doing, they won't leave any unpleasant traces for others to discover. From an environmental standpoint, I'm sure the intertidal zone can handle the extra organics just fine. Within reason, "the solution to pollution is dilution". Cheers, Ian ______________________ Ian Cohen / Icon Architecture *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Aug 26 1999 - 16:27:31 PDT
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