Dave Kruger wrote: >What are the answers? >Limits? I guess they work, (viz. Colorado River/Grand Canyon) but do you want to only be able to do a trip once every 15 years? I can't decide if I'd like to do 1 trip/15 years with fewer "neighbors" or a less solitary trip more often. >Restricted publicity? It only takes one "cook" to spoil the "pudding". You can keep quiet about your favorite spots, but how did you find it in the first place? Can someone else find out about it the same way? >Concentrating paddlers in one area (viz. Brokens) to avert crowding in >another (viz. the Deers)? This might be feasible; you could allow "unlimited" (term used very loosely) access to the Brokens and once-in-a-lifetime access to the Deers. >Guidebook authors with sensitive scruples? We should encourage this and respect authors who do write scrupulously, but there is always someone out there wanting to write the biggest, best guidebook showing the purtiest scenery, and there goes the "neighborhood". >Fewer "dramatic" rescues widely bandied about the paddling community? If we can keep sea kayaking from appearing as an adrenaline/extreme/ X-Games-type sport, then tales of dramatic rescues might actually have the reverse effect--keeping people away from pristine areas with long, exposed crossings and dangerous currents. No solid answers, but more questions! Shawn *************************************************************************** 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 Sep 23 1999 - 21:22:11 PDT
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