I kayak on the island of Elba, Italy about once a year. Elba has been populated since Etruscan times, around 800 BC. Every acre has been affected by people and their enterprises, yet it's still a beautiful place to paddle. So, for me, it offers a bit of guilt-free paddling. No marine mammals to disturb (unless you count sunbathers). No creature there that's never seen a human. Yet, there are national parks with wild sheep, and native plants and over 45 kinds of wild orchids. It astounds me. Don't misinterpret me, please. I'm not saying human impact in pristine places is trivial, I'm saying there are some damn nice places to paddle where your impact is overwhelmed by the greater footprint of development. Barbara Kossy south of San Francisco Barbara Kossy Sea Kayak Italy http://www.seakayakitaly.com bkossy_at_igc.org *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Sep 24 1999 - 20:51:54 PDT
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