Scott, I do lament the old days, but that is not what my original post is about. I was necessarily provocative to get some responses going. I for one, am "dealing with it", as you so well put it. But in dealing with the implications of the huge groundswell of new paddlers, in particular with sea kayaking, all kids of issues are reaching boiling point here in BC -- with respect to coastal campsite use by recreational users vs commercial interests, the government wanting to ensure that outfitters offer patrons quality, safe experiences, and ensuring new paddlers enshrine an environmental ethic. So, thanks for letting me backpaddle a bit. I guess it will be funny in a few more decades when were both dead and gone, and our children are on the beach with their kids, reminiscing about the good old days when only 50 kayakers used to land at this beach. :-) BC'in Ya Doug Lloyd At 09:34 AM 9/24/99 EDT, you wrote: >In a message dated 9/23/99 9:28:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time, >dlloyd_at_bc.sympatico.ca writes: > ><< Yes, I've been paddling for eons, and miss the "good old days" when so few > were out on the water and campsites plentiful and pristine. >> > > I grew up on the beaches of sunny Southern California listening to my >fathers stories of "the good old days," when he was growing up on the very >same beaches, working as a lifeguard, and hunting in the surrounding hills. I >couldn't imagine what it must have been like to have had so much freedom >around here. Nowadays I find myself telling my own kids very similar stories >about my "good old days" on the beaches and the surrounding countryside. I >remind them that these days are their "good old days" of which they will >someday be telling their kids about, so they should take notes and enjoy >them. Life goes on -- deal with it. > >Scott >So.Cal. >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ >*************************************************************************** > > *************************************************************************** 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 - 21:11:38 PDT
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