Re: [Paddlewise] Saturation Point

> A little late for that around here. It used to be you could launch a kayak
> from near all four ferry terminals in the San Juans and the locals viewed
> you as an interesting curiousity. Friday Harbor is the only access left and
> I'm sure there are groups of  locals trying to get it closed to launching
> kayaks too just like they did with the other three. The public beach you
> have every right to land on they have treated as their private beaches for
> years. They are not likely to welcome your intrusion however friendly you
> are. Say can I use your toilet my bladder is about to burst?

I was just up in the San Juans and had a generally uneasy feeling about
private control of such beautiful land.  On the other hand, I could see
how folks up there might quickly get tired of tourists taking liberties
of their private land.  None the less, when the revolution comes we
should go up there and make all beaches public land for 100 yards back
from high tide.  

Too bad WWT hasn't been able to create more camp sites, but I'm not
surprised.  The only way to accomodate more people is to make more
places for them to camp.  If we can't do that then we can't accomodate
more people.  I just saw a great web site about that: 
http://www.vhemt.org/



> >quota systems really have been preserved.  I don't get to go there as
> >often, but when i do is much more special.
> 
> Sanitized, ranger infested, ex-WILDerness is not particularly what I want to
> visit.

Yea, but I've been to places that have been trampled by people, and to
places that have a quota system in place and I generally have a better
experience at the protected places.  Of course, I'm not so good at
getting permits so I usually end up going to the Enchantments before or
after permit season.  At those times it's empty because the weather is
too bad for most  people.  That's the price of admission and I'm willing
to pay it because I'm too young to remember when I didn't have to.


> Yes, I design and sell kayaks to earn a living but before you call me a
> hypocrite you should know that we do not  promote the sport (as one might

I was going to call you a hypocrite, but you have a point.  I've been in
your store and find that you seem ambivlent about making sales.  Keep up
the good work.

Tom.
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