RE: [Paddlewise] The urban paddler

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>  > Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 09:25:50 -0700
>  > From: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com
>  > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] The urban paddler
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>  > It amazes me to find that so many people have such 
>  > misconceptions about
>  > urban areas thinking them devoid of pristine settings.  It is so far
>  > from true.  <snip>
> 
The Mississippi in the Twin Cities is another example.  There are parts of
the river that do not look urban.
>  > 
>  > BTW, regarding my finding isolated places spooky, I ask the 
>  > commentator
>  > has he ever walked miles of wooded trails at night without a 
>  > flashlight
>  > guided only by the intermittent light of stars and moonbeams breaking
>  > through the tree cover and deciphering the different shades 
>  > of grey of
>  > the path and its surroundings to find your way.  Or paddled along a
>  > shoreline in total darkness (without lights) finding your way only by
>  > the different sounds made by surf on one side and that of 
>  > waves breaking
>  > on the beach alongside you.  I have.
> 
> The wooded trails of NY city are likely to be more of an adventure than
any
> of us would expect.  OTOH skiing in the moonlight and the howling of the
> wolves stopping when you get to the ridge top is also a adventure.
> 
> Dana
> 
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