Re: [Paddlewise] Saturation Point

I didn't read earlier threads on this but it seems it involves access to beaches.

is such restriction general in the US?

one sign of civiisation in Australia is the total public ownership of and access to all coastline in aust (with certain very limited military restrictions i think).

private beach ownership is absent. Some islands might be private but even there I THINK low tide mark access is possible.
nick

Nicholas Gill
School of Geography and Oceanography
University of NSW
Australian Defence Force Academy
Canberra ACT 2600

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> From: Shawn W. Baker <baker_at_montana.com>
> To: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
> Cc: Paddlewise <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net>; Thomas Unger <unger_at_tumtum.com>
> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Saturation Point
> Date: Tuesday, 28 September 1999 11:34
> 
> I know; I've been up there.  It's not pretty, but right now, that's the
> way it is.  It sucks that you can't just land anywhere and stretch your
> legs.  You basically "hop" from public beach to public beach.
> 
> It would be wonderful up there if there was public access even 20' up
> from high water; you could camp anywhere.  Of course, it would also be
> wonderful if nobody abused a great situation like that, but somebody
> would and it would ruin it for everybody.
> 
> Shawn
> 
> 
> Dave Kruger wrote:
> >>snip<<
> > I've seen the scene in the San Juans, and it is not pretty, either from the
> > landowner's point of view, or from the paddler's perspective.  It is not a
> > good situation, but given the laws in the state of WA, it is no surprise.
> > (Yes, I recognize that some of the problems up there come in areas where the
> > upland landowner does NOT own or control the intertidal zone.)
> >
> > Dave Kruger
> > Astoria, OR
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