Walt Chudleigh wrote: > > The campsite/launch-take out issue is probably the most > critical and if those in power in Washington and BC see kayak camping as > a desireable tourist draw maybe they'll make take appropriate action. > I plan to take a kayak oriented trip to the NW sometime- hope its not > too late. We sea kayakers do not constitute a very potent economic force, relative to the much more numerous and much more consumptive (read: spend more money than we do in remote places) RV/power boater crowd. I do not have the numbers to back up that assertion. It is based on casual observation over the years. This does not mean we should keep quiet. It just means our clout will be limited. > Anyone know who to contact in the PNW to let our concerns be known? I'd guess the Water Trails people in WA would be the first place to start. After them, it would be Department of Natural Resources and the State Parks folks in WA. I believe the latter are pretty strapped for bucks, however. Water Trails uses a lot of volunteer labor, IIRC. For a good description of the Cascadia Marine Trail, wending its way through Puget Sound, check out Joel Rogers' "Watertrail," Sasquatch Books, $22, ISBN 1-57061-095-9 This is the trail Matt Broze dinged the other night. Maybe you caught his sentiments, for an alternate view. Washington Water Trails is at http://www.eskimo.com/~wwta if I have typed it correctly. I have never tried any of their sites, but others from here have, and liked them. Another place to get your feet wet is in the Pacific Rim National Park, which can be extremely crowded. OTOH, it seems to have the amenities which help serve large numbers of people (composting toilets and quite a few designated campsites). Here is a URL for steamer access to that area: http://www.ladyrosemarine.com/ Note: both of these areas are "discovered." You will be completely "politically correct," in the Paddlewise sense, if you go there. <grin grin grin> -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Sep 27 1999 - 21:55:23 PDT
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