Re: [Paddlewise] Arrogance reigns

On Thu, Mar 23, 2000 at 02:46:34PM -0500, Joe Pylka wrote:
>         My concern is that, as has happened in other places,  the antics of
> the uninformed paddlers will impinge on the responsible activities of the
> knowledgeable paddler.  Especially when those access decisions will have
> been made by non-paddlers.  It wasn't that long ago that the famous incident
> occurred involving Davy Hearn and the Maryland Rangers......

And I can feel it starting to happen here.  In the aftermath of
last week's mishap, I've fielded several comments/questions a day
from my neighbors and others here in Chadd's Ford.  (It probably
doesn't help that my boats are red -- same as the OC involved
in the incident.  To my surprise, apparently folks can't distinguish
their red OC from my red 4-meter whitewater slalom K-1.)

Apparently the conclusion that has been drawn is that anyone venturing
onto the river during conditions other than midsummer (~300 CFS, 80
degrees) is crazy.  I'm wondering how long it will be until I get
done with one of my workouts and meet the authorities du jour at
the takeout.

Could be worse -- my partner and I paddle a red *decked* slalom C-2,
and the only reason we're not out there training is that she's
recovering from shoulder surgery. ;-)

---Rsk
Rich Kulawiec
rsk_at_gsp.org
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