Re: [Paddlewise] The Ocean is Big Enough For All of Us! SO LET"S PADDLE!

Duane:
Well put!  Thank you for pulling it all together!  I couldn't (and had not) 
do it better.



At 02:10 PM 4/30/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Paddlewisers,
>
>A few recent posts about sea kayaking becoming too popular of a sport and
>becoming overcrowded have amused me.  I live in Orange County California,
>which is connected to the LA area and is one huge mass of city right next to
>the Pacific Ocean.  Millions of people live here.  To get away from it all, I
>only have to paddle two or three miles offshore, and a boat, much less
>another kayaker, will rarely come by me.  The ocean is big and finding
>solitude in it isn't difficult.
>
>Last year a couple of friends and I did a 24 NM crossing of Santa Monica Bay,
>which is as close to LA as you can get, and we barely saw any boats for most
>of our crossing, which we started at 7:00am.  Most of the way all we could
>hear were our paddles dipping in the water and planes taking off over head
>from Los Angeles International Airport.  The contrast between the peaceful
>ocean and the busy metropolis so nearby was amazing.
>
>I don't know why solitude is so important anyway.  I like people!  Camping in
>solitude in Southern California is rare, but I usually enjoy the company of
>others when I camp here.  Other people are usually the most interesting
>aspect of my trips.  If sea kayaking isn't spoiled in Southern California, I
>find it hard to imagine how it could be spoiled anywhere else.  All we have
>to do is what nature does, which is to adapt.
>
>Duane Strosaker
>Irvine, California
>
>
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