At 10:03 AM -0700 7/11/00, Dave Kruger wrote: >I equivocate about these things, because I can see their benefit in the >face of >desperate land-use conflicts and an ever-booming population of paddlers (they >are the best of a compromised situation), **and** I have the "memory" of >things >the way they used to be ... which, of course, I can't have any more. Times >change. Like Mark, "... naturally I want it all to myself. <g>" At the root, >don't we all have a piece of that in our psyche? "Equivocate" is a good word for my opinion on water trails. One thought that has made them look better in my eyes is that 50, 100, 200 years from now people will still be going out on the water. The population pressure will likely get worse with a resultant increase in recreational pressures. While the immediate impact may be an increase in traffic, the groundworks for long term protection of the resources are being laid by the watertrails movement. I hope the increased traffic for us today will payoff with a better experience for everyone in the long run. Let us hope that the organizers manage their responsibility well. Nick Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St, Suite I Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 659-8847 Schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ >>>>"It's not just Art, It's a Craft!"<<<< *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jul 11 2000 - 12:21:51 PDT
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