For those of you in the Northwest this is a fun event. It would be fun to meet some P'wise folks. http://www.paddleoregon.org/ -- MZ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Mary Z" <mzuschlag_at_attbi.com> wrote: > For those of you in the Northwest this is a fun event. It would be fun to > meet some P'wise folks. http://www.paddleoregon.org/ This event is a benefit for a very worthwhile cause, one I support. I copied some text off that site: > "I was struck by the feeling of remoteness…a very rare and relished sensation," remarked Harold Hutchinson, another 2001 participant. > > All you need is your canoe or sea kayak, and a thirst for fun and adventure. Space is limited to the first 135 people, so contact us for a registration packet today. Willamette Riverkeeper 503-223-6418. Seems like quite a crowd for the Willamette. Not my thing, but the Willamette is quite beautiful, and a lovely place for a serene paddle. I know I'm an old curmudgeon, but I'm wondering how one has a "... feeling of remoteness ..." while in the company of a passel of folks not to exceed 135 paddlers ... A little context for my curmudgeonly attitude: many years ago, the city fathers in Yakima, WA had an annual 4th of July weekend mass climb of Mt. Adams, a 12,000 ft plus glaciated volcano about 100 miles NE of Portland, OR. Unfortunately, Mt. Adams was in a Wilderness Area, and the mass climb (5000 people one year, requiring: portapotties, shepherds to keep the hordes on track, helos to ferry out the sick or exhausted, etc.) was deemed a destroyer of the wilderness experience for non-mass-climbers. The USFS banned the effort somewhere back in the early '70's. Paddle Oregon will not be an event on that scale, and the Willamette is certainly not a wilderness area, though casual paddlers looking for solitude will be well-advised to avoid the Willamette the days of the event. I hope the event is a success, because I support the cause it benefits. I only wonder at its appropriateness for a "save the river" organization. If Paddle Oregon comes to my neck of the woods en masse, that will be a day I will be certain to be somewhere else. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Thanks for the link, Mary. FWIW, Alder Creek is the *on the water* logistics and river guide service that makes this event tick. Last year was a hoot as I masterminded the 150 paddlers down the 100 miles of river. It was quite a job considering the logistics, leadership, safety and such. The last day was down through the Willamette Falls locks and into Portland. This year Peak Sports in Corvallis is going to lend a hand! Thank goodness. Anyway for anyone with a week to paddle in September, this is a great time. If there are any P'wisers who want to help, I can always use Pod leaders. Simple leadership of 4-6 folks, great comraderie, etc. steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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