Nice trip report, Mike. I am also a sometime moonlight paddler, though the prospect of significant tide rips scares the bejesus out of me. My home paddling waters are much tamer than Rosario Strait. Our main fear is that we will get run over by an errant gillnetter out hotrodding. Down here, the shipping channel is so well-defined and narrow that freighters and tugs are a non-problem. Please keep us posted on your future adventures. One small technical comment. Binoculars, even low-power ones, will often resolve images such as a vessel running with lights so you can see the red/green lights. These also help scan for distant buoys/markers. I agree dosing out what lights to see ahead of time is critical. In some ways, I have found it easier to navigate at night, because the markers stand out better than in the daytime. -- 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Feb 17 2003 - 07:07:01 PST
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