Steve and Doug wrote: >The beach we stayed on wasn't identified as reserve land on the main chart but it was noted on the inset detail of the cove. Like I said before we didn't have any problems, most likely because we arrived late and left early the next day under the cover of fog. I'll be checking out the alternative spots this time round.< I only commando camp on IR land in an emergency or with prior permission. Here in BC, I find there are 2 ways to find a good campsite above high tide on the remote parts of the coast. One way is to look on the chart for a beach, with a bit of flat area behind it, and a decent creek running through it. The other way is to look on the chart for areas marked "IR", for Indian Reserve. They are generally one and the same! We didn't leave them very much, but someone made sure they got some good bits. When you actually get there, you will find there is a good reason for it being a reserve: clams on the beach, fish in the river, etc. Sometimes, it may well be the only place nearby that is fit for camping. Some of them have been beautifully developed, with great camping areas, complete with rustic, site-built furniture, and landing zones for canoes and boats carefully cleared in the rocks on the beach. It is obvious ones like this are not just campsites, they are archaeological sites that are still in use. It is also obvious that this is not wilderness at all, but someone's back yard. People have been living here for thousands of years. The only other good campsites are usually old log sort yards, ones that haven't been used in a long time and are getting overgrown. However, with the modern trend to helicopter logging, fewer of these areas are being made, and the really remote parts of the coast won't have them. Rob. *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jul 07 2004 - 14:34:48 PDT
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