Actually, MORE people lived on the coast in those days than do now. There were scattered settlements, logging shows, canneries, fishing outposts, etc. As for running out of food and water: On this coast? In summer? Salmon and bottom fish galore, shellfish for the taking (although a bit risky in summer), berries ashore. Any water would be fit to drink straight from the creek. It was quite the feat, but it may well have been more idyllic than we think. 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/ ***************************************************************************
> It was quite the feat, but it may well have been more idyllic than we think. Probably nobody would tell how it was compared to nowdays. According to the recently mentioned "risk homeostasis" theory :-), we are trying to get closer to what it looked and felt like years ago, but we're doing that in a different environment. Paddling a boat with at least a several days supply of everything couldn't be easy. I can aslo testify that the biggest problem they had - poor canadian maps - is still there, even after many improvements :-). *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On 27 Jul 2004 at 11:58, alex wrote: > testify that the biggest problem they had - poor canadian maps - is > still there, even after many improvements :-). One of the Lake Huron maps I use (Bruce Peninsula) has marine survey data from the 1890's. No one has updated that information in over a century. If it isn't of commercial interest, it won't get done. Mike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On 27 Jul 2004 at 11:12, Robert MacDonald wrote: > As for running out of food and water: On this coast? > In summer? Salmon and bottom fish galore, shellfish for the taking > (although a bit risky in summer), berries ashore. When the first Brits arrived in the area a couple of hundred years ago, they found some of the healthiest of all first nations peoples. The Pacific coast of BC is one of the richest areas in the world if you want to eat. Within a century, unfortunately, those same first nations were almost wiped out by European diseases. Mike *************************************************************************** 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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