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From: Michael Lampman <mlampman_at_solitaireboats.com>
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Speaking of GPS
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 08:56:31 -0500
To: "Dave Kruger" <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>
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I certainly understand and respect your perspective especially since  
over the years virtually all of my own special spots locally have been  
"discovered" by media, government, outfitters and tour operators.  I  
was stunned just a few weeks ago when I arrived at one such spot on a  
local barrier island and found a sign posted by the DNR designating it  
as an official campsite on an official trail that I had never heard of  
till that moment.  However, I seriously doubt whether sharing these  
locations openly with the paddling community would have made a  
difference of more than a few months or years one way or the other.

But, to extend my original example,  I am not sure I want to drive 7  
hours, then paddle 15 miles into the wilderness and face the  
possibility of having to bushwhack my way through 20 yards of  
Rhododendron and blackberry thicket, (destructively I might add),  and  
hump my gear up steep banks to camp illegally because I couldn't find  
the legal designated site.  What you refer to as illusion truly is only  
that.

Cheers,

Michael


On Jan 28, 2005, at 7:41 AM, Dave Kruger wrote:

> "Michael Lampman" <mlampman_at_solitaireboats.com> asked:
>
>> Is there a shared repository of paddling waypoints that I have missed?
>
> I suspect many folks who paddle wild areas are loathe to broadcast the  
> exact location of their "special spots," instead leaving the discovery  
> of those spots to others who also enjoy the taste of the process of  
> discovery.
>
> I have now and then shared the location of special campsites with  
> friends and acquaintances, but would never supply a waypoint for such  
> a spot to a widely circulated repository -- for all to home in on.   
> Likewise, I would rather not know, in advance, of someone else's  
> special spot.  I'd rather discover it myself ... and bask in the  
> illusion that it was an unknown treasure.  For me, the process of  
> discovery is a part of the joy of wild places.
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