Boy, Mark, you sure got the hornet's nest stirred up. Interesting observation on all the stuff you and I "didn't know" about what sea kayaking is all about. I guess I lean toward those who say, at least we're getting more folks on the water and hopefully more advocates for increased access. I had a lovely 3 days of boating on the Rio Grande through Colorado Canyon a few weeks back. It was at 5' so we elected to not go through Santa Elena; of our group of 4, there were two who would have been very questionable for some of that water, to say nothing for myself handicapped in one of those plastic (albeit ABS) tubs known as a canoe. But by golly, I could carry LOTS of stuff! And I made up for the boat handicap by using my (sea kayak's ) double bladed Euro paddle. And I rigged it so I could sit instead of paddling always on my knees. We followed that up with 3 days of hiking in BBNP; then a weekend at the Rock Art Foundation get together. Excellent trip! By some standards I obviously don't know much about boats but by golly I know how to have a good time. Now get away from those nasty plastic boats and get paddling! Natalie Wiest Galveston *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Nov 09 2006 - 06:51:52 PST
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