Matt Broze wrote: > [snip] maybe sea kayaking will again return to being a sport where one > doesn't have to compete for a camp spot. Maybe I can again enjoy a > wilderness experience without having to burn so much fossil fuels to > get to it before the reaper gets me. Depends on what you mean by wilderness experience, I suppose. Your old haunts on the west coast of Vancouver Island are as busy as ever. However, with your skills and talent, all you have to do is skip over a point or two and you can have some isolation. Or, do the shoulder season. Even in Clayoquot Sound and in the Deers, I've found solitude in September. Good weather, too! I've noticed that pressure from sea kayakers for my "favorite" spots on the Columbia seems to have decreased somewhat; now if I could reduce the population of boat-in partiers, I'd be home free. In winter or early spring, there is no one on the Columbia. -- 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 Jul 09 2007 - 23:15:51 PDT
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