I don't disagree with Matt. If anything, I'm probably more appalled by marinetrails than even Matt is, and for the same and different reasons too. But it isn't the same world out there as when Matt and I started paddling. Ultimately, there will be aspects of a marine trail for BC that will not be beneficial to a wilderness experience, obviously. The marketing and user fee aspects are ones I hope paddlers will proactively work against as long as possible. The world could end tomorrow, the Chinese could invade North America next decade - who knows. But assuming nothing earth shattering transpires, I'd like to think my daughters and Dan Milsip's will be able to make the paddle to Alaska uninhibited in the future - and that travel along our coast, while always somewhat remote but perhaps not true wilderness in the future, will at least be doable with a minimum of fees and red tape. Come to think of it, a giant tsunami just might reduce that overcrowding population - but that's just too cruel a thought, especially as I'd be wiped out here on Vancouver Island - as well as my daughters. Besides, as has been pointed out, my heavy coastal use over the decades has only added to the growing recreational footprint. Doug Lloyd > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:01 PM, Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca> wrote: > >> I'd pay for your opinion. Matt's - not so much (well, not for the >> watertrails opinions, anyway, as pertains to Canadian waters). > > > LOL... I have paid over-and-over for Matt's opinions; at least his > opinions > on boat designs. And I suspect I'm not done yet. I have an almost new > Mariner II in my front yard and my wife, Susan, is mulling over an > Express. > And in six weeks I'll be building an SOF based on his Coaster. Pam - who > corrupted me in the Mariner direction a few years ago - is in the same > bat. > So to speak. > > So may the outhouses that will surely come one day be a compromise too. > > > Pooping in the wilderness has been an issue with me for 50 years. I have > never felt comfortable doing it in the any of the traditional ways and > it's > one of several reasons why I am moving towards kayaking via a mothership > (with an enclosed head compartment). The newer systems - using bags and > containers - would have made my wilderness tripping (either on foot or by > kayak) much more enjoyable. I think the "Left a Trace" thread on West > Coast > Paddlers expresses it well. So if eco-friendly outhouses are inevitable at > least they'll serve a usefull purpose. > >> >> I'm waiting on the Northwest Passage to melt up, personally. >> >> Meet you in Pt. Barrow in the spring of 2015!!! Bring your swimsuit. > > > Craig Jungers > Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 11 2009 - 22:18:04 PDT
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