Re: [Paddlewise] Hart: Open beaches ruling may sink high court careers - Houston Chronicle

From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:37:33 -0700
On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Bradford Crain <drbc_at_pdx.edu> wrote:

> We camped at Squaxin Island State Park  many years ago (can't anymore, as
> you noted). But our bumpy
> landing was across from Squaxin, right next to Boston Harbor (not an
> indian reservation).
>
> Oops... my mistake. Didn't read it well enough, I guess. There are tons of
home owners who claim that they own everything and, most especially,
anything you're standing on. They can get nasty about it, too. The same
attitude is displayed about trail riding. I've had cattlemen who were
clearly leasing public land tell me that it's theirs and me and my bicycle
need to get the he** out. The house we live in had been recently surveyed
before we bought it because the two women who bought the house next door
insisted that the fence was encroaching on *their* land and wanted it
moved. Apparently the survey shut 'em up because they've never said a word
to us about it.

People get weird about "their" land.

The Squaxin Island tribe don't allow anyone to land on their island but
they do maintain a launch and parking area that they let anyone use. And
they have a terrific museum with some very interesting archeological
displays (including an ancient fishing weir).

Sorry for the confusion, Brad.

Craig
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