There Goes The Neighborhood
Here's the front page from the Milwaukee Rag the other day. I refer here to the picture and the column on the far left announcing the surge in the popularity of kayaking. Now that term "kayaking" means a lot of different things to a lot of different people.
With the economy, such as it is, folks are looking for less expensive ways to vacation. Say hello to camping and one form of kayaking. The vast majority will be buying recreational boats, paddling on quiet waters and having a fine time. In addition, the already hard to get camp sites at our state parks will be filling faster and become a harder to come by commodity.
For the industries involved, this all means good news, more jobs and increased profits. Hurray. For some of us it means crowding, an inability to just pick up and go camping (if you want a prepped site) and the inevitable hero who shows up on the big lake sans experience, knowledge and proper equipment. Ain't life interesting?
Paddle safe...
DS
With the economy, such as it is, folks are looking for less expensive ways to vacation. Say hello to camping and one form of kayaking. The vast majority will be buying recreational boats, paddling on quiet waters and having a fine time. In addition, the already hard to get camp sites at our state parks will be filling faster and become a harder to come by commodity.
For the industries involved, this all means good news, more jobs and increased profits. Hurray. For some of us it means crowding, an inability to just pick up and go camping (if you want a prepped site) and the inevitable hero who shows up on the big lake sans experience, knowledge and proper equipment. Ain't life interesting?
Paddle safe...
DS
2 comments:
Just think of all the teaching moments and blog material!
My glass is half full. . .
one could also point out the irony of a column about excess (even if it is cheaper than say... rocky mountain skiing) right next to an article about living in poverty. Ouch.
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