Comments on: A Motorless Movement

By: NYCO’s Blog » Other people's blogs

NYCO’s Blog » Other people's blogs — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:45:39 +0000

[...] for responses to high energy prices, Adirondack Base Camp writes about a possible “motorless movement” in the making that would promote kayaking and canoeing over motorized boats on mountain [...]

By: TourPro

TourPro — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:04:44 +0000

There are some proposed changes that may impact electric motors, though I’m not sure what it really means.

I haven’t been out paddling this year yet. I’d say I’m mellow, with a tinge of masochism. Born to be a Clydesdale.

It would be really cool if we became as well-known as the Boundary Waters.

By: City Mouse

City Mouse — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:17:57 +0000

This is an interesting issue. A humble part-timer’s opinion – I really do believe that “There are too few places in the Adirondacks where paddlers can experience the tranquility of a motorless water body.”

Of course, I am a mellow paddler, and the mellowest, at that. So I like things mellow. That said, I have nothing against small electric motors. I wonder if engine size precedents have been set elsewhere – Me, I don’t mind a little trolling motor going by me when I’m on the sidewaters of St. Regis, but a larger outboard (especially used inconsiderately) bugs the hell out of me.