Trouble with California
Ag. Check points;we all know understand and tolerate them,never a problem. Couple of weeks ago we were heade to redwood. National forest from Grants Pas Oregon. Ag check ahead, ok I fall into line ...
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goducks10 wrote:
What has got me riled a few times is the Invasive Water Species check points. We sometime pack out kayaks on trips. They don't have any enclosed areas. Just a big open plastic shell.
There's checkpoints at rest areas and you're required to stop.
It could be twice in one day in the same state.
Really annoying especially when you don't plan on using the kayaks in that state. And if you do you still have to get inspected at the lake even after two inspections prior in the same state.
I too am a kayaker. Unless you have rinsed and towel-dried your kayaks, you could still be transporting invasive species larvae in some splash water or mud; or even the smallest shred of something like Eurasian Milfoil or Starry Stonewort can be carried into a lake, where it grows into a mess that will cost hundreds-of-thousands of dollars to control. Many kayaks (especially the cheaper ones) do NOT drain completely, there's often a lip around the cockpit that retains a little water - and that's all it takes to spread AIS (aquatic invasive species)
