theres a lot of kayak'ers up there....you gotta dodge them as they are all over the river. they have zero sense to stay off to the side.
Towards the end of the evening i made a short sprint up the the river and came upon one lone kayak'er who put town his paddle to plug his ears as I passed.....i hooked a turn right around him and took off. I am sure i got a complaint from him too.
About the ranger.....I got a ticket for no registration numbers. He told me he would normally do a safety check, but didnt want to get wet. Considering everything, the $50 ticket for no reg numbers was a slap on the wrist as I didnt have a USCG life vest (just my lifeline), no throwable, no fire extinguisher, no nose maker, no flame arrester, no muffling device w/ dry headers, etc....he could have had a field day.
After I got the ticket I went out and made a few passes after he left. He was back at the beach to great me when I returned from my up river sprint. He was upset, but didnt have anything to pin on me other than noise. I dont think he had a DB tester, so I just got a very stern warning and told me "if you want to do your turns, go up river"....basically just wanted me away from his park so I wasnt his problem.
Anyways...it was a great day overall...it was good to see gord one last time before he shipped back off to canadia.