How It Works  
 
This boat launch index website is a Wiki - a website that allows the visitors themselves to easily add, remove, and otherwise edit and change available content, without the need for registration. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for mass collaborative authoring.

To use this page, simply click on a numbered location in the map (or a text link below).  You will be re-directed to a new page that has lots of location specific put-in information for kayaks, canoes, and other manually powered craft.  If the page for that location doesn't have complete information, you can edit it by clicking the "edit this page" link at the top or bottom of the page.  There, you will be allowed to edit several of the fields for the benefit of other users. Please edit responsibly!  Try to put the appropriate information in each field.  For example, don't put Parking information in the Amenities field.  Also, in an effort to prevent vandalism, your IP address will be logged when you make an edit. 

You will not be allowed to edit every field.  If you would like to submit a link to an external site, please use the Contact Us Form to suggest an external link.  We will manually review your submissions, and post them if they are appropriate.  An example of an appropriate submission would be a link to your trip report for the specified location.  Your trip report can be in any format you like, as it will be hosted remotely from our site.  You are encouraged to help us link to trip reports, as they are a very valuable resource for paddlers.

You can also suggest a new site.  Suggesting a new site will put a new dot on the map.  After you suggest a site, it will be added to the master database.  You can then add descriptive information at your leisure.  Others can edit the descriptive information, but the suggested site cannot be changed (other users will not be able to change your map coordinates, given site name, etc).  

Please do not assume that all of the information contained in this site is absolute fact.  This site is intended to be a useful resource and guide.  As with any guide service, there is always a possibility for errors.  This possibility is increased by the multiple-editor nature of this guide.  Before you leave, check the maps, and compare them with what you are reading.  Does the information make sense?  Use your paddlers sense to verify conditions once you arrive to the put-in.  If something doesn't seem safe, don't do it!  If you discover something that might be dangerous or helpful for other paddlers, please come back and help edit our site.  You may save other kayakers a lot of hassle and time.  Remember that you are responsible for your own actions.  


 

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