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Safest places to canoe in the USA after a nuclear war
- Thread starter Glenn MacGrady
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I used to think if we left home for NW WI when things got dicey, we’d be able to head to the border and escape north. I think we went over this some time back here.
More recently, I asked a relative and former National Security Council member who worked the Sit Room under W. He’s pretty skeptical about surviving a full out exchange. This guy worked for state and once had a 12 man security team assigned to him during his tenure in Latin America. He’s now in urban Cincinnati. I asked if he had a go bag and his response was “go where?” Borders would quickly close, highways jam and small towns in non-target areas would eventually receive fallout. If I had a young family I might still have a go bag and a plan, but I don’t think canoe destinations would be good. You would need options and speed, and seasons would be factors for survival. Rockies are about the best bet for our immediate survival, but that means passing through extensive target zones pre-strike. Meh, we’ll just have steaks and play with the dogs once things look imminent. This area will be fried, so maybe it will be quick.
More recently, I asked a relative and former National Security Council member who worked the Sit Room under W. He’s pretty skeptical about surviving a full out exchange. This guy worked for state and once had a 12 man security team assigned to him during his tenure in Latin America. He’s now in urban Cincinnati. I asked if he had a go bag and his response was “go where?” Borders would quickly close, highways jam and small towns in non-target areas would eventually receive fallout. If I had a young family I might still have a go bag and a plan, but I don’t think canoe destinations would be good. You would need options and speed, and seasons would be factors for survival. Rockies are about the best bet for our immediate survival, but that means passing through extensive target zones pre-strike. Meh, we’ll just have steaks and play with the dogs once things look imminent. This area will be fried, so maybe it will be quick.
kinda' hard to outrun a supersonic missile in a canoe, so I'm just gonna' sit back and watch the fireworks
It might be more timely to discuss best places to canoe before a nuclear war.
It’s time to move on from this topic and get back what we usually discuss here. Me, I am looking forward to meeting up with many of my paddling buddies at Canoecopia next month. We’ll drink too much beer and retell our exaggerated stories while planning this year’s trips.
Not going to outrun a disaster in a canoe so when my buddy and I saw this sign at the take-out for the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, we decided that in case of a nuclear "event" we'd just go ashore on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation side and start walking towards something important looking and a helicopter would likely be picking us up within minutes. Or not.
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