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52 mile kayak trip down the LA River

Date: 7/25/2008 Album ID: 563339

Photos by John McCoy

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(l-r) Fredrick Reimers and George Wolf carry a kayak across Owensmouth Ave. on their way to the headwater of the Los Angeles River. They held a press conference, but there was not enough water in the river to launch their watercraft. The LA River Expedition 2008 Kayak Team had to assemble their flotilla further downstream in the river next to Balboa Park. The boaters are on a 3-day quest to navigate 52 miles of the river from its source in Canoga Park to its estuary in Long Beach. The County of Los Angeles and the Army Corps have denied permits to access the LA River for safety reasons. In a press release, the Kayak Team states, "The Expedition takes the stance that public trust law in California contains certain inalienable rights of access to the waters of the U.S, and that these time-honored, common sense laws supercede all bureaucratic misgivings, justifications and obfuscations regarding the denial of our request." Photographed on the Los Angeles River in Sepulveda, CA 7/25/2008, Los Angeles, California. Photo by John McCoy/Staff Photographer.

(l-r) colin Heart, Joel Shapiro and George Wolfe celebrate the start of thier 3 day exploration of the Los Angeles River during a kickoff celebration at the rivers headwaters in Canoga Park at Owensmouth Ave. The river did not have enough water to launch, so the LA River Expedition 2008 Kayak Team went down stream to put in at Balboa Park. The boaters are on a 3 day quest to navigate 52 miles of the river from its source in Canoga Park to its estuary in Long Beach. The County of Los Angeles and the Army Corps have denied permits to access the LA River for safety reasons. In a press release, the Kayak Team states, The Expedition takes the stance that public trust law in California contains certain inalienable rights of access to the waters of the U.S, and that these time-honored, common sense laws supercede all bureaucratic misgivings, justifications and obfuscations regarding the denial of our request. Photographed on the Los Angeles River in Sepulveda, CA 7/25/2008, Los Angeles, California. Photo by John McCoy/Staff Photographer.

(l-r) Colin Heart hits Joel Shapiro with the cork from a champaign bottle at a kickoff event for the exploration of the Los Angeles River. Their was not enough water in the river here at Owensmouth Ave. in Canoga park, so the LA River Expedition 2008 Kayak Team went downstreat to Balboa Park to launch. The boaters are on a 3 day quest to navigate 52 miles of the river from its source in Canoga Park to its estuary in Long Beach. The County of Los Angeles and the Army Corps have denied permits to access the LA River for safety reasons. In a press release, the Kayak Team states, The Expedition takes the stance that public trust law in California contains certain inalienable rights of access to the waters of the U.S, and that these time-honored, common sense laws supercede all bureaucratic misgivings, justifications and obfuscations regarding the denial of our request. Photographed on the Los Angeles River in Sepulveda, CA 7/25/2008, Los Angeles, California. Photo by John McCoy/Staff Photographer.

(l-r) Fredrick Reimers and George Wolf carry a kayak across Owensmouth Ave. on their way to the headwater of the Los Angeles River. They held a press conference, but there was not enough water in the river to launch their watercraft. The LA River Expedition 2008 Kayak Team had to assemble their flotilla further downstream in the river next to Balboa Park. The boaters are on a 3-day quest to navigate 52 miles of the river from its source in Canoga Park to its estuary in Long Beach. The County of Los Angeles and the Army Corps have denied permits to access the LA River for safety reasons. In a press release, the Kayak Team states, The Expedition takes the stance that public trust law in California contains certain inalienable rights of access to the waters of the U.S, and that these time-honored, common sense laws supercede all bureaucratic misgivings, justifications and obfuscations regarding the denial of our request. Photographed on the Los Angeles River in Sepulveda, CA 7/25/2008, Los Angeles, California. Photo by John McCoy/Staff Photographer.

(l-r) Jeff Tipton and Joe Linton get ready to launch kayaks into the Los Angeles River. The LA River Expedition 2008 Kayak Team takes to the waters in the river next to Balboa Park. The boaters are on a 3 day quest to navigate 52 miles of the river from its source in Canoga Park to its estuary in Long Beach. The County of Los Angeles and the Army Corps have denied permits to access the LA River for safety reasons. In a press release, the Kayak Team states, The Expedition takes the stance that public trust law in California contains certain inalienable rights of access to the waters of the U.S, and that these time-honored, common sense laws supercede all bureaucratic misgivings, justifications and obfuscations regarding the denial of our request. Photographed on the Los Angeles River in Sepulveda, CA 7/25/2008, Los Angeles, California. Photo by John McCoy/Staff Photographer.

LA River Expedition 2008 Kayak Team takes to the waters in the river next to Balboa Park. The boaters are on a 3 day quest to navigate 52 miles of the river from its source in Canoga Park to its estuary in Long Beach. The County of Los Angeles and the Army Corps have denied permits to access the LA River for safety reasons. In a press release, the Kayak Team states, The Expedition takes the stance that public trust law in California contains certain inalienable rights of access to the waters of the U.S, and that these time-honored, common sense laws supercede all bureaucratic misgivings, justifications and obfuscations regarding the denial of our request. Photographed on the Los Angeles River in Sepulveda, CA 7/25/2008, Los Angeles, California. Photo by John McCoy/Staff Photographer.

Jeff Tipton digs in with his paddle while the LA River Expedition 2008 Kayak Team takes to the waters in the river next to Balboa Park. The boaters are on a 3 day quest to navigate 52 miles of the river from its source in Canoga Park to its estuary in Long Beach. The County of Los Angeles and the Army Corps have denied permits to access the LA River for safety reasons. In a press release, the Kayak Team states, The Expedition takes the stance that public trust law in California contains certain inalienable rights of access to the waters of the U.S, and that these time-honored, common sense laws supercede all bureaucratic misgivings, justifications and obfuscations regarding the denial of our request. Photographed on the Los Angeles River in Sepulveda, CA 7/25/2008, Los Angeles, California. Photo by John McCoy/Staff Photographer.

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