Muddy waters
Should paddlers be allowed to float through private land?
AS THE co-owner of one of Colorado's largest dude ranches, Brad Roberts is annoyed. “Trespassers” regularly float down the Taylor river, which runs through a mile of his property, disturbing his fishermen and scaring the fish. On other parts of the river, his guests like to go rafting themselves. But earlier this month the trespassers, otherwise known as river-rafters, struck two fishermen in the water. A personal-injury lawsuit could be brewing. “I'm going to stop them,” says Mr Roberts, “because I have no other choice.”
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Muddy waters”
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