The University of New Hampshire Law Review Volume 17 Number 1 Article 17 11-19-2018 Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls: The Intrepid, Pioneering, Whitewater Paddler's Right to Stop on Private Land Jennifer Jolly-Ryan Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/unh_lr Part of the Law Commons Repository Citation Jennifer Jolly-Ryan, Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls: The Intrepid, Pioneering, Whitewater Paddler's Right to Stop on Private Land, 17 U.N.H. L. Rev. 129 (2018). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University of New Hampshire – Franklin Pierce School of Law at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in The University of New Hampshire Law Review by an authorized editor of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ® Jennifer Jolly-Ryan Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls: The Intrepid, Pioneering, Whitewater Paddler’s Right to Stop on Private Land 17 U.N.H. L. Rev. 129 (2018) ABSTRACT. The river roars from the thunder of waterfalls and swift currents. Its water runs wild between large boulders and steep banks. Kayaks and canoes are designed to navigate whitewater rapids that many people believe are unnavigable. Conflicts often arise between private property owners and the recreating public on some of the best whitewater in America. Private property owners along rivers, creeks, and streams have shot at paddlers for entering their private property. Property owners have obstructed navigation, stringing artificial strainers made of barbed wire across creeks and streams.