It stinks to see these types of events go down the tubes.
I don't necessarily think people are crazier now then back in the day. I saw plenty of crazy stuff growing up on the coast back in the 80's and 90's. Same goes for floating the rivers in the hill country.
One major factor that often seems overlooked is population. These areas see thousands upon thousands more visitors now than ever before; same for these annual type events. Local law enforcement simply is overmatched.
Crystal Beach may be a pain to get to, however, there's roughly 6 million people that live within 100 miles of there. That number was half that much in the mid 90's.
I don't necessarily think people are crazier now then back in the day. I saw plenty of crazy stuff growing up on the coast back in the 80's and 90's. Same goes for floating the rivers in the hill country.
One major factor that often seems overlooked is population. These areas see thousands upon thousands more visitors now than ever before; same for these annual type events. Local law enforcement simply is overmatched.
Crystal Beach may be a pain to get to, however, there's roughly 6 million people that live within 100 miles of there. That number was half that much in the mid 90's.
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