Comment by AyyEye
15 days ago
While I agree with the sentiment --that couple's methods leave something to be desired.
The article makes it sound like they took a motor boat into a wilderness preserve? Motor vehicles are explicitly not allowed in those areas.
Also excluding dirt roads is a pretty bad criteria. A lot of GIS marked 'dirt roads' are natural animal trails or washes that have been around for hundreds/thousands of years.
The National Parks Service allows it:
While motorboats are permitted to operate in the marine environment, their presence can influence the wilderness setting.
https://www.nps.gov/ever/wilderness.htm
That seems specific to the Everglades wilderness.