Time on the Water

Time on the water is something all paddlers yearn for. I am no exception. On the water I can think, yet not think at all. It allows me to clear my head and concentrate only on the water and the paddle. I can see things I won't see anywhere else, like a Great Blue Heron feeding on the bank, a doe leading her fawn to the water for the first time, or a small mouth making it's first jump of the season. Being on the water is not only relaxing, but it is therapeutic. It gives us the re-creation that we all need as people who are pulled in numerous different directions.
Don't believe me, or think I am being "hokey", you should give it a try. Let it be flat water, or whitewater, let it be a lake or a river, let it be by yourself or with a group, let it be a four hour tour or let it be just a fifteen minute jaunt; get out and give yourself a good paddling. You'll thank yourself.