I took up kayaking three summers ago after a health issue that landed me on the couch for several months. It felt important to reconnect with the physical world in a new way. And it was great. Nothing felt better than filling my lungs with fresh air, experiencing the cool tingle as the wind touched the water and surrendering to the repetitive motion of paddling.
Still, I wasn’t sure if I was going to continue kayaking when I moved from Connecticut to Pittsburgh. With the Long Island Sound at its border, Connecticut has a nautical culture. Pittsburgh was the City of Three Rivers, sure, but weren’t they mostly used for barges and postcard photos taken from Mt. Washington?
Image: KAYAKING ON THE ALLEGHENY RIVER - BRIAN COHEN
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