Kayaking: Pirouetting the Chattahoochee
December 15, 1998 — There was a moment during my 13-mile, four-hour kayaking excursion down the Chattahoochee River last week when I stopped paddling and lay back to take a rest.
A single leaf fell from the river’s tree-lined banks.
It lazily glided through the air, finally landing on the water, ready to begin its slow journey [...]
Rowing: ‘From the release, ready, all row’
October 13, 1998 — “Try singing a song to yourself or something,” my rowing instructor offered from her sliding seat behind me.
She could see the muscles in my neck throbbing each time I pulled my oars. She knew I was tense, and she was trying to get me to relax.
Rowing, when done properly, is supposed [...]