Paddle Without Barriers

2024-12-09T12:52:45-04:00

By Pauline Halstead Fences, brick walls, doors - this is what most of us think of when the word "barrier" pops up.  Imagine kayakers leaping over a fence, racing to get up speed to jump over.  Quite the feat!  What about the barriers in our heads, the "I can't do that," or "They can't do that......?"  Almost 25 years ago, when I was working at an outdoor adventure show for a hiking company, a lady using a wheelchair stopped by and said she would like to go hiking.  Hmmm, I suggested that paddling might be a little easier for her.  With [...]