The River Float That Somehow Became a Logistics Seminar

Kayak trips always sound simple when they are still being planned in a group text. Then somebody asks who is leaving a vehicle downstream, somebody else cannot remember where the dry bags are, and the snacks take on a level of strategic importance that feels wildly out of proportion.\n\nStill, once the paddles are in the water, all of that falls away. The current handles the pace, the shoreline does the talking, and the funniest part of the day becomes the shuttle story afterward.