“This land was made for you and me” – Woody Guthrie Final of two parts. I saw above me that endless skyway. And far above me in that impossibly blue sky I watched through the bare tops of the silver maples and sycamores the most graceful creature drifting on currents of air. How long til its wings would actually flap? […]

I shouldered my electric blue Perception 9.5 kayak, reached out and grabbed my yellow double-bladed kayak paddle and carried both over to the bank, stepping delicately down the seven uneven steps that lead to the Sangamon River. I brought the kayak around my shoulder and plopped it down into the Sangamon with a splash. Next is the tricky part; there’s […]