On Labor Day a carload of us drove out to Hiram, a tiny town east of Cleveland on the Cuyahoga River. We stopped at Camp Hi to begin a kayaking adventure!
My mom is a kayaking pro, but everyone else wasn't quite as experienced - it was only Matt's third time ever kayaking and my dad & Ruth's second. We set out super early, which turned out to be smart because the high was around 90 that day! The river was really nice because a lot of it was shaded, so we weren't in direct sun the whole time. There was hardly any current at all, and the water level was super low - the lady at the rental shack told us it was the lowest she'd ever seen it! So we ran aground a few times on sandbars/rocks, but it wasn't a big deal.
(Thanks to my mom for the last four photos!)
It was so pretty and peaceful! Of course, since there was hardly any current helping us along - and since we paddled 7 miles! - our arms and shoulders were a tiny bit sore the next day...but it was worth it. It was lots of fun, even if some of us ended up less dry than others at the end :D A fitting end to the summer!
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