Photo of the Week – Anderson Island

There are moments when things aligned and you feel that all is right in the universe despite all the concerns we have in the modern world. And one of the biggest joys of being  a guide is when you share that moment with a client.

This evening was just such an evening, and I think Theresa did a wonderful job of capturing it as our we all took a moment to pause and watch the day end and transform into night. The couple we guided that afternoon were from the East coast and here not on a pleasure vacation, but visiting a gravely ill relative. After the emotional roller-coaster they had endured, they were looking for a moment of release and contacted us for a paddle.

With each stroke you could feel some of the burden lifting from their shoulders. Heading back to our put-in we took a moment to turn and watch the sunset as it sank behind Anderson Island; not a word was spoken, but the people who left that evening where far different from those that had arrived.

The remedial power of nature.