I went for one of my typical three-hour paddles on a sunny summer day. After I tied up the kayak I stood and happened to catch my reflection in the window. I was taken aback because I saw myself, not as the older woman I am now, age 66 which is not too hard to think that I'm not far from 70, but as the young paddling woman of my 20s--sunglasses, big head of hair, life jacket. What else was there to see? No wrinkles in such a reflection, but as I look later at the photo I spot the arthritis in my hands and know that the years, well-earned and well-paddled, are all there.
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