Ryan Frawley
Aug 10, 2024

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Same. It's so gorgeous, but so crowded, and worse every year. Blame Instagram.

Actually, this didn't make it into the story, but before I launched the kayak, a couple came over and asked if she could sit in the kayak while he took a photo. I helped her get in, and it did make for an amazing photo. But...not real, is it? She didn't paddle anywhere; she was actually quite nervous the whole time.

For how many people is it just a photo op rather than an experience?

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Ryan Frawley
Ryan Frawley

Written by Ryan Frawley

Novelist. Essayist. Former entomologist. Now a full-time writer exploring travel, art, philosophy, psychology, and science. www.ryanfrawley.com

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