Approach to the Rapids
By John L. Peyton
This can be a tense moment. The canoe floats quietly but you can feel the strengthening pull of the current. You have only so long to choose your safest course through white water. But the Crees and Ojibwas always seemed relaxed. Their work-year required a lot of travel, and taking the necessary risks was part of the job of survival. The man is standing to get a better view. The woman is resting but she will be working hard soon, bending her paddle with powerful push and pull strokes to avoid the underwater rocks that she, from her bow position, will be able to see first.
Approach to the Rapids Painting by John L. Peyton
Approach to the Rapids
By John L. Peyton
This can be a tense moment. The canoe floats quietly but you can feel the strengthening pull of the current. You have only so long to choose your safest course through white water. But the Crees and Ojibwas always seemed relaxed. Their work-year required a lot of travel, and taking the necessary risks was part of the job of survival. The man is standing to get a better view. The woman is resting but she will be working hard soon, bending her paddle with powerful push and pull strokes to avoid the underwater rocks that she, from her bow position, will be able to see first.
Approach to the Rapids Painting by John L. Peyton