As you may know already the keener program is a youth development kayaking program on the Ottawa river and taught by professional paddlers, there is more to it that makes the program awesome. Just like many others who come to this program a lot of us come back if we have a chance for several reasons.
The positive environment you are surrounded in created by everyone is one of the best feelings. Every session has over twenty kids who share the same passion as well as the coaches and that is KAYAKING! Being able to live in a lifestyle of kayaking practically everyday for three weeks is heaven. When I wake up in the morning, I don't worry about going to work but instead I wake up to find everyone thrilled to go get on the water. Then once your on the water everyone around you encourages you to learning new things.
Another reason is simply the Ottawa river never gets old. The Ottawa river is one of the few rivers that no matter what the water level is there is always fun to be found. There's always sick places to kick flip, whirl pools, holes to play in, and the huge waves. Not everyone can go paddle on a river when there's been a drought or if its rained a lot. Typically most rivers have a point where they can be too low or so high everything is flushed out but not the Ottawa. Currently right now we are experiencing the river from eleven feet and dropping which is currently at five to six feet. Whats great about this is discovering the river and all its features as they come in or disappear into new ones with everyone making is an awesome adventure because you never know whats next.
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