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’ve become that guy. I realized it last spring when I turned down a paddling trip to stay home and cut my lawn. It wasn’t turning 40 that did it—nothing that abrupt or clearly defined. It was a gradual transition from the condition I used to call freedom, to a different condition others call middle age. I know I am not alone. Middle age is not represented by a particular number of birthdays celebrated. It is not about age at all. Middle age hap- pens when life’s responsibilities, urgent or otherwise, start to dictate the amount of time you have to dedicate to paddling. My desire to paddle is stronger than ever; my time to do so, however, has diminished.


Green easy


FINDING FREEDOM


DEEP IN THE CANYON OF LODORE STORY AND PHOTOS BY SCOTT MACGREGOR


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