A Gib McGill original... I've done this rapid... and stayed upright once!... One of my hobbies is whitewater kayaking. A physically demanding yet exhilarating sport, it makes a person fully appreciate how great it is to be alive. I feel it helps maintain my inspiration for painting. I most enjoy paddling when the river is at a medium-high level and the water takes on that travertine color redolent of freshness and clarity. That's how it is on the Gauley River in West Virginia in the