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The Wintering Grounds: Playboating in the Southeast
As summer started to wind down and the inevitable bite of the fall air settled into New York, my friends and I started to look ahead to the end of paddling season. With the snow still far from rideable, a conversation was started- what if we didn’t have to stop kayaking just because it was December? Enter - The Wintering Grounds.