Photo Source: Unsplash Alyssa sat in the stern of the canoe, dangling her paddle over the surface of the river. “It’s called the J stroke. You’ve got to pull the paddle towards you, and then push out… see, like the letter J.” She shifted her hands on her paddle as she spoke, splashing the plastic end into the water, then drawing it back towards herself. As she pulled the paddle head through the river to level with her torso, she turned the head at an angle and pushed out, finishing the...