Magazine chronicles kayak outing's 'transformational impact'
Saturday, July 24, 2021
– Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor
Williamsporter Browne, clearly enjoying himself!
Ever the mentor, Cooley – associate professor of anthropology and environmental science – leads by example ...
Gaining confidence with their oars, the students spread out on the nearly 400-acre lake.
... and signals encouragement to a novice.
Therapeutically traversing the "mirror-smooth water"
Lycoming College generously provided a trailer full of kayaks and related gear to further the day's success.
Marshall, of Pottsville, carries paddles down to the water.
The kayakers undergo a safety demonstration by Jae Ellison, director of outdoor learning and education at Lycoming College ...
Smulligan, a Shenandoah resident, gets ready to take her kayak out on the lake.
Cooley (left) joins his kayaking colleagues for a group photo at the lake's edge (taken while proximity carried a masking requirement).
... that continued on the water (with Ellison at left).
Relishing a perfect late-spring morning
Englehart, of Montgomery, takes to the open water.
Richardson (left) talks with Marshall, as Smulligan paddles in the background.
Reflecting blue skies and verdant foothills, Rose Valley Lake – typifying the outdoor treasures within a short driving distance of Penn College – beckons boaters.