Death from below on Oregon’s Metolius River. Redside trout gorge on green drakes during the afternoon hatch. Photo: Arian Stevens

There is something sacred about a canoe. Not many aspects of contemporary life are safe from society’s relentless march toward modernity, but this small craft with its innate grace has become a defiant symbol, resisting change and drawing us back to simpler times. Many say there is not a more honest way to experience a river. Kate Sherin does just that, all smiles while searching for salmon on Quebec’s Bonaventure River. Photo: Scotty Sherin

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