15/16 #CaliforniaWild #sponsored post • To conclude our exploration of California’s 8 rural regions, we visited the #CentralValley. In the Delta, we headed out just before sunset at #DowWetlandsPreserve in Antioch on the San Joaquin River, with Kathy of @deltakayakadventures Some in our group chose a SUP, I gravitated toward the double sea kayak and was so grateful when @adamballard1978 jumped in with me. The following hours on the water blew me away. From how calm the water was to how gorgeous the light was to how quiet it was when everyone stopped talking, there was a peace to those moments that I completely hadn’t expected. From Kathy and some of her friends who accompanied us, we learned that the Preserve is some 470 acres of refuge and a habitat to more than 120 species of animals. It’s also facing a crisis as two types of invasive water plants have found their way into the Preserve, choking its waterways and harming native plants. I was shocked that a gorgeous purple flower I spo...