Photo Essay by Eh Ler Tha

Two Outdoor Outreach instructors unloading kayaks from a trailer in the parking lot of Tidelands Park.

Outdoor Outreach instructors arrive at Tidelands park and unload kayaks from trailer.

Blue and orange kayaks laid out on the grass at Tidelands Park facing the bay and Coronado Bridge.

Instructors typically arrive at the location ahead of time to prepare gear before participants arrive.

Instructors deliver lessons to the group before getting into the water

Four Outdoor Outreach youth participants sitting in blue and orange kayaks in the San Diego Bay.

Participants crossing under the Coronado Bridge.

Four Outdoor Outreach youth participants posing on the beach of Tidelands Park and holding up a shoe while smiling.

Participants stop by a small beach for a break and to pick up some trash along the way.

Four Outdoor Outreach youth participants kneeling down on the beach to write and draw on the sand.

Participants checking out the best seashells they found on the beach.

Two Outdoor Outreach youth participants showing off their seashells to Outdoor Outreach instructors.

An instructor transporting trash that was collected from the beach.