Hannah Ray J Childs finds exhilaration in Iowa’s Maquoketa River, performing whitewater acrobatics that give her the "feeling of flying” and she met her husband through their shared passion for violent currents.
Yet, her deep connection to the state's waterways comes with a stark reality: she's also fallen ill from its pollution, now wearing nose and ear plugs to minimize risk. This paradox prompts a bewildered response to her hobby: "Ew, that’s disgusting. Why would you do that?"
