A kayak is a small, relatively narrow one man boat. It is manually propelled by the person inside with a double bladed paddle.

Kayaks were originally developed by Eskimos. They used them for hunting boats on inland lakes.

The first kayaks were originally made of seal skin stretched over a wood or whalebone frame. Kayaks are thought to be about 4,000 years old. Today's kayaks are normally constructed by fiberglass.

On The Mohican River, all of the kayaks are the same. Each has an inside for the rider to sit down into, this has many uses.The first is to keep most of the rider dry during the trip. The second is to keep the rider in the kayak in case of  it capsizing. Another use is to help the rider keep balance of the kayak. And finally the inside is to keep the kayak from filling with water when capsized, making it harder to pull out of the water and flip over.

Steering the kayak is about the same as canoeing. Paddling on the left will make you go right and vise-versa.

Kayaking is safer than canoeing but can still be dangerous. You can still flip a kayak and crash. The chance is less likely but in the event that you do, you could be alone and have no one to help you out of the situation.