Yes, If you live on the willamette river which flows backward than other streams and rivers and want to manuver around debris in the water.

You dont need to drive downhill, either, but that doesn't mean that nobody had the crazy idea to do it.

a stream generaly dosen't have much of a current thusly paddling either way will get you moving unless you want to stillfish!

You're rowing "gently" not aggressively. Maybe it's more for steering, or maybe the stream doesn't have a very strong current.

Type A personality. Strokeaholic.

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Rowing will allow much more control than just drifting. Rowing gently will allow the current to do most of the work moving the boat, yet still allow for steering, whereas just drifting will not allow for steering at all.

Some people do things that the don't need to do.