Dismal River 2009 – Slideshow from Paddling Nebraska Sandhills
In the last weekend of September I went with Connie for paddling trip to Mullen, Nebraska. We took our two dogs (Pixels and Dax) and Sea Wind canoe. In Mullen we met Rob Bean with another Kruger canoe (Sawyer Loon). Me, Rob and Pixel managed to run two river trips. Connie helped us with a shuttle. We all enjoyed a beautiful early fall weather.

The first one was 36 mile paddling on the Dismal River from highway 97 (Mullen) to highway 83 (Thedford). It took us nearly 10 hours. Next day, we drove to Valentine and paddled 15 easy miles on the Niobrara River.
I prepared a 40 picture slide show from the Dismal River:
All pictures were shot with Pentax Optio W30 camera. I included a few pictures from Rob also shot with the same model of Pentax.
I am usually reducing exposure when photographing during mid day (-0.3 or -0.7). EV compensation is assigned in my camera to a “green button” for a faster operation. It allows me to avoid overexposure of bright areas like our white boats.
I am going to post more technical comments and tips from that paddling followed by pictures from the Niobrara.

Reports from the Dismal River:
… Dismal River – The First Encounter, July 27-29, 2001
… Through Barbed Wire Fences, August 24-26, 2001
… In November Rain, November 22-24, 2001
… Dismal River of Nebraska Sandhills, Carhenge and Dobby’s Frontier Town, September 2005
… Dismal River GPS/photo log (it will be updated after 2009 trip)
Nebraska Sandhills books:
This Fragile Land: A Natural History of the Nebraska Sandhills by Paul A. Johnsgard
The Nebraska Sand Hills: The Human Landscape by Charles Barron McIntosh
The Last Prairie: A Sandhills Journal by Stephen R. Jones









I wonder if anybody paddled recently the Dismal River below highway 83 down to Nebraska National Forest?
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