paddling with a camera

May 2007: I paddled my Thunderbolt-x kayak on my local lakes in northern Colorado - Horsetooth and Boedecker Reservoirs. Spring was a great time for shooting with Pentax Optio W10 camera, so I got some nice pictures. You can also find some posts with photography tips including reviews of the sticky pod suction camera mount.

• 05/03/2007: Springtime Paddling on the Boedecker Reservoir at Loveland

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• 05/07/2007: Paddling in the Rain and Wind on the Horsetooth Reservoir

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• 05/10/2007: Photo Kayaker Top 5 Tips for Shooting Paddlers

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• 05/11/2007: 7 Ways to Improve Your Photography from the Problogger Top 5 Project

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• 05/12/2007: Lichen Rock Art from Old Horsetooth Sandstone Quarries

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• 05/18/2007: Sticky Pod Review - A Suction Cup Camera Mount for Kayak Photography

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• 05/20/2007: 3 Frames from the Horsetooth Reservoir - Mullein and Sandstone

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• 05/21/2007: More on the Sticky Pod and Two Suction Cup GPS Mount

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• 05/27/2007: North Platte River at Eagle Nest 36 Miles Downstream from Saratoga, Wyoming

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Much more attractive for paddling looks right now the North Platte River in Wyoming which has a good flow below Saratoga and between Glendo and Guernsey Reservoirs in Wendover Canyon. There will be the 2nd Wyoming Outback Challenge on the North Platte during the Memorial Day weekend - 48 mile race from Saratoga to I-80.

The above picture was shot during our weekend in Wyoming before the last year race. Camera: Pentax Optio W10.

Related posts:

• Wyoming Outback Challenge on the North Platte River - Strong Current and Head Wind
• 2007 Wyoming Outback Challenge on North Platte River- Results and Pictures
• 3 Days on the North Platte River in Wyoming: from Treasure Island to Fort Steele

When paddling the Horsetooth Reservoir I am always looking for some traces of the past: old roads, fences, building foundation, sandstone quarries. I had a great time when the reservoir was drained a few years ago. You can see some 2002 pictures at Mountain Wayfarer. Paddling on the Horsetooth "river" was interesting too.

Yesterday, I enjoyed a short workout in windy conditions with my Thunderbolt kayak starting at Inlet Bay and going to north to the Quarry Cove where I had a longer photo session. I found an old barbed wire fence. Rocks were used to anchor that fence and it was tied to a huge boulder under a sandstone cliff.

I was shooting with Pentax Optio W30 camera. I would like to return back to this spot with my Canon DSLR and a tripod. Since I will need more than one lens (i.e., a bigger bag of photo gear) I will have to take the Sea Wind canoe instead of the Thunderbolt.

Related posts:

• 2000-2004 Paddling on the Horsetooth at Mountain Wayfarer
• Springtime Paddling on the Horsetooth Reservoir
• Launching Thunderbolt Kayak on Horsetooth Reservoir from Lory State Park
• Paddling and Photographing the Horsetooth Reservoir in Northern Colorado
• Paddling in the Rain and Wind on the Horsetooth Reservoir
• Paddling the Skeleton Coast