Posts by Marek

Winter Paddling in Colorado: the South Platte River Near Kuner

Another afternoon paddling on the South Platte River, this time near Kuner. It was warm, but windy. I packed again my DSLR camera with a tripod into Thundeborlt kayak, but didn’t have an opportunity to shoot to many pictures.

The light wasn’t that great. So, all pictures below come from Pentax Optio W30, except the last one of old cars.

I have several favorite “tight places” on the South Platte. One of them is a narrow channel a mile or so upstream of Kuner. The river forms a pretty big island there.

Returning Back to (Paddling) Life

Three weeks after surgery my wrist is not fully operational yet, but I can do almost anything with some movement restrictions. So, yesterday, I started my 2009 paddling season with an easy afternoon workout on the South Platte River near Greeley.

Sisson Nucleus Kayak on Douglas Lake

October 31, 2006. Sisson Nucleus 100 multisport kayak at Douglas Lake in northern

Douglas Lake is a small reservoir north of Fort Collins near Wellington – quiet, rather shallow with sandy shores, no trees, but a nice view of mountains, pelicans, herons, and other birds, carps. It is State Wilderness Area, so you need Colorado Division of Wildlife Habitat Stamp for paddling there.

New Kayak and Canoe Paddling Books in 2009

These include paddling guides for several states (Colorado, Alaska, Georgia, Connecticut and Rhode Island) and Boundary Waters Canoe Area, some more technical books like kayak surfing, rolling and fishing, and general “ultimate” books on kayaking and canoe.

2008 Popular Articles in Paddling with a Camera Blog

A dozen of the most popular posts in the year of 2008 according to visitor traffic.

3 Winter Paddling Hours on the South Platte River

My local paddling lakes are frozen, but Horsetooth Reservoir is still open and the South Platter River is flowing. Unfortunately, I am not ready for my usual winter paddling yet. I need a few weeks to recover from my wrist […]

Kayaking Calendars 2009

Wilderness Paddling is offered by by well known paddlers, photographers and authors, Gary and Joanie McGuffin. I am sure it features both kayaks and canoes. Two other calendars seem to be focused on sea kayaking.

Paddling in Fog on the Lower Suwannee River

Fog on a river may be really photogenic. Well, if it is not too dense. I rarely have occasion to paddle in fog in a dry Colorado and when it happens it is usually too cold to enjoy it. I just returned back to my pictures shot during the 2006 WaterTribe Ultimate Florida Challenge.

Paddling Photography a year Ago – December 2007

Not much paddling in December 2007. Every year I spent a week in December in San Fracisco attending Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union. I was shooting some cityscapes with a new Canon EOS 40D camera. After returning back to Colorado I manage to take Sea Wind canoe to the Horsetooth Rservoir before it was frozen.