Preparing for Winter SUP (Stand Up Paddling) Season

October 13, 2012. Paddling Expedition Bark SUP in Beaver Pond (Arapaho Bend Natural Area, Fort Collins). Camera: GoPro Hero.

I haven't paddled in my drysuit for years. Last time I used it probably 5 or 6 years ago when paddling in rain and snow on the Dismal River in Nebraska during Thanksgiving Day weekend. The drysuit will work on a SUP in cold season. Of course, it's not so much fun as paddling in shorts. I just need to replace my neck gasket.

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A New Fish in Beaver Pond

September 23, 2012. SurfTech 14-0 Bark Expedition TufLite SUP (stand up paddleboard) with a GoPro Hero camera mounted. Beaver Pond in Arapaho Natural Area near Fort Fort Collins.

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GoPro Hero Camera and Thunderbolt Kayak

September 18, 2012. Another evening with WSBS Thunderbolt-X kayak on the Beaver Pond in Arapaho Bend Natural Area near Fort Collins.

Thunderbolt provides for me the fastest way to go for a paddling workout - just a few seconds to load a kayak into V-racks on my car. And, in a small pond, I don't even need to mess up with a sprayskirt.

I was playing with the GoPro Hero camera mounted on a kayak bow and set up in the interval shooting mode. This time I was using my two suction cup mount based on Sticky Pod.

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Evening with WSBS Thunderbolt Kayak on Beaver Pond

September 16, 2012. 1 hour evening paddling with WSBS Thunderbolt-X kayak on the Beaver Pond in Arapaho Bend Natural Area near Fort Collins. Camera: Pentax Optio WG2

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Catching High Water on the South Platte River

September 13, 2012. Alpacka Yukon packraft on the South Platte River between Kersey and Kuner. Camera: Pentax Optio WG2

A couple days of rain increased water level in the South Platte River from around 100 cfs during dry summer to 2000 cfs at Kersey. I managed to catch the high water wave in this late afternoon bike-packraft trip: Kuner-Kersey-Kuner.

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CLC Patuxent 19.5 Stitch-and-Glue Kayak

July 11, 2009. A keyhole cockpit of the Patuxent 19.5 kayak - a plywood stitch-and-glue boat from Cheasapeke Light Craft. Camera: Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM lens.

I built Patuxent in my garage from a kit in 2009. The choice of a fast kayak was not dictated by my racing interest, but rather by a photography. I just needed a fast way to reach my shooting destinations. Racing came later. I paddled Patuxent on San Marcos and Guadelupe rivers in 2001 in my first training for the Texas Water Safari, but run the race in Spencer Xtreme canoe. The only race done in the Patuxent was the Colorado River Race in the upper Glenwood Canyon. I still paddle the Patuxent kayak mostly in a recreation and photography mode.

This picture is available for licensing as a royalty free image from my stock photography portfolio.

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