Winter paddling in northern Colorado? Well, skiing or snowshoeing are for sure more popular winter sports here, but if you love paddling or if you are training for paddle races you can find paddling opportunities in northern Colorado year around. Actually, finding a liquid water in Fort Collins requires shorter driving than reaching skiing areas …
Launching 2024 paddling and rowing season in northern Colorado Read More »
More winter paddling pictures … I had two paddling photo sessions with my Alpacka Yukon packraft on the Poudre River in February. Both times I started at Kingfisher Point Natural Area in Fort Collins. There is about half mile of slow water behind the diversion dam there. My cruising speed in a packraft is about …
Packrafting on the Poudre River – Winter Paddling with Alpacka Yukon Read More »
This year I had a longer break in paddling during winter than usual. I finished my 2013 season in late November with Badfish SUP on the Poudre River in Fort Collins and restarted in late January on the South Platte River with Sea Wind canoe. So far, my paddling is more oriented to photography than …
Wintertime Canoe, Packraft and SUP Paddling in northern Colorado Read More »
After 2 months of paddling my Bark Expedition SUP on calm waters of local ponds in Fort Collins I decided to take a next step. It was time to open winter paddling season on the South Platte River. So, I bought a shorter flexible fin (7″ Proteck Super Flex) for my paddleboard and did upstream/downstream …
SUP on the South Platte River – Opening Winter Paddling Season Read More »
Thunderbolt kayak and snow – climbing South Platte River shore at Evans Riverside Park
Quickblade paddle (Proton) and JKK Supernova kayak during winter paddling on Horsetooth Reservoir near Fort Collins, shot with GoPro Hero camera mounted on a kayak front deck. January 29, 2012.