Yucca flowers in front of my Fort Collins house remind me that it is time for Texas Water Safari. This 260 mile nonstop paddling race from San Marcos to Seadrift start every year on the second Saturday of June.
Texas Water Safari was my first racing experience and still remains the most important one. We went to Texas to observe the 2001 Safari, then I finished three races solo: 2002, 2003, and 2005. I couldn’t attend the race postponed due to flooding in 2004. Connie was my Team Captain. It appears that she really didn’t like that job after all (what a surprise …), but she wrote some good tips for team captains and support crew.
My TWS reports and pictures are still available at Mountain Wayfarer (some links may be broken). I gathered most of these pictures (165) into a slide show below. The far left button in a toolbar opens a gallery page with four picture albums.
This year I am returning back to Texas Water Safari, not in a boat, unfortunately. I am flying to Texas with my camera, so more pictures will be available soon.
Update:
The Texas Water Safari is postponed until July 10th due to flooding conditions on the lower Guadalupe river.
Related posts:
My Experience in Three Famous Ultra Marathon Paddling Races
Texas Water Safari – Reports, Pictures, Video Clips
2007 Texas Water Safari in a Surfski by Carter Johnson - I. Race and Boat , II. San Marcos and Guadelupe, and III. Finish and Solo Record
How to Sit in Water and Paddle a Surfski for 260 or 300 Miles by Carter Johnson
2007 Texas Water Safari - Paddle, Swim or Portage Rio Vista?
3 Top Solo Paddlers in Texas Water Safari 2007 - Part I and II
Adventures of a Team Captain – 4 Years of Texas Water Safari in Retrospect
Texas Water Safari: First-Time Team Captain Story
These are beautiful, Marek! I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with next.
Switching to plan B: packing camera gear and Sea Wind canoe and leaving for Wyoming:
paddling and shooting project – North Platte River Paddling Sampler