IMPERIAL RIVER

FOR NATURE FOOTSTEPS:  WATERS.  (Disclaimer:  NOT my pictures -- I made this collage from images found on Flikr.)  I'm including the post because of a personal goal to do a blog post about every one of the natural areas around us that we visit. 

 

Last week, we went kayaking on the Imperial River near Bonita Beach.  (It's about 20 miles south of us, an easy little drive.)  

Just as I suspected might be the case, I was not able to manage kayak, paddle AND camera.  This was our first time in single kayaks. On our previous kayaking excurisons, we'd used tandems -- each of us with either our son and daughter-in-law  (a couple of times) or our grandson and granddaugher-in-law -- all four of them experts.  On this trip, Bill was very good with his kayak -- I should have given him the camera.  I need a lot more practice, but it is going to be fun working on this skill.

We didn't see any birds or wildlife, but we kayaked a lovely peaceful stretch of this beautiful river.  Someday, I hope to replace these borrowed pictures with ones of our own!  

Comments

[Lady Fi]

Looks so lovely and peaceful.

[Hazel]

Congratulations on your Kayaking skills-and bravery!!!

[Carver]

What a beautiful area. Kayaking is so much fun and that's great you are doing it. I'm sure it will just take practice to be able to shoot while doing it although that sounds hard to me.

[texwisgirl]

stealing photos from Flickr,now! :) (i wouldn't be coordinated enough to manage a camera and kayak - much less just a kayak!)

[Michelle]

I can barely do camera..beautiful area that you have available to you

[Sondra]

maybe if you're going to be kayaking often, a waterproof camera may be a great investment for you..or buy an El'Cheapo point n shoot and put it in a zip lock baggie--;o)

[Pam]

Some times I have trouble walking and talking at the same time. I definitely could not do camera and kayaking.
Hugs, Pam :)

[Tatjana Parkacheva]

Beautiful place.

Regards and best wishes