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Also waiting until spring, these canoes.
The Sigma 400mm mirror lens is fun/frustrating to shoot. Sometimes nature sits still long enough for you to get the shot focused, centered, and steady. Others, forget the fleeting birds, squirrels, et. al. They all seem to know you're just about set for that shot, then "flit!" off they go.
When that happens, a few shots like this are the consolation prize. A bit of glint casts a circular "rainbow" to the lens, and even some of the "snow glints" are little circles.
Yah, I'll keep it. Darned lens!
Canoeing up Diablo Lake towards Ross Dam and looking back (East) towards Davis Peek in the background.
Paddling shots from Taylor's Falls (Interstate State Park) to the take-out at William O'Brien State Park. A sunny but blustery day with the wind often against us (from the south).
Tribal Canoe Journeys of Pacific Northwest Native American Tribes, a significant cultural event that takes place once a year.
The Puyallup Tribe of Washington State was the host tribe for 2018 for all the Canoes sent by other tribes along the Pacific Northwest Coast. Tribes all along the coast traveled via paddling their traditional Ocean Canoes, beautiful, functional and ornate! These Canoe teams traveled from as far as Alaska, including far stretches of Vancouver Island, British Columbia and far stretches of Oregon Coast. Paddling for 4 to 6 six hours a day, some for over ten days, battling ocean current, heat and sheer physical exhaustion.
Each Canoe was fitted with a GPS Transponder and its latest position was updated in 30min intervals in the Website : paddletopuyallup.org/