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Paddle boarding is rooted in the ocean, but more and more we’re finding that these boards are the perfect way to adventure on rivers, too. On this trip, we went down the Colorado River as it passed through Moab, Utah. I brought along Kelly Potts from Maui, and teamed her up with river expert Ken Hoeve for an eclectic mix of skills and personalities. This trip was sponsored by Surftech, Bluesmiths and Olukai.
Editor’s Note: Ben Horton has gotten around. As a National Geographic photographer he’s covered every sort of adventure from diving with sharks off the Costa Rican coastline to dogsledding on Ellesmere Island. And he wants you to go, too. And if you don’t go to the arctic, or the Brazilian rainforest, maybe his imagery will inspire you to go somewhere you’ve been meaning to for a long time. Even if it’s just to the other side of the state you’re living in. Horton gives us the story behind nine of his favorite images from the last half decade or so. Images that represent a deep love of our planet, and protecting it.