# @kirstenalana on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BZlT3AuFetL
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2430201-kirstenalana-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/78f73d7592.jpg
- **Posted:** 2017-09-28T11:26:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

## Caption

15/16 #CaliforniaWild #sponsored post • To conclude our exploration of California’s 8 rural regions, we visited the #CentralValley. In the Delta, we headed out just before sunset at #DowWetlandsPreserve in Antioch on the San Joaquin River, with Kathy of @deltakayakadventures Some in our group chose a SUP, I gravitated toward the double sea kayak and was so grateful when @adamballard1978 jumped in with me. The following hours on the water blew me away. From how calm the water was to how gorgeous the light was to how quiet it was when everyone stopped talking, there was a peace to those moments that I completely hadn’t expected. From Kathy and some of her friends who accompanied us, we learned that the Preserve is some 470 acres of refuge and a habitat to more than 120 species of animals. It’s also facing a crisis as two types of invasive water plants have found their way into the Preserve, choking its waterways and harming native plants. I was shocked that a gorgeous purple flower I spotted floating in green leaves was part of one of them, a non-native Water Hyacinth that can grow up to 16 feet a day! 😳😭 It reminded me that where there is beauty, there is so often pain too, not just for humans but in the natural world as well. I was glad to hear that multiple organizations are working on how to solve the problem without damaging the native ecosystem. I also learned that the Delta is the largest estuary in the Western Hemisphere! #VisitCalifornia #deltakayakadventures #ThisIsAdventure • Thanks to @gopro for the #HERO5 Black that I captured this photo with. #goprohero5black #gopro #exploretocreate #influencelove

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thisisadventure, sponsored, hero5, centralvalley, dowwetlandspreserve, deltakayakadventures, visitcalifornia, influencelove, californiawild, gopro, exploretocreate, goprohero5black

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