Pumpkin Head of the Colorado

Austin has a very active rowing community and this weekend there is a big regatta. Boats are here from Dallas, and Oklahoma, and who knows where else. I have never seen so many racing shells all in one place - there are nearly at least a hundred boats - singles, doubles, quads, and even some eights. They are stacked on the lawn down by the river like cordwood! It is an astounding sight to see! I did a lot of photographs of the boats, but then went down to one of the docks as women in singles were coming in from a practice. I love that all of the boats in this photograph have their oars in exactly the same position! Believe it or not, the regatta is called "Pumpkin Head of the Colorado." Very cool name!