My dear husband got me a GoPro Hero9 for Christmas! (and this post is about 2 months in the making!)
I have been wanting one for years, but hadn’t specifically asked for this, so he truly surprised me with this gift!
He also added the accessory kit, so I have many options of where/how to mount the GoPro.
To try it out, I took the fam hiking at one of my favorite spots, Hanging Rock, and used the cross-body holder on the way up to get some chest-level video (see below).
I also used the fast-motion / time-lapse feature to capture some of our hike. And you can’t tell in the video below, but I carried Asher for a good portion of the uphill–whew! 😛
The used the “selfie stick” when we got to the tower on top to make some quick videos. I put it all together later in the GoPro “featured” section–where the GoPro app takes bits from each clip that I select, adds music, and voilà –a montage created super fast! Check it out:
Now, I will admit that I haven’t read the entire 80+ page GoPro manual–yet. It’s on my list!
But I was able to figure out what I needed to do pretty easily.
The next day, an unseasonably warm December day, we decided to crank up the heat on our outdoor pool to 90°, and go for a swim! I used my floatation handle from the GoPro accessory kit to bring the GoPro underwater with us. Gabe thought it was especially fun, and made a lot of the videos captured below:
And, you might have already watched a few other GoPro videos from my Great Wolf Lodge post.
I plan on taking this on my mountain-climbing trips, as well as hikes, but I need to figure out my strategy–GoPro only, or GoPro + camera?
Pretty sure I want to take both, but will need to figure out how to best make that work… plus, I will also need to bring twice as many charging cables, batteries, gear, etc. So I don’t want it to be more trouble than it’s worth!
Check out my GoPro gear + camera (and dog):
We’ll see next weekend in Virginia and Kentucky how the GoPro + camera combo works out 😉 Stay tuned!
Suzie Haley says
If anyone deserves a GoPro, it is you. Great gift idea. You are likely to wear it out.
Underwater, hanging from a cliff, summiting a mountain, running along a forest trail,
chasing after a son, boogie-boarding along the beach, chasing after Luna who is
chasing after a skunk, even shots of mouth-watering food – you will capture it!
i look forward to your escapades. Even Luna approves.
Cudos to your parents who braved the heated pool in December. Good ad for
backyard swimming holes. Bring on more GoPro videos as you climb every mountain!