Tag: Tide Pooling Gear
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Can I Wear Rain Boots At the Tide Pools?
Short Answer: Rain boots do ok in the intertidal, but there might be better options you already have in your closet. Long Answer: Read on! Shoes are really important for tide pooling, both to prevent injuries to your feet and to prevent slipping. For more information about shoes in general, read this article. A common…
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2024 California’s King Tides: What to Know
The California king tides are here for the winter and many will be flocking to the tide pools to take advantage of these extra low tides in the upcoming weeks and months. Whether you’re an avid tide pooler or a first timer heading out the tide pools, read below for everything you need to know…
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7 Tips for Safely Tide Pooling Alone
Tide pooling alone is a difficult topic for avid tide poolers. Inevitably, an avid tide pooler will find themself faced with a good opportunity to tide pool and no one to go with them. In this post, I’m not going to deal with whether or not you should go tide pooling alone, as this is…
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What’s In My Tide Pooling Bag? 10 Tide Pooling Essentials
Just like any other outdoor hobby, tide pooling has gear that will make your trip to the rocky shores much more enjoyable. If you’re going to the tide pools purposefully, it’s a good idea to have a bag packed so you are prepared for your adventure. However, you should know that these things are not necessary…
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Tide Pooling at Night—The Complete Guide
Tide pooling at night is an essential skill for an avid tide pooler. If you’re determined to find more— and more unusual— tide pool animals then you must be comfortable visiting the tide pools in the dark, often once the sun has gone down or early in the morning before dawn. While tide pooling in…
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How to Instantly Improve Your Tide pool Photography Part 2: DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras
Taking photos at the tide pools is tricky no matter what kind of camera you are using, and DSLR cameras are no exception. Rocky shores present an extreme environment for cameras as water, sand, salt, and sharp, slippery rocks aren’t a great recipe for a clean, fully functioning camera. For some, bringing a DSLR or…
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How to Instantly Improve Your Tide Pool Photography Part 1: Smart Phones
Tide pool photography is one of the easiest ways to get images of marine life without snorkeling or scuba diving. The amount of diversity and density of life in healthy tide pools is beyond most other marine environments and you won’t have any trouble finding animals to take pictures of. But tide pool photography also…
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What Shoes Should You Wear to the Tide Pools?
Having the right kind of shoes at the tide pools can make or break your experience. Climbing around on sharp and slippery rocks can quickly become unpleasant if you aren’t wearing the right shoes. Even the best footwear for tide pooling won’t ensure that you don’t fall or that your feet will be dry, but…
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The Tidepooler is a blog focused on education and information about the tide pools and rocky shore environments along the coasts of the world’s oceans. With more understanding and enthusiasm, these important ecosystems can be sustainably explored for science, curiosity, and appreciation of their beauty.
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