Then I had to figure out what camera. I looked at GoPro, full stop. Why did I not look at other brands? I guess I don’t have the patience or willingness and time to deal with a lemon so close to the trip. That left between the models.

Really it was between Hero 9, 10, or 11. The Hero 11 mini lacked the screen which makes it harder to work with. There are plenty of comparison and review videos out there so I’ll just say I went with the Hero Black 10 bundle. Yes I got a selfie stick. It also came with two batteries and that selfie stick doubles as a tripod. I’ve seen my buddy Matt Setter use a selfie stick to great effect a number of times so I’m also following in his footsteps.

The fun part is how I was going to shoot video. From Katie’s clues, I bought a Quad Lock to mount my phone to so I could do talking in the moment. Ignore the flat bars, and know that it’s going to be a lot easier for me to change music now or shoot a photo on the fly. You just push down the collar and twist off. This leaves my back pockets for snacks that my good arm can reach.

Yep, I’m going to need a swivel for those “strafing” shots of giant valleys and peaks as well as race fans. There were a few but I opted for a basic cheapie.

But how was I going to get those shots you just can’t do from a front mount? You just have to have a stick for that, which I got. Well I found these quick release gadgets!

As you can see, they have the power of a Dragonball, or a wizard or something and you can quickly move the camera from the front mount to the stick! I think I have all my equipment worked out so you all can get a ringside seat to the action, as soon as my editing is done!