Lauren Burress (age 11) writes about her first Fibark festival in Colorado!

By Lauren Burress

My First Fibark Festival in Salida Colorado.My First Fibark Festival was
awesome. I had so much fun, and I saw lots of my friends. The drive out
there was pretty long (28 hours) but it was definetly worth it. It was so
cool, the Jackson’s hosted a Cadet Rodeo for kids under 14 to compete in a
Freestyle Rodeo in Salida hole. I competed in the Cadet Rodeo since I am
only 11 and ended up with 5th place. But what was really cool was that I
finally got my loop in a competition. I am so proud of myself. I was happy
to have my Daddy on the side coaching me and that made it a unforgettable
Fathers Day for him and me. I love paddling and paddling for Jackson Kayak
makes it even more fun. Im already asking my parents to take me again next
year. We also got some river running in on The Numbers and Browns Canyon on
the Arkansas River. That was way cool. I am gearing up for the Junior
Olympics in a week and can’t wait to get to meet a bunch of other kayaking
kids.

Team Jackson
Lauren Burress