Class 2 Adventure by dianegaydos | Jul 19, 2024 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesEver wonder how you can make a class 2 river more exciting? Just add kids! A few days ago my husband and I took our kids to the Hiwassee River for a class 2 adventure. When I was first pregnant, my husband and I debated about the best way to get our kids on the river....
Three Generations of Kayakers by dianegaydos | Apr 13, 2023 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesMy Mom Beth started kayaking before I was born, and ultimately was the one who got me hooked on the sport. Last week, she came out to visit my family, and then spent a week kayaking my local rivers. She’s joined this Week of Rivers trip annually for the past few...
Just One More Stern Squirt by dianegaydos | Mar 29, 2023 | Creeking, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines“Just one more stern squirt!”, I call out to my group, as they float by. We’re nearing the end of the river run. We’ve been playing our way down, surfing little waves, inventing new ferry challenges, splatting rocks, and of course, stern squirting. It’s a brisk...
Backyard Favorites by dianegaydos | Mar 14, 2023 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSometimes after (or in the middle of) a long week, there’s nothing like a classic run to scratch that paddling itch. For me, one of my backyard favorites is the Sinks to the Elbows on the Little River. Only 45 minutes from Knoxville, TN, this run has water for most of...
How to Shuttle with 2 kids by dianegaydos | Dec 10, 2022 | Creeking, Family Zone, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe hardest part of a shuttle used to be getting my friends to show up on time and figuring out how to get all the boats strapped down without them falling off. Not anymore. Now that we have a baby and a toddler, this year the hardest part of a shuttle was how to get...
Ocoee Summer Days by dianegaydos | Sep 29, 2022 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThis summer we spent several fun filled days kayaking the Ocoee River. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s a fun dam release class 3 river in Tennessee, with tons of play. I finally got the chance to try out my new Rockstar V and it did not disappoint! It was so smooth....
Bailey Canyon | Colorado Classic by dianegaydos | Aug 4, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines, ZenBailey Canyon is a classic section of Colorado whitewater located on the North Fork of the South Platte River. While on our Colorado vacation, we had hoped for this run, but until the day before it seemed unlikely. Luckily, warm weather brought the water level up to a...
Upper Animas, Colorado by dianegaydos | Jul 26, 2021 | Exploration Feature, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines, ZenWhen I asked around on what run to prioritize on our recent trip to Colorado, Upper Animas was one of the main answers. Originally, my husband and I didn’t think this run was going to work out for us. We were on a 2 week trip to Colorado with our 2 year old daughter...
The Pleasant River, a Maine Gem (Gulf Hagas) by dianegaydos | Jun 1, 2021 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesEver heard of the West Fork of the Pleasant River? Sounds too good to be true, right? But in fact, it’s real, and as amazing as it sounds! This run is located in the Maine wilderness and is a true gem. The run is called Gulf Hagas and it flows down the West Fork of...
Middlebury Gorge, Vermont Kayaking by dianegaydos | May 27, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines, ZenAfter a solid rain storm in Vermont while we were on our road trip to New England, the Middlebury Gorge came in. We were stoked, as this is one of the class V gems in the area. A friend put us in contact with a local boater who wanted to boat that day, and off we...
Smalls to the Wall Race, 2021 by dianegaydos | May 14, 2021 | Creeking, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines, ZenIn a last minute decision of where we were most likely to have water on our already planned vacation, my husband Daniel and I changed destinations completely and headed north to New England. We started out the trip in Maine, which ended up being perfect timing for the...
Norway | Whitewater Kayaking by dianegaydos | Mar 2, 2021 | Creeking, Internationalisation, Karma, Norway, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI’m sure I’m not alone when I say the past 12 months have had much less travel than normal for me. In addition to looking forward to when international travel will be safer again, I’ve been spending a lot of time looking back. Enjoy this video of when my husband...
