US National Championships/ US Freestyle Team Selection – Part 1 by ericjackson | Apr 20, 2003 | JK Family PostsThe circus is in town. The sleepy town of Rock Island has been invaded by the top 100 freestyle kayakers hoping to earn their spot on the US Team. This is America and if you want to represent it, you have to prove your mettle in competition. There is only one way to...
Bill McKnight by ericjackson | Apr 20, 2003 | JK Family PostsHere’s a story about a guy you don’t know, but will, Bill McKnight. He is tall, super nice, kind of quiet, but a full force Hurricane on the water. He is on the dark side, yes, he is a C1er. Many years ago the battle cry of the C1ers in Wash., DC (Jon...
Kids go for it on the Ocoee by ericjackson | Apr 20, 2003 | JK Family PostsKids can’t get enough of the Ocoee. Emily and Dane showed that their skills are quite developed as they ran the Ocoee with little assistance from Dad. Both kids lead me through the major rapids each day.” Check out the cool photos. Dane got his first back...
My Kids get their combat roll at Rock Island by ericjackson | Apr 20, 2003 | JK Family PostsThe moment was finally right, and the water levels cooperated too. Emily age 13 and Dane age 9 have finally gotten their nerve up to paddle where they will be flipping over. First off Dane and I went to the river but it was off and there was only 100 cfs going down....
Kids by ericjackson | Apr 20, 2003 | JK Family PostsOK two weeks ago the kids got their combat roll. Then I went to Wausau to build a hole for the North American Championships for a week so I was not able to paddle with them, but Clay Wright took a day and worked on Danes’ boat. Dane wanted to get vertical...
Dane Runs Great Falls on the Potomac by ericjackson | Apr 20, 2003 | UncategorizedThe Great Falls of the Potomac. This is my homegrounds, my playground, the place I can always go to get away from anything or anybody if I want to. It is not like 1984 when I first ran it with my cousin Kirk, who is now in a wheelchair due to a biking accident and...
Gauley Fest Weekend with Dane, Clay, Jay, and Scott: What more can you ask for? by ericjackson | Apr 20, 2003 | JK Family PostsAfter Isabelle hit WV it was a sure thing that we would head up there. Good thing too, since we were able to hit the Dries of the New, the Lower Gauley at 6000 cfs, and the Upper Gauley at 4000 cfs. Although Mann’s Creek was running on Friday, the day we...
Family Time in Graz by ericjackson | Apr 20, 2003 | JK Family PostsGraz is quite the little city for some European culture. With downtown corridors that have housed the butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers since the 1400’s, it has plenty of charm as well. Every day Kristine, Emily, Dane, and I have walked around and checked...
Emily goes on her first overnight kayaking trip in Idaho! by ericjackson | Apr 20, 2003 | JK Family PostsMy daughter, Emily is 13 years old and well into her first year with a roll. She has paddled in Colorado, Tennessee, North Carolina, on the Potomac, and Ottawa Rivers this year. Her “big” trip was to fly to the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho for...
Dane Does the Really Big Seal Launch by ericjackson | Apr 20, 2003 | JK Family Posts, WhitewaterDane is learning to take advantage of the fun factor at Rock Island. Today it is the big seal launch before surfing.”
