Chasing Fall Water in Colorado by kelloggfamily | Sep 18, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWe are on the search to find good features in Colorado that are good training grounds for the World Championships in November. It’s not an easy feat as most Colorado rivers rely on snow melt for flows and typically the season is rather short. Once August hits, there...
Lotte the Little Shredder checks in about her summer by JK Little Shredders | Sep 7, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThis year I was lucky enough to leave the cold NZ winter and travel to Canada for the summer to attend the 2017 Keener program for session 1. This was my second year as a keener. I got to link up with a few of my keener mates from last year’s session and make new...
Trust – the Essential Ingredient for the Inner City Kids Kayaking Camp by Jessie Stone | Aug 28, 2017 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, United States, WhitewaterTrust is something that we often take for granted without even knowing it. I look at many things in my life and think about how many would not occur without trust both by me and with the people I am working/interacting with. The inner city kids kayaking camp is a...
Don’t ever paddle the Salmon by Jezz | Aug 20, 2017 | Australia, Creeking, Family Zone, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesBasically because it will ruin your perception of all other rivers as the salmon river is one spectacular section of whitewater which has almost everything you could ever want in a river. The main Salmon has large safe rapids, spectacular scenery, wilderness adventure...
Back to school by Chris Funk | Aug 12, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing, Internationalisation, Kilroy, Kilroy DT, United StatesThis week, social media has been flooded with “back to school” pictures and parents wishing the best for their kids. It has been nice seeing all the pictures with them lined up and ready to start the new year. My bride and I have been out of the back to school crowd...
KelloggShow Kids Heading to Argentina for the USA Freestyle Kayaking World Championships by kelloggfamily | Aug 12, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW Disciplines2017. My first opportunity to try to make the US Freestyle Kayaking Team. It had been on my mind all winter. Living in Colorado is not the best place for kayak training in the winter, but my brother, Kenny and I maintained our fitness by snowboarding and lifting...
Letting go of Perfection: A Summer Lesson by JK Little Shredders | Aug 9, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines Over the summer, when I went to the Ottawa River for the OKS Keener program, I was introduced to big wave surfing, which I found new and quite appealing! There was only one problem, I was missing so many passes! When I first started kayaking, I learned in...
Back to where it all began by Matthew Ball | Aug 7, 2017 | Family Zone, Fishing44 years ago, on the banks of the South Branch of the Potomac River near Moorefield, WV, was a little boy just beginning to walk, crawling around peeking out of an tent. His parents had visited this place year after year with their parents and...
Come join me at Montréal Eau Vive by JK Little Shredders | Aug 6, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Media, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesClose your eyes… Well, not yet because then you can’t read what I’m about to share, but pretend you’re closing your eyes and imagine a river… a wide river, like probably the widest river you’ve ever been on. Then, add a rapid, like… a really big...
Creating Family Adventures . . . by heatherherbeck | Jul 26, 2017 | Family Zone, Internationalisation, Karma, River Running, rivers, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIf there is anything that JK symbolizes, it’s FAMILY and ADVENTURE! I have been part of the JK team since 2005. Over the years there has been lots of change – boat designs, business structure, team members, etc – BUT, one thing has stayed...
Twice The Boat – Twice The Fun by Riley Frank | Jul 12, 2017 | Creeking, Family Zone, Karma Unlimited, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesFor a while I’ve had a Karma/UL sitting idle only getting used every once in a while for a race or long section of flat water. Up until now the hardest section I’d paddled it on had been Gore. While gore is a fun run there aren’t many tight, must make moves. A couple...
Top 5 Reasons Kayaking Changes Your Life by kelloggfamily | Jul 10, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIt’s funny when you look back at your life and see all the things that led to where you are today. And, you are really lucky if you are able to pinpoint one very decisive moment that set your life in a totally different direction. Discovering kayaking was one of those...
