Costa Rica Update by Will Richardson | Feb 22, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterWe have now been in Costa Rica one week, and have paddled every day. We have done the “Super Pasqua” section two times, which is a 24 mile marathon with no flatwater, and mostly class 4+ big water. It is like the Gauley at 5,000 but on steroids. Tons of...
Hero in Costa Rica! by Will Richardson | Feb 18, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Emily Jackson Hey Everyone! Today is my third day in Costa Rica and I am already excited to write a report on the hero! I had never paddled it before the past two days and i was very pleased with it! I was a little nervous since i hadnt run the river or used the...
Team JK's first two days in Costa Rica by Will Richardson | Feb 18, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterPhotos I am at an internet café running on batteries so a short article. We hooked up with Team JK’s Mario Huevo who has his own guide business here, www.costaricakayaktours.com and works through the largest outfitter in the country, Rios Tropicals. Our...
Mission: Cheoah River, sore backs and the chronicle of the shuttle bunny by Will Richardson | Feb 17, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Billy Harris Just going to put this out there, shuttle bunny’s get it tough. For all shuttle bunny’s everywhere I send my condolences. I literally sat on my butt all day long watching people have fun. Ruth Gordan left for Costa Rica with all her...
New HEROs Hit up the LRC (Little River Canyon) by Will Richardson | Feb 15, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Nick Troutman Well, this past weekend we had the opportunity to head to Alabama and fire up the mighty LRC (Little River Canyon). We met up with a whole bunch of locals and high school students who hadn’t run the river before. So we joined forces with New...
Jackson Family and Team Headed for Costa Rica by Will Richardson | Feb 15, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterEmily, Dane, Nick, and I are on our way to Costa Rica today! Ruth Gordon got their two days ago, and Jud Kiser got their yesterday! Joel Kowalski is coming in from Canada, while Jessie Stone, and Clay Wright, and maybe Pikey will be coming in next week! This trip is a...
Gavin and his 10 year old son James are enjoying JK kids boats in the UK!! by Will Richardson | Feb 13, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterI still get warm fuzzy feelings when I read about kids getting out with their parents. Life is about family, friends, being a good steward, and being all you can be. Kayaking is a great way to take care of all of these areas of your life in style! 🙂 EJ Hi Eric Here...
A day at the Spout with the Jacksonkayak Plant by Will Richardson | Feb 11, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Dane Jackson It has been high water at Rock Island since last Tuesday and it has been a different level every day. We all got to try new lines at the falls, we got to run sieve city at high water, we got the hole and brave wave at a bunch of different levels. On...
What a birthday weekend! (and a bit of carnage) by Will Richardson | Feb 11, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Boyd Ruppelt I took off to Alabama this weekend to celebrate my birthday weekend ( I’m 24! ) with Samantha for some creeking and skydiving action before heading back to Memphis and back to school. Saturday started out right with 3 skydives, a beautiful day,...
Beautiful Day on Little River Canyon! by Will Richardson | Feb 11, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos By Stephen Wright On Saturday, I read on Boatertalk that "Habitatmapper" had written, "LRC–it’s so hot right now…". That was all the prodding that I needed. On Sunday I loaded up Jessica’s van with 4 Heroes, 2...
Jesse Coombs gets the Super Hero on the water by Will Richardson | Feb 10, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Super Hero Review We have just built the creek boat I have always wanted. If the Super Hero had a motto, it would be ‘Where do you want to go today?’ That is because the Super Hero provides a platform for you to decide how far and where you...
My New Hero by Will Richardson | Feb 8, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Jessie Stone Ok, it’s true I have a new hero, and it’s not human. However, it has become my true new hero. I arrived back from Uganda on Monday night and waiting for me was the gorgeous new red boat. Luckily, the weather cooperated perfectly, and it...
