The Rarely Done, North Fork of Daisy Creek by Will Richardson | Sep 7, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterOctober 7, 2008 By Boyd Ruppelt Photos So as a belated report from our trip to Colorado, Me and Samantha Brunner had the pleasure of catching a section that is rarely run on the Upper North Fork of Daisy Creek in Crested Butte, CO. Affectionately known as "the...
Upper Cherry Creek by Will Richardson | Sep 5, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Darin McQuoid Photos Straight off the NF San Joaquin Ben and I went to Cherry Creek, which is the most well known muli day in Cali, a complete classic. Enough descriptions have been given of this granite wonderland, so I won’t give another. I will give a...
A Couple of Fall Days on Fun Tour with KC- photo essay by Will Richardson | Sep 4, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterOctober 4, 2008 Photos The Fun Tour isn’t over with GAF, NOC visits, Rock Creek visits, paddling the Nantahala and Ocoee Rivers, and spending a little time with KC. Here are a few images from the past week… EJ
The Little Hero is coming! by Will Richardson | Sep 1, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterOctober 1, 2008 Finally we are completing the best selling river running lineup for those of you who want a bigger boat than a Side Kick and a small boat than a Hero! Click here for the specs on our Little Hero due out in December! EJ
Tony Lunt (EJ’s partner in JK) writes about the Super Hero on the Grand Canyon by Will Richardson | Jul 26, 2008 | 2010 Fun, 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Heros, Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterHey guys; I really like your articles about what kayak to use posted on the site. I agree with both of you and commend you on your choice of playboat for the rapids of the Grand Canyon, but I feel that the Super Hero is worthy of praise as well. I am glad I brought...
Kayaking The Grand Canyon by Will Richardson | Jul 26, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Sage Donnelly It was so cool seeing you on the Grand Canyon. I had a lot of fun and paddled over 144 miles of the 224 that we ran. My Mom was rowing our raft while my Dad and I kayaked. Mom made me get in the raft on the big rapids like Hermit, Lava, and anything...
Ice Lakes Creek by Will Richardson | Jul 24, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Boyd Ruppelt I thought you guys would want to see this beautiful cascading creek… After enjoying the high water in Crested Butte, I went down south with Samantha Brunner, Adam Goshorn, and Matt Wallace to find waterfalls and run some of the classic whitewater...
The 8TH River Expedition: The hardest 6 weeks of kayaking in the business by Will Richardson | Jul 16, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Ben Stookesberry Photos Darin McQuoid and I crossed the proverbial finish line at Garnet Dyke Campground Friday evening capping off our nearly 6 week California Epic with the Middle Kings. Along with other West Coast Jackson Kayak expedition kayakers Devin Knight,...
Eric Seymour, Ben Stookesberry, Darin Mcquoid and others hit the Middle Kings… by Will Richardson | Jul 15, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Eric Seymour Photos Hey EJ, Glad you had an amazing Grand trip. I can’t wait to see that river. I just got off the Middle Kings with Ben, Darin, and a few others. The trip was amazing. We are all loveing the Hero’s. The boat just does it all and is so...
My first Grand Canyon Trip was most Grand! Part 1 by Will Richardson | Jul 14, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterPhotos There are Grand Canyon trips, and then there are “Grand” Canyon trips. Dane and I had our first Grand Canyon experience, and it was one that I can’t imagine duplicating! Phil Boyer (team JK and 20 year veteran Grand Canyon Guide with over 120...
Brian Jenning's WV Update! by Will Richardson | Jul 12, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Brian Jennings After having no rain in what felt like forever, the skies opened up and we became the great state of “Wet” Virginia once more. On Monday, I snuck out of work with some fellow river guides and did the Upper Gauley at 900 cfs. Anyone who...
Highwater on West Cherry by Will Richardson | Jun 27, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Darin McQuoid Photos Once we got off our beautiful run down Fantasy Falls, the weather warmed up and Ben Stookesberry motivated us to take our Heros into West Cherry, the lesser run tributary to Upper Cherry Creek. Southern Oregon locals Dustin Knapp and Matt...
