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...
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.”
Dane Has His 10th Birthday by ericjackson | Apr 20, 2003 | JK Family PostsHe is now bow stalling, supercleaning in flatwater, getting worked in the big hole at Rock Island and liking it, and getting much stronger. Kayaking is really treating Dane well so far. It was a few short months ago that he would cry by the time he got his boat back...
Brave Wave – 13,000 cfs by ericjackson | Apr 20, 2003 | JK Family Posts, WhitewaterSo you have heard of the Brave Wave, well that was when it was at 3,200 cfs. Check out the same wave at 13,000 cfs! Awesome. It greens out and breaks, stays steep, and is unbelievable. This is during our rainy week in April. Tanya Shuman showed the boys that she can...
My Kayaking Career, the Early Years – Part 10 by ericjackson | Feb 2, 2003 | JK Family PostsBack to the event- I was dominating again and had just won the Quarter finals, having the first and only “trophy move” of the competition, a big air blunt, at that time it was quite uncommon. I was flying high. In the next round I had the worst luck I have...
