Nebraska’s First Whitewater Park by Hannah Ray | Sep 26, 2024 | jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesOver the 4th of July weekend, I took a trip to Norfolk, NE to check out their new whitewater park. The in-river features opened earlier this summer in June, but the riverside amenities and access points were still under construction when I visited in July. (I hear...
Cherry River Surf | Whitewater Kayaking by JK Team | Feb 17, 2022 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplinessubmitted by Shane Groves The Headwaters of the Gauley are easily overlooked by the vast amount of whitewater in the region. The multiple branches of the Headwaters take off with several runs offering dozens of miles of class 3 fun. This was my childhood home and...
2021 Captain Thurmond’s Challenge by wildwildwes | Aug 13, 2021 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, JK Team Posts, Karma, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe Captain Thurmond’s Challenge is an annual extreme triathlon that has been going for +5 years now. It is held in the center of beautiful downtown Fayetteville, WV at the Court House. The race consists of 29.5 miles of the most extreme mountain biking (16.5...
My thoughts of the 2022 Freestyle World Championships Feature by JK Team | Aug 11, 2021 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, UK, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplinessubmitted by James Ward Over the past few weeks I’ve managed to paddle at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. This is where the 2022 Freestyle World championships will be taking place. The feature that it’s taking place has been made ready for the competition and I’ve had...
Ready, Set, Go | Middle Fork Championship by kylethomas | Aug 9, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, Karma, Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesAfter a tough year I, like so many others, needed a distraction and something to look forward to. Along emerges an idea to put together an informal (and free) whitewater race on the popular after-work “Middle Middle” section of the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River...
Paddling or Kayaking After Giving Birth by capucinethomaslepine | Jul 29, 2021 | Exploration Feature, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, JK Team Posts, River Running, Team JK, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesHere is my experience about kayaking or paddling after giving birth. While being pregnant I was trying to get feedback how it would be but didn’t find much, so that is my motivation to write this article. It can be very different for different mothers, and for...
It is So Good To Be Back In The River!! by kelloggfamily | Jun 25, 2021 | Featured Post, Fun, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, JK Team Posts, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Shooting Star, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWe’ve been out of the water for 8 months! 8 months! This is due to an exceptionally long winter (with very little snowfall) coupled with late fall travel. So, let me tell you … it felt great to get back in our kayaks and tear up our local wave/hole. There is just...
Flow State by Jessie Stone | Jun 24, 2021 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, JK Team Posts, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesFlow State An incredible stroke of amazing luck allowed me to fully enter the “Flow State” in the last couple weeks. Fellow paddlers Andy Kuhlberg, Scott Barnes, Dave and Paula Saaf, and Brett Lanier joined me in some truly awesome late Spring paddling on the local...
Kayaking Elsey Run in Albright, WV by JK Team | Jun 22, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines, ZenElsey Run is the stoutest micro creek in Albright, WV – a mecca for micro creeks, also including Roaring Creek, Daugherty, Muddy Creek, Pringle Run and several more. Elsey Run is approximately 2-3 miles long, it is tough to catch, and has flashed on paddlers...
Taking the Jackson Kayak Zen 3 out for a Spin by Hannah Ray | May 29, 2020 | Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, JK Team Posts, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines, ZenThis spring Marty and I headed up to the Peshtigo River in Wisconsin to try out our new Zen 3’s. I’m in the small and Marty is in the medium. It took us a couple laps down the river to get used to them. We adjusted the seat position and added some height to the seat...
Pit River Falls by JK Team | Oct 16, 2019 | Creeking, JK Team Posts, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesShortly after Feather Fest there seems to be a loss of water here on the west coast. Although there are few runs flowing we are blessed with two releases a year on Pit 1. The release is two weekends in October on beautiful and scenic run. This is a great run for...
Fun and Friends on the South Fork American River by colinkemp | Sep 27, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, JK Team Posts, WhitewaterOn a sunny Saturday in September, the California Women’s Watersport Collective experienced the joy of hosting our Community Celebration at the Nugget Campground in Placerville, in Northern California. The goal was to draw awareness to and benefit our community...
