A day on the lake by Robert Matthews | Mar 30, 2011 | Coosa, Featured Post, Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Team JKI have been so busy at work that the fishing has been get it while you can. Today was the first in 15 days that I have not worked so I loaded the Coosa’s into the truck and took the wife out with me for a few hours. The weather was perfect for paddlin but not so...
Playpark FUN! by Ruth Gordon | Mar 29, 2011 | JK Team Posts, Team JK, Uncategorized, WhitewaterIt’s still winter in the Sierras… and I mean WINTER. Tons of snow, high winds and recording breaking snow pack; which, by the way, is setting us up for an epic run-off. While waiting for said run-off, I’ve been paddling between storms and getting out on my skis a bit...
Stephen’s Final Uganda Photo Update: More Birds, lizards, and boating! by stephenwright | Mar 26, 2011 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Trips, WhitewaterWhat a trip it’s been! 5 weeks in Uganda has gotten me back in shape, and given me lots of time to work boating skills and ponder the mysteries of life :). I had the opportunity to coach with the New River Academy for a week here, which was a blast. It was...
Africa 2011: The Children by nicktroutman | Mar 24, 2011 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Trips, WhitewaterWe decided to head back to Africa this year with the excuse that we would be training for the World Championships. To be honest I would probably have gone regardless of whether we were going to ‘train’ or not. I just love the White Nile and Africa. Now when I say...
Surfing the Best Wave 400 cfs Can Make! by Dustin Urban | Mar 23, 2011 | JK Team Posts, Team JK, WhitewaterI don’t think I’ve ever seen 400 cfs create a feature as fun and dynamic as the new LoDo Wave in the Buena Vista Whitewater Park. The whitewater park is about a 100-yard walk from my back gate, and ever since I’ve lived here, I’ve basically not...
World Water Day by Herschel Finch | Mar 23, 2011 | Coosa, Creeking, Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Recreational/Touring, rivers, Team JKSo today is World Water Day and it got me to thinking; having the Shenandoah River so close to me is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing in that I have so much history at my fingertips, I have some of the best smallmouth fishing in the world right out my back...
Story about Uganda by ericjackson | Mar 15, 2011 | EJ Thoughts, JK Team Posts, Whitewater, Wrap Ups“It is the Nile, isn’t it?” I was close to two people who drowned on the Nile while we were here, both a little weird, and both a stones throw from where we were. A 24 year old went in the river at the top of the eddy at the NRE camp while we were...
Stephen’s 2nd Uganda Photo Update: Flying Monkeys, Birds, Schools, and the Rockstar! by stephenwright | Mar 14, 2011 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, WhitewaterHere’s my 2nd photo dump of my Uganda trip 2011. It’s been a great month! I’m just off a week of working as a guest instructor with the New River Academy. They had a great group of kids and fantastic staff–everyone was eager to learn, which...
Update from the Nile: From Jessie Stone by Jessie Stone | Mar 10, 2011 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, WhitewaterSo the post election time here in Uganda has been really chalked full of kayaking and other fun stuff. We did finally open our new Family Planning Center on February 23rd. It was a really great day and a bit of nail biter because all of sudden the Ugandan government...
Sunday on the Guadalupe by Robert Matthews | Mar 3, 2011 | Coosa, Featured Post, Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team PostsFinally had some time to take out my newest Coosa and do some paddling and a little fishing. The temperature was nice and the power boats were out in force. This section of the Guad is located in the town of New Braunfels,TX and is a pleasure to fish and paddle. You...
Stephen’s Uganda Photo Update #1: Big Wave Action, monkeys, and bugs! by stephenwright | Mar 1, 2011 | jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, Whitewater[nggallery id=187 blog=1]
Fly fishing for carp in Lake Champlain in the Jackson Day Tripper featured in US Carp Pro Magazine by Damon Bungard | Feb 28, 2011 | Day Tripper, Fishing, Fly Fishing, JK Team Posts, Recreational/Touring, UncategorizedCheck out Issue 18 of US Carp Pro Magazine where my exploits in a Day Tripper have been featured in an article on fly fishing for carp in Lake Champlain. ISSUE 18, article starts on page 136. My friend a local guide, Drew Price, put the article together — nice...
