Mexican Whitewater – Top Destination for whitewater enthusiasts by heatherherbeck | Jan 31, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesIf you paddle any level of whitewater, you have already heard about the epic rivers in Mexico. In the last 10 years, I have returned ‘south of the border’ for the incredible river adventures, but also for a lot more than that. Here are my top #5 reasons to...
Back 2 Baja by Matt Davis | Jan 30, 2017 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Trip Reports, TripsEven with the short notice, my Dad and I were able to make another run down to Baja with some friends over the past few days. Part of the group left a day early and we caught up with them in Brawley before crossing the border and heading to San Felipe. My first kayak...
Face Melting Clas III on the Cranberry by shanegroves | Jan 28, 2017 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWhen West Virgina gets good flows cycling in, it doesn’t get much better. We can hit up a high water play run on the New or catch a classic class V creek. It is hard to venture from the epic, action packed goods, but we have so many easy wilderness runs that get...
4 First Descents in 2016 Part 4: Norte de Santander, Colombia; Rio Margua by Ben Stookesberry | Jan 24, 2017 | Creeking, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesNovember – Return to Colombia: Rio Margua In 3 different missions from 2003 – 2007 with Shannon Linnane, Jessie Coombs, and Lizzy English; I completed all but two miles of a river that had defined my view of an embattled country still emerging from the...
Kayaking Goals for 2017 and Beyond! by Maddie Kimmel | Jan 17, 2017 | Family Zone, Fitness, rivers, Trips, Whitewater 2016 has come and gone so quickly. It is the time again to set my goals for the next year. I like to use goal triangle to help me prioritize my goals. At the top there is your ultimate goal. The level below is the requirements to achieve. Then the bottom level...
Rivière Rouge by chad | Jan 15, 2017 | Creeking, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesDo you love waterfalls that are low stress? Do you love the feeling of falling through the air? If you enjoy the weightlessness of falling and low stress drops, I have the perfect destination river for you! The Rouge, or Rivière Rouge in French, is located just...
Happy New Year by Claire OHara | Jan 9, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, Reviews, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines2016 was the most amazing year of my life so far; not only did I get to travel the world kayaking on some incredible rivers with awesome people, winning every event I entered including winning my first European Freestyle Kayak Championship Gold. I also learnt to kite...
How much can you pack into one year with a broken wing? by Jezz | Jan 1, 2017 | 2015 Zen, 2016 Rock Star Competition, Australia, Creeking, Family Zone, Internationalisation, JK Little Shredders, Reviews, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesHow much can you pack into one year with a broken wing? So this year saw me have a whole lot of firsts, the biggest of which was getting married to my best friend Claire. We decided that a normal wedding was never going to do, so with a spur of the moment decision we...
One of the Coolest Coosa Videos You’ve ever Seen! by Aaron Stiger | Sep 19, 2014 | Coosa, Featured Post, Fishing, Internationalisation, Reviews, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Video, Videohttp://youtu.be/8kgyPyDuwSo Whether on the water or off, it’s always kind of a cool to randomly run into fans of what I do, or of Jackson Kayak in general. It’s especially special to me when it is a child or young adult because you get to spend some time...
Ottawa Valley Summer: video by nicktroutman | Sep 18, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Rockstar Carbon, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Video, WhitewaterThe Ottawa Valley is where I was born and raised. It is where I learned to kayak, and still one of my favorite places on Earth to kayak. Summertime on the Ottawa is hard to beat; warm water, perfect levels, good fishing, fun waves. To me this is the definition of...
Big Rig Flounder Fishing in New Jersey by Matthew Trucks | Sep 8, 2014 | Big Rig, Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, United StatesRolled out of bed to an unseasonable chill. Fifty four degrees Fahrenheit actually. For a moment I thought it was October and was getting up to go striped bass fishing but actually it was the end of August. Typically if it falls below 65 degrees time of year that is...
NEW VIDEO: One Fish, Many GoPros; EPISODE 8 by Drew Gregory | Sep 4, 2014 | Cuda, Cuda LT, Featured Post, Fishing, Freshwater, JK Team Posts, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Video, VideoThis is the latest One Fish, Many GoPros episode from a trip out to California I made with Jackson team members Brooks Beatty, Rich McDade and the guys from KayakFishingSupplies.com, Brent and Andy. They showed us a great time on the mighty Colorado River which, quite...
