High Flows in Little River Canyon by eliottbertz | Nov 3, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesLittle River Canyon is a true gem. The remote canyon provides a wilderness experience with high quality class V at the upper stretches and gradually declines in difficulty as it makes its way to Weiss Lake. The put-in of the “Suicide Section” offers a...
Another Whitewater Park in Iowa – Let’s Go! by Hannah Ray | Nov 1, 2021 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIowa is adding more whitewater to it’s waterways. Within the last decade Iowa has developed whitewater courses in Charles City and Manchester. Both of these cities have claimed an economic impact from their whitewater river amenities. Ty Graham, Cedar Falls, has...
Creeking in the Nirvana! by JK Team | Oct 29, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by Adam Swett BIG LAUREL CREEK IN THE JACKSON KAYAK NIRVANA! I’ve been lucky enough to catch Big Laurel Creek twice since I moved from Virginia to Tennesee and I really love running this class III-IV creek and the area surrounding it. This very pretty stream...
Farewell to Little Shredders by JK Team | Oct 27, 2021 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by Matteo Williams I have been on the Little Shredders since I was 11 and I am so grateful for all of the opportunities that I got to experience from being on the Little Shredders. I want to thank Jez and Mason for being such amazing people and getting this...
Learning To Fail: River Lessons by crystalgustin | Oct 25, 2021 | Antix, Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesI was finally able to cross one river off my bucket list: Overflow. It’s been a long time coming. It’s been on my bucket list for probably over 5 years. I just never had the right crew or the right circumstances. At least that is what I always told myself. This past...
13th Annual Ocoee River Race by wildwildwes | Oct 21, 2021 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe 2021 edition of the Tennessee Valley Canoe Club Ocoee River Race went down on 10/9/2021 and we had some extra flow in the river with 1,800 CFS to make it even better. The race course starts at the put-in for the Middle Ocoee at the Roger’s Branch launch ramp. The...
Unlikely Paddlefest by Vincent Family | Oct 15, 2021 | Antix, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines, ZenUnlikely Paddlefest is an unofficial paddling festival, organized by paddlers for paddlers. Really – it’s more like a gathering of friends, old and new, for an amazing four days at the end of the paddling season. It is based out of the Quesnel Forks...
The Lower Yough Is Actually Quite Fun by Will Wanovich | Oct 13, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Video, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIn the summers, I work and paddle on the Yough River. Since I only live 10-15 minutes from the Lower Yough put-in and I’m usually too busy with work on the weekends, I spend a lot of time paddling that section. It can sometimes get a bit boring running the same...
Super Swell Summer 2021 by Jessie Stone | Oct 12, 2021 | Exploration Feature, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesHurricane weather has dumped lots of rain and produced huge swell off the East Coast this summer and fall. Earlier this month, a magical convergence of two hurricanes and some luck produced some gentle(ish) giant waves off the Maine coast. Coincidentally, Alex Nicks...
The Only Way (OUT) is Up by JK Team | Oct 8, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, France, Instructional, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Video, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by Mylo Nicholas In September when the rivers are low, there can still be sections left to explore. The Arc River, in the Maurienne Valley (French Alps), is not frequently paddled, due to restricted sections and dam controls, but can offer some incredible...
Inner City Kids Camp 2022 by Emily Jackson | Sep 30, 2021 | Emily Jackson, Family Zone, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Family Posts, Kid's Kayaks, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesInner City Kids Camp 2022 Inner City Kids Camp or Jessie’s Kids Camp are the two names for one week of my year depending on who you ask, they represent a week of kayaking for kids from disadvantaged homes. Through the years, since 2002 to be exact, Jessie Stone, my...
Issie’s summer in Nottingham & competing in the British Championships by JK Team | Sep 28, 2021 | Event Coverage, Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, UK, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by Issie Wormall This summer I have spent weeks paddling at Holme Pierrepont Nottingham training for the British Championships and for Team GB selections. My time training on inlet gate and twin since the start of the summer improved massively, on inlet it...
