Medium vs. Large – Reflecting on the Antix 1.0 by kylethomas | Jul 6, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI know, I know. The Antix 2.0 is the hot topic right now, but I want to talk about another awesome kayak that’s been a hot item on the used boat market, the Antix 1.0. For years, I enjoyed paddling the Large Antix 1.0. I am 6’0’’, 190 lbs, and wear a size 12 Astral...
2021 GoPro Mountain Games by Emily Wade | Jun 30, 2021 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplinesphoto cred: @peterholcombe 2021 GoPro Mountain Games The GoPro Mountain Games are one of the country’s most celebrated outdoor events, featuring adventure sports, music, and art. From June 10th to June 13th, 2021, athletes and spectators from all over the world headed...
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...
Rainy Spring Creeking – Rivière d’Ay and a Failed Mission on the Ozon by JK Team | Jun 19, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWe had a really rainy spring, meaning that we could go paddling on the winter runs in warm temperatures, it was so nice!!! Tom, Mateo and I ran 2 laps on a high water classic, the Rivière d’Ay, a full on 2km gorge with continuous rapids. After they left, my...
Little Shredder Maja checks in from Germany by JK Team | Jun 18, 2021 | Germany, Internationalisation, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, Rock Star, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by Maja Kawczynska Isar Welle in Plattling, Germany is my favourite place for kayak freestyle in Europe. You can use white water waves and holes there to perform surf and gymnastic-style manoeuvres and tricks. High water and the current allow me to surf and...
The Joy of Hand Paddling | Whitewater Kayaking by kylethomas | Jun 17, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, MixMaster, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesI’m going to talk about those plastic things you store in the stern of your kayak, hand paddles. Maybe you’ve used them on the river or at a pool session, but alas I’m going to encourage you to blow off the dust and take them for a spin. You don’t want your first time...
CKS Paddle Fest 2021! by Emily Jackson | Jun 16, 2021 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Dealer, Dealer News, Emily Jackson, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Featured Post, Fun 1, Jackson Dealers, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Family Posts, Whitewater, Whitewater FeatureCKS Paddle Fest 2021 2021 CKS Paddlefest was a great opener to the 2021 CO paddling Tour! With great water levels, weather and tons of paddlesports enthusiasts, you could see that people were just completely enthused at the idea of getting on the water with groups of...
Little KelloggShow Groms Kayak Shoshone on the Colorado River! by kelloggfamily | Jun 14, 2021 | Family Zone, Featured Post, Fun, Fun 1, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesShoshone is a very short, ¾ mile, solid Class III run on the Colorado River. Most people do a few quick laps, as it’s an easy run, skate back to the top along a nice bike trail and hit it again. Shoshone is ideal for beginning kayakers looking to push themselves, with...
The Raven Stole My Roll by Hilde Schweitzer | Jun 13, 2021 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesI work as a guide on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and the last several years I have mostly done kayak charter trips. One of my first kayak trips decades ago was with a group of friends and one of the guys didn’t have the most reliable roll. He swam at...
Dziki Kon wave Dunajec by Bartoz Czauderna | Jun 12, 2021 | Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Poland, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWhen the water in south starts to drop after big rains, Dunajec river collects all the high water from it’s tribiutaries hitting record levels brining out another wave to life in Ostrów, we called it “Wild Horse”. Wave is great for the beginners,...
