How to Stay Laser Focused On Your Big Challenge Rapid by JK Team | Apr 2, 2021 | Creeking, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesOkay so here we are on the river’s edge, scouting the big rapid we have been working our way up to for the whole season. Solid Crew. Check All our personal equipment and safety gear. Check Nerves. Check… Wait…, Don’t worry. No matter how ready you are for your...
Rally Mode: Illinois River Overnight by JT Hartman | Mar 31, 2021 | Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesContrary to what the name might suggest, the Illinois River (at least this one) is not in the midwest. Rather, it flows through southern Oregon’s expansive Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. The put-in at Miami Bar (Google maps was as confused by all these...
Nolichucky Dam Access Cleanup by wildwildwes | Mar 29, 2021 | Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, rivers, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSaturday, March 20, 2021 was the first day of Spring. Several from our local paddling club, Appalachian Paddling Enthusiasts – http://www.riverapes.org, celebrated this day by coming together with others in the local community to give back to one of our beloved...
Whitewater Kayak Surfing the New River Dries by Emily Wade | Mar 25, 2021 | Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe New River Dries is a section of the New River located in wild and wonderful West Virginia. When the river is high, water overwhelms an upstream dam and pours into the Dries, forming big waves and making the Dries a freestyle kayaker’s paradise. I first saw footage...
French Winter Stouts | Creeking by JK Team | Mar 22, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesDespite rules and lockdowns in the last few months, me and the Eggstream crew still managed to fall off a number of cool french winter time stouts! This year had a particularly big snow pack, and with heavy rain on top, many rivers came to life for a couple of weeks....
Nirvana – The Best Creek Boat For Me by kylethomas | Mar 18, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI have the same Jackson Kayak Nirvana as I purchased in 2017. No hull replacements. SAME ONE. Simply put, I love this kayak! It has provided me the confidence needed to paddle challenging rivers, the safety to withstand a lot of rock contact over the years, and the...
Kayaking the Upper Blackwater in West Virginia by JK Team | Mar 16, 2021 | Creeking, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by: Christina Kossis The Upper Blackwater is one of West Virginia’s most fun, action packed wilderness runs. This unique river named for the dark tannin water is 2 miles of steep class IV/V boofs and slides with very little breaks and epic scenery. We...
Kayaking Dynamic Lower Body Stretches by crystalgustin | Mar 12, 2021 | Featured Post, Fitness, Instructional, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater InstructionLet’s be real, most kayakers don’t stretch before they hit the river. Is this wise? As a PE teacher who instructs my athletes to do a dynamic stretch and a static stretch, I prefer to lead by example and at least do something before I get into my kayak. Why is...
Maury River Goshen Pass Kayaking by JK Team | Mar 11, 2021 | Antix, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by Adam Swett One of my favorite places to go in Virginia to hang out and boat is up on the Maury River in Goshen Pass just upriver of Rockbridge Baths. The drive over from central Virginia is beautiful and once there is so scenic and high quality paddling...
Favorite Winter Kayaking Gear by Jessica Yurtinus | Mar 10, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesLet’s face it, kayaking doesn’t just happen in the warm summer months. Here on the west coast we are very dependent on snow melt and winter storms for our water supply, and some of my best days on the water have been in the middle of February when ice...
Paddling in the Swiss Alps…in February by Jessie Stone | Mar 9, 2021 | Featured Post, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Norway, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWell since the weather is mirroring the World’s highly fluctuating state, I decided to embrace it rather than question it! And strangely enough, even though I am back in theoretical snow paradise here in Switzerland in the winter, I have really been missing my...
Summer Time Triple Crown by Jack Newland | Mar 4, 2021 | Antix, Australia, Creeking, Featured Post, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesHey Guys, a couple of weeks ago I managed to get an unreal triple crown in the Victorian High Country. I didn’t even expect to get on any of these rivers when driving up on Friday night. But the river gods were on my side. So stoked to get on Sevens Creek and...
