10 Things I Learned After 10 Years Paddling by katelyngreen | Nov 19, 2020 | Creeking, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesThis past summer I celebrated my 10th year since first getting in a whitewater kayak. Though I still feel like I have so much to learn, I thought I would share some of my favorite things that I’ve learned since I started this wild journey that is paddling. You’re...
Nottingham Freestyle League – Flatwater competition & winning run by Lane De Meulenaere | Nov 17, 2020 | Belgium, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIf you’re following the freestyle scene, you’ll know that most competitions were cancelled due to the pandemic. A bummer for those of us who love competing and strive to win some medals. Luckily the NFL (Nottingham Freestyle League), had a creative solution! The NFL...
Potomac River Play Boating by sethchapelle | Nov 12, 2020 | JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe Potomac River in Maryland offers year round paddling. It is a natural flow river that has a large variance in flow depending on rainfall and time of year. No matter how low it gets you can always paddle. The medium to high flows offer a range of different play...
Annual White Salmon Halloween Paddle by heatherherbeck | Nov 10, 2020 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI think we’re all in agreement that 2020 has presented itself with one challenge after another. All of the hurdles that we face continue to weigh down on us as individuals and as a community of paddlers. From “lockdown” and social distancing, to...
Lady of the Fork Recap by crystalgustin | Nov 6, 2020 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Instructional, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW Disciplines, ZenWhen hosting a new event, you never really know what to expect. Unless you have hosted a large event before, there is a lot that happens behind the scenes. Most events take nearly a year to plan out and this one came together in a matter of months. Sarah Stine reached...
Dynamic Duo with my 9 Year Old Son by JK Team | Nov 5, 2020 | Dynamic Duo, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater FeatureHey everyone, I hope everyone had a great summer. In spite of COVID-19, we had a pretty good year of whitewater kayaking. Here’s a video of an August afternoon with my son on the Main Payette River in the JK Dynamic Duo. We’ll see you out there next...
Post Baby Kayaking Adventures of 2020 by dianegaydos | Nov 3, 2020 | Antix, Creeking, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIf you have kids, then you’ll appreciate how hard it is to get out on the water as much as you did before. Especially during the strange pandemic year of 2020. However, my husband Daniel and I recently had Grandma, then Nonna and Poppi, all out visiting for 2 weeks...
Skookumchuck Creek | Whitewater Kayaking by janekoopman | Oct 29, 2020 | Canada, Creeking, Featured Post, Internationalisation, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI moved to BC a year ago and have had the joy of exploring a lot of new rivers that are new to me in that time, especially over this summer. While Covid has been devastating no doubt, I have tried to note all of the silver linings it has also had. In the summer I am...
Freestyle Nationals 2020 – Covid Format by Jessie Stone | Oct 27, 2020 | Event Coverage, Events, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesFreestyle Nationals 2020 Despite the cancelation of the majority of kayaking events this season due to the pandemic, U.S. Freestyle Kayaking Nationals were held, but under a new and different format. It was great that everyone could participate, regardless of whether...
How I’m surviving…Thriving the low water blues by Hannah Ray | Oct 26, 2020 | Antix, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater FeatureEarly winter started out great here in Iowa. I had a fun and chilly New Years day playboat and surf session to ring in the new year. Then the craziness that is 2020 began. All the events I had planned on traveling to were canceled. All the events I had planned on...
Russell Fork Zen 3.0 by dianegaydos | Oct 23, 2020 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, ZenHad a great time paddling the Russell Fork last weekend, and my husband Daniel and I both got to try out our new Zen 3s! The Russell Fork is located on the Virginia/Kentucky border, with the put-in and most of the rapids in Virginia, and the take-out in Kentucky. It’s...
When in Doubt, Get Out: A Short Story About Instinct by JT Hartman | Oct 20, 2020 | Creeking, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIt was mid-September. Despite the sun gracing us with it’s afternoon rays, I was shivering a little. The water temperature in the Deschutes River had dropped notably over the previous weeks, developing that all too familiar bite indicative of the summer season drawing...
