Living the Dream by nicktroutman | Mar 9, 2020 | Creeking, Dynamic Duo, Nirvana, Playboating, River Running, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI have been super fortunate over the years to turn my passion into my lifestyle. I started kayaking at a young age and was totally addicted to the sport, and at the time I could have never imagined that I would eventually turn this passion into my lifestyle. Since...
Best day of the week; Beatdown Thursday w/ The Keener Program by Dane Jackson | Mar 6, 2020 | Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater FeatureBest day of the week; Beatdown Thursday w/ The Keener Program The Ottawa river is home to many notorious programs for teaching kayaking, but one of the best is the legendary Keener program led by Stephen Wright. Over the summer months dozens of kids from all...
Riding the Lighting of Rocky Fork by wildwildwes | Mar 3, 2020 | Creeking, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater FeaturePhoto by Ryan Horn Riding the Lighting of Rocky Fork It’s no secret that we are blessed with an abundance of amazing whitewater runs here in East Tennessee. The Appalachian Mountains of our region sculpt the gorges and valleys to form our local streams and rivers....
WIN a JK Zen 3.0 at NoliFest 2020! by wildwildwes | Feb 27, 2020 | Events, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, ZenThe Jackson Action Wagon is giving away a brand new 2020 Jackson Kayak Zen 3.0 at NoliFest this year! Where: USA Raft Adventure Resort – 2 Jones Branch Rd, Erwin, Tennessee 37650 The J.A.W. is proud to partner with USA Raft on Saturday (April 18th) at this event to...
Gold Rush Territory: Shotover River, New Zealand by Courtney Kerin | Feb 25, 2020 | Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, River Running, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesShotover River, New Zealand Not only is this a goldmine of fun for river running, it happens to be the site of New Zealand’s largest gold rush in the 1860’s. To reach the treasured Shotover River, one must navigate “New Zealand’s Most Dangerous Road”, better known as...
Goodbye Montreal Eau Vive! by Philippe Lavallee | Feb 24, 2020 | Canada, Event Coverage, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesGoodbye Montreal Eau Vive Dear paddling friends, english will follow. Mes amis kayakistes, Il y a un an, j’ai réalisé que je devais cesser de diriger l’organisation de (Montréal Eau Vive www.mtleauive.com). Après 6 éditions, il était temps. Bien...
Nile River Festival 2020 by Bartoz Czauderna | Feb 21, 2020 | Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater FeatureNile River Festival 2020 Every year, on the end of the January, all eyes look back to the White Nile. It is time when Nile River Festival gathers both international paddlers from all around the world with local community to celebrate the river and what it means to...
When Dreams come true | The Detian Waterfall Project: China by nicktroutman | Feb 20, 2020 | Creeking, Exploration Feature, Nick Troutman, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater FeatureOur recent China trip came together almost like a dreamed reality. So, let me first take you back a couple years to when I saw a photo of the Detain waterfalls and immediately knew I wanted to run them, and would love to get the first decent. I started putting in some...
Whitewater Paddling Quebec | Unclephil’s First Post! by Philippe Lavallee | Feb 11, 2020 | Canada, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWhitewater Paddling Quebec | Unclephil’s First Post! Hi there, I’m Philippe Lavallée and this is my first blog post! With this blog, I will try and showcase all the amazing whitewater, events and people from the rich paddling community of La Belle...
2020 JK Little Shredders Applications are now OPEN by Jezz | Feb 9, 2020 | JK Little Shredders, Kid's Kayaks, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater FeatureJackson Kayak is excited to announce that we have new spots available on the 2020 Jackson Kayak Little Shredder team. Once again we will be running a competition to find our new team of little shredders. We are looking for kids who love to kayak and are super talented...
Whitewater Expedition Video | Lost in Sumatra by sethashworth | Feb 5, 2020 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater Feature[Video] Lost in Sumatra. A typical whitewater expedition. Ft Seth Ashworth and David Silk Follow Seth Ashworth and David Silk through the highs and (so many) lows of exploring new rivers on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. They keep it light hearted and make that new...
Reflecting on Bad Lines by bryceaaron | Feb 2, 2020 | Creeking, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesReflecting on Bad Lines Everyone has a bad line from time to time; but to keep it from (hopefully) not happening again, it helps to take a moment and reflect on these key things: Where did the line start to go wrong? Was I too far left, or right? Did I not drive...
