Summer Recap Pt. 4: White Salmon River by Hannah Ray | Jan 7, 2023 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesFrom Boise, Idaho we made our way to Oregon. Our furthest western destination on our summer road trip. After spending time with family in Portland, we headed back to Hood River to try some wing surfing. Gale force winds roared up the Columbia River Gorge creating...
Thanksgiving at the Thompson by janekoopman | Nov 30, 2022 | Antix, Canada, Exploration Feature, Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesEach Canadian Thanksgiving, which takes place the second weekend of October, a group of kayakers meet for a gathering at the Thompson River outside of Lytton BC. The folks gathered come from through BC and Alberta but are connected through one women from Alberta who...
The Local Section by Jack Newland | Nov 22, 2022 | Antix, Australia, Featured Post, Instructional, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesMy Home River, The Barwon River finally has water. It’s been so long since we had proper flood stage flows in this short punchy section. honestly, it has to be my top 3 favorite sections iv ever done. the shuttle is short the white water is epic and the stoke is...
Relearning a New Pace and Place with the Best Community by JK Team | Nov 7, 2022 | Antix, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplinessubmitted by Susan Curtin The thrill of rain and checking gauges or looking for dam release levels to pick places to paddle- It’s all part of a bigger story with relationships with our kayaking friends, with ourselves, with the water and natural places that it takes...
New River Antix 2.0 by Adam Swett | Oct 21, 2022 | Antix, Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Team JK, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThis spring and summer I made my way up to the New River in WV for a few shred sessions with some locals up there who are always stoked to paddle the New. In my opinion the New is fun at any level and I always bring my small Antix 2.0 because it is my favorite boat...
Big Laurel Creek by Adam Swett | Oct 17, 2022 | Antix, Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplinessubmitted by Adam Swett I really like Big Laurel creek. It is one of my favorite runs in the area as the put-in is only an hour from my house and many paddlers I know also enjoy it. My guess is that this creek is class III IV but in the top section at Stairstep rapid...
Snowy River Race Weekend 2022 by Jack Newland | Oct 15, 2022 | Antix, Australia, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesMe and a good mate decided to take the 9 hour drive to the Snowy River Race this weekend, and boy was it worth it!! Despite the 3 degree water and the snow covered mountains the white water was unreal. So many people to catch up with that I haven’t seen in so...
Nirvana on Wilson Creek by Adam Swett | Oct 14, 2022 | Antix, Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Video, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplinessubmitted by Adam Swett Wilson Creek is a federally designated Wild and Scenic River with Class III IV rapids and it is so awesome! I took my Nirvana over there on Memorial Day weekend this year to meet some friends from Asheville but quickly met new friends...
Antix 2.0 on the French Broad! by JK Team | Oct 6, 2022 | Antix, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplinessubmitted by Adam Swett Last fall, winter and this spring/early summer I got out on the French Broad River on section 9 often mostly with the Antix 2.0 in the small. I am too big for it but I can fit and it paddles so sweet that unless the Big Laurel or Wilson was...
Unlocking New Locations!! | Paddling Australia by Jack Newland | Oct 5, 2022 | Antix, Australia, Creeking, Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIv wanted to surf this wave for so many years, its not big but its a really good shape. The only videos I had seen of this wave were of Anthony Yap from way back in the day. Me and a good friend decided to go one weekend and had a blast, also some really fun rapids...
“A Classics Joy Section” King River by Jack Newland | Oct 4, 2022 | Antix, Australia, Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Video, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe King River is such a classic joy section. located about 4 hours drive from home it offers good class 3 kayaking. The run can take anywhere from 4 hours to 30 minuets it all depends how long you want to play. Some good waves and some good eddy lines make for a...
Local run joy laps | Paddling the Barwon River by Jack Newland | Sep 30, 2022 | Antix, Australia, Featured Post, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe Barwon River finally has some water. This section is so good because its 3 minuets from home, the after work laps are just so good. Right now its only at medium flows still better then no flows. Its only about 3km long and the car shuttle is super short, in fact...
