13th Annual Best in the West- Results and Photos by Quinton Barnett | Jun 16, 2012 | Rockstar, Whitewater13th Annual Best in the West, Presented by Big Sky Brewery. On Thursday, June 7th we celebrated our 13th annual Best in the West freestyle kayak competition. The event was held downtown in Missoula at Brennan’s wave, a memorial to one of Missoula’s great paddlers...
Oh Happy Day! Big Tuna, Ibis and Rogue have arrived for a summer of family kayak adventure! by jacksonkayak | Jun 15, 2012 | Big Tuna, Recreational/Touring, RogueThe McBeath household has been abuzz with action this past month. We’re building a home on the water, family moving, leaving, JK busy, wife’s job over the top crazy, it just never stops. Then… the boats arrived! A brand spanking new fleet including a...
Emily’s European Adventure Part 2: by Emily Jackson | Jun 15, 2012 | Whitewater After my first session of slalom paddling with comedian and paddler Craig Aytes, he dropped me off at 10pm at a B&B. Little did I know that this place would feel so much during my stay. Kathy, the owner, runs it all on her own and is always looking to help...
The Lyons Outdoor Games 2012 by nicktroutman | Jun 14, 2012 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Team JK, Whitewater, ZenWell it is that time of year again, travelling around Colorado, connecting the dots from all the competitions across the state leading me to Lyons. I have been going to the Lyons outdoor games pretty much since the beginning around 6 years ago. It is another...
Elbow River Alberta by davecrerar | Jun 14, 2012 | WhitewaterMikkel St Jean Duncan Over the pincher creek festival weekend I managed to tick off a number of runs. One being the Elbow falls section of the Elbow river, which is conveniently just 45 minutes outside Calgary. So after finishing up work and rallying down to meet the...
Teva Mountain Games Write Up! by Lauren Burress | Jun 14, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterPhoto by Philip Roberts Teva Mountain Games‐ Held in Vail Colorado is the annual Teva Mountain Games. My very first Teva Games were when I was nine years old, and in fact it was my first freestyle competition! That was in 2005 back when they didn’t have the...
DARE To Adventure by JK Team | Jun 13, 2012 | Whitewater As the JK educational guy I get the opportunity to work with a bunch of great organizations that get people kayaking. It does not get any better than that. Officer Matthew A. Cyr checked in with this update and video. Dare To Adventure is a cooperative effort...
Why I love to paddle JK… by Devon Barker | Jun 13, 2012 | WhitewaterThere is a long story to follow each of the reasons I love to paddle JKs. I know I cannot list them all but I will try to hit a few! EJ taught me to do enders in the ocean in Costa Rica in 1997. I knew I could learn a lot from him. I began my freestyle career at 40-...
North Fork Championship by Micah Kneidl | Jun 12, 2012 | Creeking, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, rivers, Team JK, Uncategorized, WhitewaterThe North Fork Championship lived up to the hype, becoming one of the wildest whitewater kayaking events to ever happen. For those of you that haven’t heard, the North Fork Championship (NFC) is a first year event on the Payette River. Friday’s event takes...
John Glenn Middle School, Season Wrap Up. by JK Fans | Jun 12, 2012 | WhitewaterColin, Here is another set of pictures of the students last whitewater weekend. Their skills and mental attitude have changed a lot. I have chsoen 6 students who showed great potential and need some guidance to come back next year to be assistants. They are excited...
Lyons Steep Creek Race (South St. Vrain Narrows) a Jackson Sweep in Zens! by ericjackson | Jun 11, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenResults at bottom of post: Yesterday the South St. Vrain Creek Race went off in good form with only a few crashes but no serious injury. Low water was the name of the game here, making the manky stuff mankier and the lines tighter and harder than normal. This is...
Zen testing in the Pacific Northwest by JK Team | Jun 11, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenI was stoked to test out my new Jackson Zen in the Pacific Northwest this April. Some Portland-area paddlers who had been kayaking in Ecuador with us last winter wanted to show us the goods in their own backyards, so we got quite the tour. We hit the East Fork Lewis,...
