Day 1 of USA Team Trials are Over- 2 More Days Left! by ericjackson | Apr 13, 2012 | WhitewaterToday was everything I would expect from an Olympic Trials Day.. there were lots of excited, and nervous athletes, there were smiles after first runs, and there were upset paddlers after first runs. There were also smiles after second runs, but quite a few upset...
Stookesberry and Korbulic do Zimbabwe by christopherkorbulic | Apr 13, 2012 | WhitewaterZimbabwe – eish The yellow ball of the sun is just visible behind the high-rises and granite peaks of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It will soon disappear and leave the city in the dark, when it seems to come alive, but my mind is elsewhere. It has not yet left...
Big Creek Fun in the Hero- VIDEO! by Boyd Ruppelt | Apr 12, 2012 | Hero, Whitewatermade a quick video from a good day on Big Creek. I was so excited I forgot to record some of it (doh!) so it’s missing some of the bigger stuff, but good times regardless. It was a perfect day, sunny, 60 degrees and another incredible day on the water… the...
Training for the Olympic Trials, a Short Story by An Olympian, an Olympic Hopeful, and Somebody in Awe of the Competition… by ericjackson | Apr 11, 2012 | the athlete, WhitewaterYes, they are all the same person… Ever since I was 8 years old I wanted to go to the Olympics. In 1972 I watched Mark Spitz win 7 Gold Medals in Swimming that year and joined the swim team myself. I did what the coaches told me to do and tried really hard....
Olympic Trials for Slalom are Tomorrow! Wish Us Luck! by Emily Jackson | Apr 11, 2012 | WhitewaterI am a freestyle paddler in the slalom race, and I am also a slalom paddler when I am in a freestyle competition these days… interesting how people think… My primary focus, passion and enjoyment in kayaking comes from freestyle paddling. With that...
2012 Alabama Mountain Games by nicktroutman | Apr 11, 2012 | Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Team JK, WhitewaterThe 2012 season has begun! The first event of the year is always the Alabama Mountain Games. It is an amazing event with tons of different competitions and sports aspects. Friday started off with the ‘Huckfest’ and freestyle of the lip of an 18 foot tall waterfall....
White Dog Spring Surfing! Ottawa River was at 21 Feet! by stephenwright | Apr 11, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterAn unseasonably warm snap hit the east coast last week, triggering an early high-water event all over Ontario and into part of Quebec. Even though I’d only been back from Chile for 3 days, I decided to turn and burn north for some big wave action! With levels...
The Rogue Hits the Grand Canyon by Jenifer Jakub | Apr 10, 2012 | Rogue, WhitewaterI flew to Salt Lake City from Seattle and rode down to Lee’s Ferry with Nick and Ben. We showed up the night before our launch, met everyone, packed our boats, and later tested out the fire pan, which worked great. On the morning of launch day, Ranger Peggy gave us...
Home Waves in Maine! by Adam Swett | Apr 10, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterEvery spring and fall (and sometimes summer) one of the main stems of the Penobscot River near Old Town, Maine, my home town where I grew up rises to 35,000 cfs+. When these levels occur a set of waves and holes come in between the Penobscot Nations Island and the...
River Running Cali style by colinkemp | Apr 9, 2012 | WhitewaterLast weekend a solid group of Tahoe area boaters got together for a river running extravaganza on the North Fork of the American River. We got together to have a temporary good by paddle for our buddy Jason Craig. He was due to go back under the knife to have the...
How To: Fly with your Kayak by Mike McKay | Apr 8, 2012 | WhitewaterEver wonder what the steps needed to fly with your kayak were? Well look no further, below is a link written by Team JK’s Own Mike McKay from Canada, sharing with us the Trials of Traveling with the Kayak....
Paddling Jackson- Jackson, Wyoming by Gary Edgeworth | Apr 7, 2012 | WhitewaterAs the snow starts to melt in Jackson you can’t help but get excited about the upcoming paddling season. Driving past the snake you can’t help but check out the play spots along the river along with the how much the ice has melted on the fall creek waterfall. Jackson...
