Greg Parker shares his kids teaching experience by Will Richardson | Jul 27, 2008 | WhitewaterEric, This past week I had the most exciting kayak camp I’ve ever taught. Most of the kids had some previous experience, but on day 1 the kids were timid and nervous about running class 2 rapids. By the last day they had run 4 class 3 rapids with style and...
Team JK's Michael 'LP' Palmer Making News by Will Richardson | Jul 27, 2008 | WhitewaterTommy Hilleke, Michael Palmer help save a rafters life in Colorado. Local teen’s dream is taking off Michael Palmer travels world, pencil in one hand, paddle in the other
Check out Kaeli’s first day on the river! by Will Richardson | Jul 27, 2008 | WhitewaterKaeli’s first day on the river. Dad’s BEST day on the river! How cool!! John and Kaeli Franzen
The Plan by Will Richardson | Jul 26, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Jez I’ve booked my flight and have set down the plan to cram as much kayaking in over a relatively small period of time starting tomorrow. So here it is… Starting in Sydney Australia, I’ll be flying for 19 hours to the South East of the USA to do...
Tony Lunt (EJ’s partner in JK) writes about the Super Hero on the Grand Canyon by Will Richardson | Jul 26, 2008 | 2010 Fun, 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Heros, Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterHey guys; I really like your articles about what kayak to use posted on the site. I agree with both of you and commend you on your choice of playboat for the rapids of the Grand Canyon, but I feel that the Super Hero is worthy of praise as well. I am glad I brought...
Lauren featured in Knoxville Sentinel Newspaper by Will Richardson | Jul 26, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Lauren Burress Hi Guys, Check out the article that the Knoxville Sentinel Newspaper wrote up on Lauren. We love Morgan Simmons this is the second time he has wrote an article about Lauren and always does and awesome job. Hope all is well with everyone. Kayaker...
Kayaking The Grand Canyon by Will Richardson | Jul 26, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, WhitewaterBy Sage Donnelly It was so cool seeing you on the Grand Canyon. I had a lot of fun and paddled over 144 miles of the 224 that we ran. My Mom was rowing our raft while my Dad and I kayaked. Mom made me get in the raft on the big rapids like Hermit, Lava, and anything...
2nd Annual Pueblo Paddle-A-Thon by Will Richardson | Jul 26, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Lauren Burress The 2nd annual Pueblo Paddle-A-Thon was held this weekend to send young adults with cancer to Sweetwater a 6-day kayak camp. The white water park was packed with spectators to paddlers everyone there for the cause. The way it worked was when you did...
Pueblo White Water Park by Will Richardson | Jul 26, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Lauren Burress Hey Ej, Just thought I’d tell you about . We were going to Salida to paddle then we decided to paddle at BV, and then we were contemplating about that also. We want something new. So Pueblo was perfect! We packed up the kayaks and left ready...
EJ- Two Weeks of Coaching/Teaching at Wilderness Tours/Ottawa Kayak School by Will Richardson | Jul 26, 2008 | WhitewaterI got off the Grand Canyon, spent an incredible night eating like a king and hanging out with Tony and his family, and friends at the Caesar’s Palace in Vegas, and then was on a 7am flight the next morning to Syracuse, NY with Dane. The RV, complete with Rocksey...
South Mineral Creek by Will Richardson | Jul 24, 2008 | WhitewaterBy Boyd Ruppelt Photos For those that don’t know, is a classic Colorado gem… it has one of the best vertical waterfalls in the state and sports non-stop, steep, whitewater action in a beautiful and scenic gorge! It typically collects a lot of wood, but...
Ice Lakes Creek by Will Richardson | Jul 24, 2008 | Heros, WhitewaterBy Boyd Ruppelt I thought you guys would want to see this beautiful cascading creek… After enjoying the high water in Crested Butte, I went down south with Samantha Brunner, Adam Goshorn, and Matt Wallace to find waterfalls and run some of the classic whitewater...
