Green River, WY Buena Vista, Co and the Teva Mountain Games by sagedonnelly | Jun 5, 2012 | Fun, Kid's Kayaks, Shooting Star, Team JK, the athlete, ZenMy year started off with a bang! I did a personal first decent on the West Branch of the Feather River (class 5 -) followed shortly by my 2nd descent of Deer Creek (class 4+ kayak self support overnighter) in California before I started the freestyle kayak tour. My...
Jackson Kayak’s New Zen Turning Heads at the Creek Racing Scene! (Teva Games Results too) by ericjackson | Jun 1, 2012 | JK Team Posts, Whitewater, ZenThe JK Zen has only been used at two events so far in this 2012 season for racing, as the season has just begun, but WOW! The resulta have been amazing already! Fish Creek Race in Steamboat on Memorial Day, part of the “Paddler Pro Life Inviational” was...
Moose River Spring Festival- EJ and Courtney in the North Woods by ericjackson | May 15, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenI found out on Wednesday about the Spring Moose Festival here in Lyons, New York, just shy of the Canadian Border. We packed the RV and headed north as it has been so long since I have been here that I can’t remember when my last time was! We arrived to a...
JK Zen on Owyhee & Little Salmon Rivers by Devon Barker | May 7, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenSpring in the Idaho desert has been fantastic. I have paddle on the Owyhee and the Bruneau. Check out http://vimeo.com/user4939614/videos for video footage of the Zen as a self-support kayak on my Lower Owyhee trip. I was able to fit everything I needed to overnight...
Kern River Festival 2012 by colinkemp | May 3, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenThis past weekend I was lucky enough to attend my second Kern River Festival and Brush Creek Race. Last year we had a banger snowpack in the Sierra and the high flow to go with it. This year we are paying our dues for last season. Let me tell you that even with the...
Jackson Kayak Zen Review by California Canoe and Kayak Staff! by JK Fans | Apr 25, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenJackson Zen Kayak Review Posted on April 13, 2012 by CCK Staff Blog by Bryant Burkhardt The Zen is the new river runner from the great people at Jackson Kayaks. It is a moderate volume boat that comes in three different sizes (55,65,75), with a planing hull and...
Enjoying the Zen in Leizaran river by JK Team | Apr 25, 2012 | ZenMy last kayaks have been Jackson´s ones. I trust in the quality of materials and love the designs and equipment. This time we tried the Zen in a beautiful river close to home.
Cheoah Fun – includes left to middle line on Bear Creek Falls in Zen and Villain by Boyd Ruppelt | Apr 21, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenVideo from my helmet cam, paddling with Jonathan Street, Mike O, Kevin Wilson, Jeff Leach, and Shred Ready’s Jordan Byrum. We hit up Cheoah for some good times, fun lines, and Big grins, changing boats constantly to spice things up lap by lap… this is the...
EJ films a Round Trip- Rock Island Tour Video with his GoPro… by ericjackson | Mar 11, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenI filmed from loading the boats in my driveway to the shuttle, walking in, paddling over the falls, running sieve city and then surfing the top waves in the Zen. It was 4,800 cfs. Dane and I did a more extreme version yesterday that I’ll have to put up,...
My Birthday, Today, I turned 48… by ericjackson | Mar 3, 2012 | EJ Thoughts, Whitewater, ZenClearly there was a bunch of turmoil surround the preparations for my birthday last night. Massive thunderstorms, rain, and tornados everywhere… all hell was breaking loose, it seemed, and just as it looked like evil was going to triumph over good, I woke this...
Five Minutes in the Zen… by Kat and David Levitt | Feb 29, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenFive Minutes in the Zen… …was all I needed to decide it would be my next new boat. To be completely honest, I needed less. I enjoyed the fit on my knees and legs immediately, as the Zen’s design and outfitting provides total comfort and control. As...
a Review from the Best! Joe Pulliam Shares his thoughts on JK’s New ZEN. by JK Team | Feb 25, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenCheck out what he has to say! Video Edited by Nick Troutman [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-NItezo-UM[/youtube]
