So much good kayaking by Jack Newland | Jan 21, 2024 | Creeking, WW DisciplinesMy last post mentioned the classic joy section of the Mitta Mitts River. The Cobungra River is a creek that confluences with the Mitta Mitta about a third of the way down. There are 3 distinct sections to the Cobungra and if you put them all together it’s...
Looking Back on 2023 by Hannah Ray | Jan 19, 2024 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesLooking Back on 2023 This season had some wild ups and downs. I paddled some of the highest water levels ever recorded in the Northwoods. Punching through Second Drop on a high water run of the Peshtigo River, WI. Then I endured continued drought at my local spots and...
How to get into Hand Paddling by Connor Gagliano | Jan 12, 2024 | Creeking, Featured Post, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesImagine, it’s the best day of kayaking you’ve ever had and then all of a sudden, a rock grabs your paddle from your hands. How do you prepare for a moment like this? There’s a few different ways you can. Whether it’s with hand paddles or bare hand, the easiest and...
Revisiting Adventure on the Amazon After Back Surgery by JK Team | Jan 11, 2024 | Creeking, Internationalisation, Peru, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesRevisiting Adventure on the Amazon After Back Surgery Submitted by Chris Korbulic As a paddler just as intrigued with the geographic interest of a river as the whitewater and its physical dimension, few places are so irresistible as the Amazon. It is a river of...
Upper Yough Downriver Rodeo 2023 by sethchapelle | Jan 10, 2024 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesUpper Yough Downriver Rodeo 2023 2023 marked the first official Upper Yough Downriver Rodeo. When I heard about this event, I knew I needed to make a strong effort to be there. It sounded right up my alley. The Upper Yough is one of my all-time favorite sections of...
The Upper Chehalis by janekoopman | Dec 12, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe Lower Chehalis is a beautiful canyoned class III run that gets frequented by Lower Mainland BC paddlers after a good rain or in snowmelt. Ideally you can put on a tributary, The Statlu if there is enough water and paddle some class III- IV- in a narrower river bed...
Highwater Peshtigo by Hannah Ray | Dec 11, 2023 | Creeking, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThis spring the Peshtigo River Roaring Rapids section saw the highest water level ever recorded since record keeping began in the 1980’s. A snow-filled winter came to an abrupt end as summer-like temps soared in April. An unusual warm week of 80 degree temps...
2023 Year in Review by JT Hartman | Dec 10, 2023 | Creeking, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIn January, if you’d asked me to predict the overarching tone of my 2023 season, I might have answered with what may have been undeserved reservation. Coming off a series of educational and career frustrations, not to mention a vicious flare of arthritis in my back,...
Comparison Between the Small Gnarvana and the Medium Flow by Hilde Schweitzer | Dec 8, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesComparison between the Small Gnarvana and the Medium Flow I have been paddling for a long time, been in a lot of different boats of all shapes and sizes in those years, and it takes a lot to get me excited or impressed by any new boat. Last year I surprisingly bonded...
The Backdeck Roll & Safety in Shallow Water by Boyd Ruppelt | Dec 5, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesEven if you know how to backdeck roll, you’ll want to watch this video for a modified version. The rule is simple, stay in the box and keep your elbows down. If you do that, the backdeck roll is faster, safer, and even better for shallow water and rocks than any...
Improvement Guaranteed: Do this Warm-Up every time you paddle by Boyd Ruppelt | Dec 3, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesOne thing I’ve found over the years is that the top kayakers in the world all have certain skills and regular practices in common. Do this warm up, listed below, every time you touch the water and your boat and edge control will improve drastically. For the more...
Flow on the Upper G! by Adam Swett | Dec 2, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI had so much fun yesterday on the Upper Gauley following my friends Alex and John down from Fayetteville. Some friends of ours from Maine rounded out the group after the obligatory getting lost on the way in. It was the second time paddling my new Flow and I was so...
