Three Rivers Rendezvous by davecrerar | Jun 4, 2017 | Canada, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesEvery year in spring Pinch O Crow Kayak Club hosts the Three Rivers Rendezvous in Pincher Creek. Chuck Lee, an avid local kayaker, puts on a tremendous festival, similar to the American Gauley Festival. Clubs and kayakers from all over Canada come to enjoy the...
Cal-Salmon Race/ Sequoia National Park: Wild & Free Tour by nicktroutman | May 26, 2017 | Canada, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Media, Nirvana, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines// May 26, 2017 Cal-Salmon Race/ Sequoia National Park: Wild & Free Tour As the saying goes, “When in Rome”. So when driving through Sequoia National Park on our way north, what should we do? The obvious answer was to stop in and check out the biggest trees and...
Alive at Cheat Fest by shanegroves | May 25, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Karma Unlimited, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesI took off work Friday, May 5th to attend the Cheat Race and start off my favorite fest. This would be my first Cheat Race and it turned out to top off the Cheat Festival just right. There had been rain, so the river was a good level with the Upper Blackwater and NF...
After Work Kayaking by dianegaydos | May 17, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWith recent rain storms and more daylight in the Southeast, after work kayaking trips have become my new favorite past-time. I certainly enjoy full day paddle sessions on the weekends, but my days off tend to be sporadic and I often see my friends go off to the river...
Brush Creek Race: Wild & Free Tour by nicktroutman | May 16, 2017 | Canada, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesSo fired up to finally make it down to Kernville for the Kern River Festival and Brush Creek Race. It was a blast hanging out with everyone, enjoying perfect weather and high water, and awesome time setting new course records on Brush Creek. Thanks Evan Moore for...
First D With White Mountain School Kayak Team by teamjk | May 12, 2017 | Creeking, River Running, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThe White Mountain School’s Whitewater Kayak Team recently brought our advanced members out for an exploratory mission on an upper section of the Gale River that we think may be a first D. After hiking up the drainage they were rewarded with scenic creek style...
Wild & Free Tour: Outlet Falls by nicktroutman | May 11, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, JK Media, Media, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesHanging out in the Pacific North West, which has been getting slammed with one of the wettest springs in history, finding whitewater is not a problem. Outlet Falls has been on my radar for a while, a gorgeous waterfall that I have wanted to run since I first saw it in...
The elusive first descent by chad | May 10, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesOh the elusive “first descent”. If you have been kayaking for any length of time I am sure you have heard the term. Living in the Appalachian Mountains of TN, waterfalls and creeks that have not been run are very hard to find in this day and age. Most of...
Helicopter Kayaking by dianegaydos | May 7, 2017 | Creeking, Karma, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesMy favorite part of my husband and my honeymoon trip to New Zealand was the helicopter kayaking. Well, that and the pie shops! New Zealand is a beautiful country full of dense wilderness. While there are certainly many kayaking runs that are roadside, there are many...
A Year of Awesome Opportunities by Emily Jackson | May 6, 2017 | 2015 Zen, 2016 Rock Star Competition, Creeking, Family Zone, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesA Year of Awesome Opportunities! Today I am writing from the Sequoia National Forest- we are parked at the take out of Brush Creek. A Creek I ran 12 years ago but not since! My husband Nick and I have two kids and two dogs packed into my Sprinter RV, and a trailer...
After Work Doe River Gorge Goods by wildwildwes | May 5, 2017 | Creeking, Karma, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWeekday after work runs are always a special treat for me. Catching the Doe River Gorge at a good 750 CFS level is an even sweeter treat, because the take-out is only 10 minutes from my house! Me and a group of 5 friends rallied earlier this week for delightful river...
Honeymooning in Style by dianegaydos | May 4, 2017 | Creeking, Karma, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWhere do you honeymoon when both people in the relationship are whitewater kayakers? New Zealand! My husband and I have had New Zealand on our travel bucket list for quite some time, and our honeymoon seemed like the perfect time to take advantage of it A year and a...
