Sweet Photos of the Zen 75! by Micah Kneidl | Mar 27, 2012 | Creeking, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, rivers, Team JK, WhitewaterHi everyone! My Zen 75 arrived a couple weeks ago and I’m obsessed with paddling this kayak. I will be telling you all more about this outstanding kayak soon, but for now I’d like to share some photos shot by my buddy John. Check more of John...
Fun Runnin’ on the Noli and Watauga Gorges! by wildwildwes | Mar 21, 2012 | Creeking, Reviews, River Running, Team JK, Video, Whitewater“The JK Fun Runner is an intriguing sporty boat design!” was my first thought when I saw the news about this new river runner from Jackson Kayak. Little did I know at the time how much I would grow to love this new boat! I picked up both sizes (60 & 70) of...
Watauga Gorge Good Times! by wildwildwes | Mar 7, 2012 | Creeking, Featured Post, Trip Reports, Video, VideoMost anyone who is acquaintances with me in the paddling world knows my very fond LOVE for the Watauga Gorge. The run is full of boofs, slides, boulder garden technical moves, and even a waterfall to top it off! It is the best class IV run in the world IMO and only...
Jules Domine’s Roadtrip from Mexico, BC, and Cali! One of the Best Paddling Films! by JK Team | Feb 26, 2012 | Creeking, Playboating, Whitewater[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/36761328[/vimeo] Jules Domine latest film, a kayaking road trip across North America from north to south (BC, Cali, and Mexico)… Feeling like getting outside? Or maybe like bushwalking for hours just to look around and see no signs of...
Preseason Kayaking In Idaho! by Micah Kneidl | Feb 22, 2012 | Creeking, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, rivers, Team JK, WhitewaterFor this week only there has been an increase in flows on the North Fork of the Payette. A jump from 300cfs up to 900cfs has allowed for some pretty good February kayaking less than an hour north of Boise, Idaho. Speaking of Boise, construction crews are wrapping up...
Northern Australian Boating – Warming up again for 2012 by Jezz | Feb 16, 2012 | Creeking, Hero, Uncategorized, Video, Whitewaterits been a while since my last post, but the wet season is slowly starting to build back home here in Cairns Australia, and we are just starting to gear up for an incredible 2012 season. A few month back i was lucky enough to score some unseasonable rain down in the...
The Subtleties of Safety by Jeff West | Feb 7, 2012 | Clinics, Creeking, WhitewaterThe Subtleties of Safety Paddling fires us up, especially when rain is coming. I get amped looking at the five day forecast. As a storm rolls east towards the Appalachians the excitement builds. Two days before a big storm, I will start rearranging my schedule, trying...
Emily’s Day on Cane Creek and First Impressions of the Zen! by Emily Jackson | Jan 31, 2012 | Creeking, Team JK, Whitewater, ZenEmily’s Best Day on Cane Creek and First Impressions of the Zen! Yesterday Dad, Nick and I woke up earlier then usual to the sound of heavy rains, followed with heavy hailing… This meant that Dad had already left me several voice messages Mostly along the lines,...
A Look Into Chris Korbulic’s Journal Entries leading to the Descent of Kundawika Falls by christopherkorbulic | Jan 28, 2012 | Creeking, River Running, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater Dec. 30 There’s a small path to the river from the last village, the truck can’t go. The villagers say it’s 20 km, but the GPS says 12. To rent bikes from the village, we have to take a rider too, so the longer the trail, and more time we have...
Happy New Year, from “A Wet State” by colinkemp | Jan 27, 2012 | Creeking, WhitewaterWith the prospect of water in the California over New Years looking quite poor, Darin McQuoid, David Maurier and myself drove to the northern most drainage in California, the Smith River, for the edge of an Oregon storm that was planned to hit. The day we arrived we...
New Jackson Kayak C1 Outfitting by Jezz | Jan 26, 2012 | C1 Outfitting, Creeking, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Rockstar, Uncategorized, WhitewaterThere is some huge news for all C1 boaters out there. After years of having to ghetto fit boats for C1, Jackson Kayak is about to release an amazing C1 system this year. C1 boaters have been waiting for this for years and finally there is something that will convert...
An Expedition Complete in Northern Zambia: WONDER GORGE by christopherkorbulic | Jan 21, 2012 | Creeking, River Running, rivers, WhitewaterHow quickly time passes and things can change. December 7, one year since our expedition in the Congo ended tragically with the loss of Hendri Coetzee, I spent on the rim of the Zambezi Gorge, above rapid number 7, with Ben Stookesberry, Pete Meredith, Hendri’s best...
