MEXICO = PARADISE by nicktroutman | Jan 26, 2011 | Creeking, rivers, WhitewaterMexico is one of my favorite places on earth, the weather is warm, the scenery is gorgeous, and the whitewater is amazing. My first trip here was back in 2006, when I was part of the first full descent of the Rio Alseseca. Since then I have tried to come back every...
A Picture Says a Thousand Words….. by Darin McQuoid by Darin McQuoid | Jan 25, 2011 | Creeking, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, WhitewaterAs they say a photo says a thousand words so I’ll leave it at that 🙂 Here they all are, the unpublished images of the wonderful Jackson Kayaks 🙂 Darin McQuoid [nggallery id=176 blog=1]
video: Mexico Creeking = WATERFALLS by nicktroutman | Jan 25, 2011 | Creeking, Featured Post, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, River Running, Team JK, Trip Reports, Video, WhitewaterCheck out a video update from our three weeks creeking in Vera Cruz, Mexico. Joel Kowalski, Dane Jackson, Rafael Ortiz, Phil Quinn, Nick Troutman and ‘Deuce’ paddled some of Mexico’s best on the famous Alseseca, and epic Jalacingo. Check out the...
Justin Owen’s Duck River Drops by Justin Owen | Jan 24, 2011 | Creeking, Hero, Team JK, WhitewaterTennessee kayakers can get bored during a cold, dry winter. Fortunately for me, Rock Island runs everyday. I love to playboat, and make it most days… but there is another aspect of my whitewater addiction that does not get fulfilled there very often. I am...
NEW 2011 Hero Promo: video by nicktroutman | Jan 22, 2011 | Creeking, Featured Post, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, River Running, Team JK, WhitewaterCheck out the new 2011 Hero in ACTION! Dane, Rafa, and myself took it down Mexico’s most famous runs from amazing class 3-4 up to its hardest class 5, and most beautiful waterfalls. Check out and the video and then go try one out for yourself. ...
Junior Team steps it up in the Southeast by Jezz | Jan 22, 2011 | Creeking, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Playboating, rivers, Uncategorized, Whitewater A team of three young paddlers from the southeast are stepping up and on a very steep learning curve doing some awesome things already. With an 12 year old paddling class 5 already, this small group of paddlers that are part of the Jackson Kayak Local Hero Team are...
Mexico = Paradise by nicktroutman | Jan 21, 2011 | Creeking, Featured Post, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, River Running, Team JK, Trip Reports, WhitewaterMexico is one of my favorite places on earth, the weather is warm, the scenery is gorgeous, and the whitewater is amazing. My first trip here was back in 2006, when I was part of the first full descent of the Rio Alseseca. Since then I have tried to come back every...
Stookesberry’s Top 10 – by Ben Stookesberry | Jan 17, 2011 | Clinics, Creeking, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, River Running, rivers, Team JK, WhitewaterStookesberry’s Top-10 River Trips: From some of the most idyllic kayak destinations on the Planet, to some of the most challenging river expeditions I have ever undertaken, here are 10 highlights in my Kayaking world along with a more user friendly alternative....
Mexico: New Hero ROCKS! by nicktroutman | Jan 15, 2011 | Creeking, Featured Post, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, River Running, Team JK, Trip Reports, WhitewaterI have been paddling the Villain S for the past year, and I have been absolutely loving it. So naturally I was fired up to be able to borrow a Villain S while down in Mexico. We have been running the Gnar, and the Villain has been preforming amazingly. Though this...
TN First Descent and Soddy Creek Report by Justin Owen | Jan 11, 2011 | Creeking, JK Team Posts, Team JK, WhitewaterThere have been all types of firsts here in Tennessee for me as of late. I just got my first real flipturn, my first helix, and the firsts continued last week with a personal first descent of Big Soddy in Dayton, TN and a first decent of a little creek in Cookeville,...
Lovin The New Hero by Dane Jackson | Jan 10, 2011 | Creeking, Reviews, River Running, Trips, WhitewaterI have been in mexico for the last week and half taking the hero on some of the most amazing creeks. And the boat has been awesome. I hadnt paddled it before i got here so i didnt know what it was like. But after the first couple days i was super used to it and loved...
EJ’s 2010 Summary- Looking into 2011 by ericjackson | Jan 3, 2011 | Coosa, Creeking, Hero, JK Team Posts, Journey, Playboating, Recreational/Touring, River Running, Riviera, Rockstar, Rogue, Team JK, the innovator, the teacher, Whitewater, Wrap UpsWhen looking back at 2010, my first thought is “Wow”. It was chock full of highs, challenges, victories, failures; a roller coaster ride from start to finish. I have to start any summary off by saying that everything I do has alot of meaning to me,...
