Skipper Snook’n Adventures by Bart Swab | Jun 13, 2017 | Cuda, Family Zone, Fishing, Kraken, rivers, SkipperMelea has spent countless hours fishing for redfish from the Big Tuna and the KilroyDT when she was younger and now out of her Skipper. We set off one afternoon to chase a less prominent fish in our area, the elusive Northeast Florida snook. This would be...
Destination Peshtigo by Hannah Ray | Jun 10, 2017 | Creeking, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesDestination Peshtigo video link: Beautiful scenery, easy river access, and fun filled tea-stained class II-III whitewater (class III-IV at higher levels) for approximately 5 miles makes the Roaring Rapids section of the Peshtigo River a gem tucked into the Northwoods...
An intro to self support kayaking on the the Wild and Scenic Jarbidge Bruneau by janekoopman | Jun 7, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThis spring I padded my first self support kayak trip! I am just a little embarrassed to admit that it took so long, but better late than never. I have only been inspired now to do more. Nestled in the seemingly flat BLM lands of south western Idaho are two incisions...
Late Spring Heavenly Highland Whitewater by wildwildwes | Jun 6, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Media, rivers, Video, WhitewaterThis past winter and early spring was starting to look like we were not going to have much of a creek season in the southeast. Warmer and dryer temperatures was the theme of the winter months in our region. Then spring sprung and we had a few showers here in there in...
Truck Life Tour 8.5: UNLEASHED Boater-X by sethashworth | Jun 5, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Event Coverage, Events, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesSo last update dropped on Tuesday but I finished writing it on Monday evening right after we completed UNLEASHED Stage 2, a Boater-X run on the Rouge river. I really wanted to add it in to Tuesday’s update but the day was exhausting and I really couldn’t...
Durango Whitewater Park by Greg Parker | Jun 2, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesLast year, the city of Durango had to repair a pipe under the river. The backhoe operator was a kayaker and slipped a few rocks into a strategic location while repairing the riverbed. I had the pleasure of visiting this new world class feature dubbed the 29th Street...
Truck Life Tour 8: Getting UNLEASHED. by sethashworth | Jun 1, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Events, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesThis last week has been a rapid whirlwind of kayaking in the final build up toward stage one of the UNLEASHED competition. After the water level came down a little we were able to get back onto the Ruins wave in Ottawa. Last year I had a real love...
A little Mothers Day mayhem by teamjk | May 31, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesI asked my wife what she wanted to do for Mothers Day. I was expecting a grueling hike or bike ride but to my surprise, she wanted to go to the Durango Whitewater park and shoot some photos. As we were walking up, a 15 or 16 ft raft was coming down. He had 2 paddlers...
Truck Life Tour 7: Facing giants and searching for new ones by sethashworth | May 29, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThis week of truck Life Tour has been the most static of any week so far. But when I say static I mean we have slept in the same place all week, we have probably still clocked up another 500km of driving. Brooke and I have been based in the Ottawa valley...
Truck Life Tour 6: Back In Canada EH! by sethashworth | May 27, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesOk, here we are back on #TruckLifeTour proper, and now the focus of our tour shifts from hope boat training to big waves as we venture into one of my favorite zones, eastern Canada. My new home the Ottawa river is going rickter high and this is just the...
Truck Life Tour Episode 5: Last days in South East. Caney Fork and High water Rock Island by sethashworth | May 24, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesHeading back toward Rock Island, TN, in driving rain was a mixture of both ominous worry (because of the previously mentioned leaking truck topper) and excitement. We were heading back because I had return a boat I had borrowed from Stephen Wright and also...
Little Shredder Lotte checks in from NZ by JK Little Shredders | May 23, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, JK Little Shredders, Playboating, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesSo far this year has been awesome! It started off with a big splash when I attended the Hawea Whitewater camp with Claire, Anna, Josh, Dennis and other awesome coaches. We had the pleasure of hosting 4 Aussies and had 50+ people attending the camp. During the camp the...
