Two EPIC weeks surfing one of my favorites… BUSEATER! by nicktroutman | Apr 17, 2012 | Allstars, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, Playboating, rivers, Rockstar, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, Uncategorized, WhitewaterSo it all started with a phone call…. “Nick, dude, get up here now, Bussy is in and it is 80 degrees outside!” This call came from my best friend Joel Kowalski up in Beachburg. He lives on the Ottawa River and got me started in kayaking 10 years ago. Now you have to...
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...
Raising A Kayaking Kid. by sagedonnelly | Mar 21, 2012 | Fun, Kid's Kayaks, rivers, Video, WhitewaterWritten by Sage Donnelly’s parents, Matt Donnelly and Stephanie Viselli Sage and Dad, Carbarton run, NF Payette One of the things I love about having a daughter who is a kayaker is the look on people’s faces when we arrive at a put in at a river. As we start...
Dads, Sons, and whitewater by Cudmore Family | Mar 12, 2012 | Hero, Instructional, Kid's Kayaks, River Running, rivers, United StatesThere’s no better way to spend an early Spring Sunday than with family and friends out paddling. Our scheduled river trip for our WILD kids program managed to morph into a father/son day with the notable exception of Alison. I’m very lucky that I get to...
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...
Really really old guys kayaking in the Dynamic Duo. by Micah Kneidl | Feb 13, 2012 | Dynamic Duo, JK Team Posts, rivers, Team JK, Uncategorized, WhitewaterThose of you that know me know that I LOVE the JK Dynamic Duo. Because of my passion for tandem kayaking, it really amazes me that I don’t see more duos on the river. Tandem kayaking is something you need to experience for yourself. My dad is a pretty solid...
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...
Kafue River Expedition: Northern Zambia by christopherkorbulic | Jan 19, 2012 | Creeking, River Running, rivers, Team JK, WhitewaterThe man in back wants to see you; at border posts, visa offices, consulates, these are never words you want to hear, especially when at first it seems that you’ll walk away from the receptionist with visas in hand, grinning, and the sun shining on your face. It...
Hunter takes on Wolf Creek by Kat and David Levitt | Jan 7, 2012 | Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, rivers, Uncategorized, WhitewaterAfter three successful runs on Johnnie’s Creek in Alabama, some of my friends and I decided we weren’t done for the day just yet. Zack a good friend of mine had mentioned earlier in the day about a little river called Wolf Creek about ten minutes away from Johnnie’s...
Seven Days Self Support on the Grand Canyon! by Jeff West | Jan 5, 2012 | River Running, rivers, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, WhitewaterSeven Days Self Support in the Grand Canyon Why is kayaking through the Grand Canyon so special? Here are a few reasons: the sky is bluer, the stars are brighter, friendships are stronger, laughter is louder, the shade is cooler, the sun is warmer, the river is...
Devils River Bass Fishing by Brady Sullivan | May 21, 2011 | Coosa, Fishing, rivers, VideoGoPro HD Hero + Coosa + Good Friends + Good Fishing = Awesome Video [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP2oK270JEU[/youtube] Brady Sullivan
Reno! and the Creeks that Followed by Clay Wright | May 18, 2011 | Creeking, Events, Hero, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, WhitewaterFlew out a full week early this year to train at the Reno Whitewater Park in hopes I could get as good at combo’s as Stephen Carbon Rockstar video (http://www.youtube.com/user/jacksonkayakvids#p/c/0/ODBI1D1yYY0) by the time of the Festival. In that respect I...
