Hunt Jennings-Grand Prix Video Submission- Hard Core Creeking ACTION! by Hunt Jennings | Sep 12, 2012 | WhitewaterCheck it out! [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/48702314[/vimeo]
National Championships at Kelly’s Whitewater Park and NF of the Payette by sagedonnelly | Jul 23, 2012 | Fun, Hero, Kid's Kayaks, Shooting Star, Uncategorized, Whitewater, ZenThe final competition for this years tour was at one of my favorite play parks. Kelly’s Whitewater Park in Cascade, Idaho, and for a second year in a row, it was the National Championships. The town of Cascade used to have a lumber mill which shut down several years...
Middle Kings: Trip of a Lifetime by Hunt Jennings | Jul 20, 2012 | WhitewaterIt is hard for me to describe the Middle Kings in words. Even after researching, and asking numerous people about the run in the weeks leading up to this trip, nothing prepared me for the journey that three friends and I began at the trailhead to Bishop’s Pass. The...
Road tripping with “A Wet State”- in CALI by colinkemp | May 27, 2012 | WhitewaterAfter entirely too many hours at work, I decided to play hookie for two days and take a long weekend roadtrip up to Northern California and the Trinity and Scott Drainages. On our trip, we were able to get on two runs which have eluded me for much too long, the North...
Rivers For Change on the South Fork Yuba by Galen Volckhausen | May 19, 2012 | Whitewaterheadwater |ˈhedˌwôtər; -ˌwätər| noun (usu. headwaters) a tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source. Today, Darin and I, paddled the headwaters of the South Fork Yuba River. The Yuba River is a major tributary of the Feather, 1/3 of its flow,...
Mega Boof by JK Fans | May 16, 2012 | UncategorizedLaunching into the air on a great boof on the Lover’s Leap section of the S Fork American river in California. Unfortunately, at low flows like this it lands on a rock. My buddy broke his seat on the landing but with the speed from my Villain S I was able to...
Jackson Kayak Zen Review by California Canoe and Kayak Staff! by JK Fans | Apr 25, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenJackson Zen Kayak Review Posted on April 13, 2012 by CCK Staff Blog by Bryant Burkhardt The Zen is the new river runner from the great people at Jackson Kayaks. It is a moderate volume boat that comes in three different sizes (55,65,75), with a planing hull and...
“A Wet State” does Chico, CA by colinkemp | Apr 23, 2012 | WhitewaterMore adventures from ” A Wet State” Chico, California is probably best known for its college and its excellent brewery, Sierra Nevada. However, an often overlooked aspect is that there is some excellent kayaking in the area. The Feather River is only an...
12 Rivers in 2012 – 2,000 Miles of Boating in California in the Jackson Rogue by JK Fans | Apr 19, 2012 | Rogue, WhitewaterIn January, Danielle Katz and I started on quest called 12 Rivers in 2012. We are paddling 12 California Rivers, source to sea, over the coming year. In addition to doing the miles, we are engaging the local communities in stewardship, conservation and citizen...
Spring + Rain arrives in California by David Stefan | Apr 15, 2012 | WhitewaterHey Folks! Spring just arrived in Cali and  we got enough water to fill up the reservoirs in Cali! My friend Mike Juarez, Ian Devine and Kelly decided to explore some rivers around Big Sur Monterey area once it had rained enough. We found 2 creeks perhaps 1st descent...
Awesome New Colors for Kid’s Boats! by sagedonnelly | Apr 4, 2011 | Kid's Kayaks, rivers, Uncategorized, WhitewaterLooping at the Reno Whitewater park. I just received my new Rasta (red, yellow, and green) Shooting Star kid’s playboat and I love it! Jackson Kayak also has Goth available (green, white, and black) as a standard color for boats now. The first thing I did was...
My First, First Personal Descent of the Year! by sagedonnelly | Jan 18, 2011 | Uncategorized, WhitewaterLast week I was able to do a personal first decent, my first one for the year! It was E to P on the South Yuba River near Nevada City, Ca. It is a class 4 river and it was lots of fun and had a couple a really cool boofs. My favorite rapids were called Corner Pocket,...
