Three Rivers Rendezvous by davecrerar | Jun 4, 2017 | Canada, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesEvery year in spring Pinch O Crow Kayak Club hosts the Three Rivers Rendezvous in Pincher Creek. Chuck Lee, an avid local kayaker, puts on a tremendous festival, similar to the American Gauley Festival. Clubs and kayakers from all over Canada come to enjoy 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...
After Work Kayaking by dianegaydos | May 17, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWith recent rain storms and more daylight in the Southeast, after work kayaking trips have become my new favorite past-time. I certainly enjoy full day paddle sessions on the weekends, but my days off tend to be sporadic and I often see my friends go off to the river...
First D With White Mountain School Kayak Team by teamjk | May 12, 2017 | Creeking, River Running, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThe White Mountain School’s Whitewater Kayak Team recently brought our advanced members out for an exploratory mission on an upper section of the Gale River that we think may be a first D. After hiking up the drainage they were rewarded with scenic creek style...
Wild & Free Tour: Outlet Falls by nicktroutman | May 11, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, JK Media, Media, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesHanging out in the Pacific North West, which has been getting slammed with one of the wettest springs in history, finding whitewater is not a problem. Outlet Falls has been on my radar for a while, a gorgeous waterfall that I have wanted to run since I first saw it in...
The elusive first descent by chad | May 10, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesOh the elusive “first descent”. If you have been kayaking for any length of time I am sure you have heard the term. Living in the Appalachian Mountains of TN, waterfalls and creeks that have not been run are very hard to find in this day and age. Most of...
Helicopter Kayaking by dianegaydos | May 7, 2017 | Creeking, Karma, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesMy favorite part of my husband and my honeymoon trip to New Zealand was the helicopter kayaking. Well, that and the pie shops! New Zealand is a beautiful country full of dense wilderness. While there are certainly many kayaking runs that are roadside, there are many...
A Year of Awesome Opportunities by Emily Jackson | May 6, 2017 | 2015 Zen, 2016 Rock Star Competition, Creeking, Family Zone, Playboating, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesA Year of Awesome Opportunities! Today I am writing from the Sequoia National Forest- we are parked at the take out of Brush Creek. A Creek I ran 12 years ago but not since! My husband Nick and I have two kids and two dogs packed into my Sprinter RV, and a trailer...
After Work Doe River Gorge Goods by wildwildwes | May 5, 2017 | Creeking, Karma, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWeekday after work runs are always a special treat for me. Catching the Doe River Gorge at a good 750 CFS level is an even sweeter treat, because the take-out is only 10 minutes from my house! Me and a group of 5 friends rallied earlier this week for delightful river...
Honeymooning in Style by dianegaydos | May 4, 2017 | Creeking, Karma, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWhere do you honeymoon when both people in the relationship are whitewater kayakers? New Zealand! My husband and I have had New Zealand on our travel bucket list for quite some time, and our honeymoon seemed like the perfect time to take advantage of it A year and a...
Antix down the Little White: Wild & Free Tour by nicktroutman | May 3, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWe finally made it to the snow filled west coast for some amazing paddling in White Salmon, WA. Rafa Ortiz and myself took our new Antix’s down the L’Dub for some fun times, a ton of squirts, splats and touch of shenanigans out on the river. Keep the good...
Cuyahoga Fall Race by teamjk | Apr 29, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesA couple weeks ago, my friend and fellow Team JK member, Chad Christopher, asked me if I wanted to go to a whitewater race in Ohio. My initial response was, “There is whitewater in Ohio???”. As we found out, YES! There IS actually phenomenal whitewater and even better...
