Huck Colorado Numbers by Jezz | Aug 20, 2012 | Creeking, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, WhitewaterYesterday the gold group, went to a section of the Arkansas River called The Numbers. It was a nice class 3 to 4 river with plenty of boofs and holes. The rapids were named 1-7 with some nice boogie water in between each.  We split into two groups, I was in group...
Living in the Moment – North Fork Championships, Little White Salmon, & USA Freestyle Nationals by alecvoorhees | Aug 8, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenThis summer has been one to remember with amazing events in Idaho, great flows, and a personal first descent. Not being sure if I would be in town for the North Fork Championships, I got to the event early and managed to snag a spot in the Expert Division due to...
West Coast Creeking Mission: video by Hunt Jennings | Jul 30, 2012 | WhitewaterHere is a short video of my trip out west this summer. Cali to Washington, lots of stouts! I was paddling a Villain S the whole time and loved every minute of it! Check it out. -Hunt Jennings [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/45708121[/vimeo]
Pacific North West: Kayaking Paradise by Hunt Jennings | Jul 28, 2012 | WhitewaterPacific NorthWest! With the low snow pack that most of California got this year, the water began to get low, so we packed up and headed north in search of more water. We drove up the coast, and eventually made our way to Hood River, Oregon. Hood River is definitely...
Two videos on Jason Craig about his journey this past year by Jason Craig | Jul 13, 2012 | WhitewaterMy life this past year has been… quite life changing. Here are two excellent pieces about my injury, recovery and my life now. I also made the cover story in the June edition of Canoe and Kayak so give that amazing story by Joe Jackson a read as well! Fall and...
“A Wet State”, Is big in Japan! by colinkemp | Jul 1, 2012 | WhitewaterThis spring I had the pleasure of traveling to Japan with a group of friends including Jackson Paddlers Darin McQuoid and Diane Gaydos in addition to our other friends: David Maurier, Rok Sribar, Laura Farrell , Shannamar Dewey and Japanese paddler, Yoshi Takahashi,...
Pincher Creek Festival – Alberta by davecrerar | Jun 10, 2012 | WhitewaterThis past May long weekend saw the first of Western Canada’s whitewater festivals. Pincher creek is an area in the southern part of Alberta, located in the South-East and boasts some incredible views and some incredible white water. This area provides an almost erie...
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...
Chasing Bigger Drops and Bigger Dreams by Galen Volckhausen | May 25, 2012 | the athlete, WhitewaterI have been trying to get white water kayaking out the public for a while. It started with an interview from Ithaca Times about what I do. This was soon followed up by an interview request from Alex Ash, a student at Ithaca College. The Interview resulted in the...
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...
Checkin in from Alberta by davecrerar | May 16, 2012 | WhitewaterChecking in from Alberta, Canada It has been a strange year adjusting to a life away from the Ottawa Valley and the Canadian Rockies, but, it has been an amazing journey. My perception of kayaking in this area was poor, at best. But with the help of a few amazing...
