“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...
Creeking the Super Hero in Maine by Adam Swett | Apr 22, 2012 | Hero, WhitewaterI have been paddling the Super Hero since last June and as soon it got to Maine I was paddling it down the everything from the Kennebec, Penobscot and any other place I could. I weigh at least 215lbs and always wanted a big boy boat that I could take down anything,...
Cheoah Fun – includes left to middle line on Bear Creek Falls in Zen and Villain by Boyd Ruppelt | Apr 21, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenVideo from my helmet cam, paddling with Jonathan Street, Mike O, Kevin Wilson, Jeff Leach, and Shred Ready’s Jordan Byrum. We hit up Cheoah for some good times, fun lines, and Big grins, changing boats constantly to spice things up lap by lap… this is the...
First Run Down the Slot on Embudo Creek by JK Team | Apr 19, 2012 | UncategorizedThis photo is of Kevin H. from Durango. He won this Jackson Villain at Bailey Fest last fall. This is its and his first run down Embudo Creek in New Mexico, right as he enters the crux drop.
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...
Stookesberry and Korbulic do Zimbabwe by christopherkorbulic | Apr 13, 2012 | WhitewaterZimbabwe – eish The yellow ball of the sun is just visible behind the high-rises and granite peaks of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It will soon disappear and leave the city in the dark, when it seems to come alive, but my mind is elsewhere. It has not yet left...
Big Creek Fun in the Hero- VIDEO! by Boyd Ruppelt | Apr 12, 2012 | Hero, Whitewatermade a quick video from a good day on Big Creek. I was so excited I forgot to record some of it (doh!) so it’s missing some of the bigger stuff, but good times regardless. It was a perfect day, sunny, 60 degrees and another incredible day on the water… the...
River Running Cali style by colinkemp | Apr 9, 2012 | WhitewaterLast weekend a solid group of Tahoe area boaters got together for a river running extravaganza on the North Fork of the American River. We got together to have a temporary good by paddle for our buddy Jason Craig. He was due to go back under the knife to have the...
South Eastern Kids Group Checks in- First Loops, and Spring Plans! by Jezz | Mar 29, 2012 | Creeking, Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Playboating, Uncategorized, Video, WhitewaterCan you remember what its like to get your first few loops. Maybe you had a reaction like this one from Local Hero Southeast paddler Matt. Dude, that is one massive loop!!! Click here to view the embedded video. Can you remember what its like to get your first...
Two Wins One Day- Big Waterfall Madness! by JK Team | Mar 29, 2012 | WhitewaterContinuing my luck with high water out west, we rallied to Outlet Park and Huck. Outlet is a 60 footer in Washington State with a pleasant little eddy to catch at the lip. No one else seemed too excited on running it, so I offered to go twice. With a stout crew of six...
Trevor Boofing the Hammering Spot by JK Team | Mar 19, 2012 | UncategorizedTrevor Lyden boofing his Villlain over a nasty hole on Canyon Creek WA
The Leap of Faith by JK Team | Jan 5, 2012 | Creeking, Team JK, Whitewater After fall break this year, I packed up and headed down to finish out the semester in Chile with New River Academy. One of my main goals for this year has been to get better at running waterfalls, and controlling myself in free-fall, so that I would be able to...
