Road to Worlds With Team Jackson by Emily Jackson | May 4, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesName: Emily Jackson What country are you competing for? US OF A Favorite place to train? Wherever there’s good water… Changes with the weather, groups of people and mood. Love Uganda, Argentina, and Colorado. How many World Championships have you competed in before?...
Factory Team Paddlers EJ, Nick Troutman and Emily Jackson interviewed in Seth Ashworth’s Questions You Never Thought Ask. by sethashworth | Oct 6, 2018 | EJ, Video, WhitewaterTeam Paddler Seth Ashworth has been setting up a series of off topic interviews with pro paddlers from all over the world. Recently he got together with EJ, Nick Troutman and Emily Jackson to talk about Questions you Never Thought to...
Emily and Nick’s Epic Grand Canyon Adventure by Emily Jackson | Feb 19, 2018 | JK Team Posts, karma traverse, Recreational/Touring, River Running, Whitewater You’ll never guess what?! We got another Grand Canyon Permit!!! Are you interested?” Um of course I am interested! “K because the launch date is in two weeks….” This was the beginning of my recent adventure down the Grand Canyon. I wasn’t...
What the World Championships means to Me! by Emily Jackson | Nov 27, 2017 | Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater As we get ready for the World Championships many people ask me Are you ready? How do you feel? Who do you think is going to be your toughest competition? I almost giggle a little bit because the Worlds is coming, ready or not, how I feel changes every...
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...
Video of Dane and Emily at the Natural Games 2014 by Emily Jackson | Aug 1, 2014 | WhitewaterThis year the first World Cup was held at one of Europes biggest outdoor events- the Natural Games in Millau, FR. Dane and I were lucky to be featured athletes at this event and we got a ton of exposure including this awesome video showing a little about our history...
Uganda- One of the Most Rewarding Places to Visit! by Emily Jackson | Mar 7, 2013 | WhitewaterWhen winter comes to the States there is only one place to go in my mind: UGANDA! Although there are many other places I still crave to visit I have a hard time putting Uganda behind those new exciting places. Mainly because every visit is always an adventure, and one...
Out of Africa-2013- an Essay by EJ by ericjackson | Mar 3, 2013 | EJ Thoughts, Playboating, the athlete, Trip Reports, WhitewaterOut of Africa-2013 Being an athlete and professional kayaker, for almost 30 years- full time since 1984 has its chapters, successes, failures, and makes for a good story; for as long as I truly am in the arena, trying my hardest to be the best. The moment I give...
EJ’s Year End Review of all things Jackson by ericjackson | Dec 31, 2012 | EJ Thoughts, Whitewater, Wrap UpsIt is the end of one year and the beginning of another. This is the time most people look back on the year in retrospect and create or renew vows for the coming year. In doing so, you get a better perspective on life, remembering so many of the little blessings...
2013 Star on the Ottawa River: Big Water River Running Review by Emily Jackson | Dec 26, 2012 | Whitewater The past few weeks have been filled with family fun activities and getting ready for the holidays. We trekked up to Canada to spend the beginning of December with Nicks family in celebration of Christmas. We ended up bringing our kayaking gear knowing that both...
2012 World Cup for Freestyle Kayaking begins in 5 days- 6 Continents Represented! by ericjackson | Aug 20, 2012 | WhitewaterClose to 20 countries will be competing in the 2012 World Cup, this year held in the Southeast USA. It might be another 20 years before we see another World Cup here in my backyard, hard to say! It has been 20 years since there was a World Championships in the...
Emily’s European Adventure- Competing in my First World Cups: Part 4 by Emily Jackson | Jul 14, 2012 | WhitewaterWorld Cup #1- Cardiff Wales and Our Olympic Trials As the race was coming up I was getting super excited to see how I would do. Watching the other women paddle I knew that paddling well wasn’t going to be the hard part but placing higher then last and possibly making...
