Rocky Fork Partnership Creates Safer Whitewater Paddling by wildwildwes | Aug 23, 2019 | WhitewaterWhitewater is a natural force that captivates the minds of many when witnessing its raw power and beauty. This natural phenomenon brings together many different people for various reasons. I’m often amazed at some of the good partnerships that have been crafted from...
The North Fork Championship by teamjk | Jul 4, 2019 | Austria, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Nirvana, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesHey guys, it is Andy here. Guess what, I’ve been to North Fork Championship in June and it was amazing. Lucky me, I was with my friend Janosch Plathner there and could share this amazing experience with him. But first, what is the North Fork Championship? The North...
Equality in the extreme by teamjk | Jun 27, 2019 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Nirvana, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesRecently, I participated in an extreme kayak event called the North Fork Championships. This event has become quite prestigious among whitewater athletes. The event has been taking place for the last several seasons and has attracted international talent. This year...
Finding clarity – A Weekend on the North Fork of the Lewis by janekoopman | Jun 15, 2019 | Creeking, Nirvana, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThis spring I have paddled the least of any spring in the last 8 years. Not by choice, just work, snow, love, geography and it makes me a little sad. It has also made me consider a little bit my identity as a paddler. How can I be a “good boater” if its already June...
Giving back: SFA and AW by Jessica Yurtinus | Jun 9, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, rivers, WhitewaterIn 2013 Jackson Kayak and California Canoe and Kayak teamed up to start the first annual Opening Day on the South Fork American. The weekend starts with clinics taught by a variety of Jackson Kayak team members and ends with a BBQ party and raffle with proceeds...
2019 Opening Day on the S. Fork American by Jessica Yurtinus | Mar 21, 2019 | Clinics, Event Coverage, Events, Instructional, rivers, Whitewater, Whitewater InstructionIt’s that time of year again, flowers are starting to bloom, birds are chirping, and the snow is melting. That means one thing. . . Opening Day on the South Fork of the American River. https://www.calkayak.com/classes/whitewater-kayak-classes/ ...
NEED YOUR PRESENCE FOR RUSSELL FORK RELEASES MEETING by wildwildwes | Mar 20, 2019 | WhitewaterATTENTION SOUTHEAST WHITEWATER RIDERS: Please mark your calendar for Tuesday, April 2nd at 6:30 PM for a meeting about Russell Fork releases and how they will possibly continue… Your presence is needed at this meeting to help our community voice! The U.S. Army...
The Middle Fork… of the Payette? by Micah Kneidl | May 4, 2018 | Creeking, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesEverybody has heard of the Payette River, and many of you are probably familiar with various sections of the Payette, but not so many people are familiar specifically with the Middle Fork of the Payette River. To get to the Middle Fork, drive towards beautiful Garden...
The Same River Twice Part II by Hilde Schweitzer | Jul 24, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Antix, Internationalisation, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThe River… It’s my world, and I don’t want any other. What it hasn’t got is not worth having, and what it doesn’t know is not worth knowing. Lord! the times we’ve had together! Kenneth Grahame Time doesn’t follow a linear...
The Spring of 2017 by Micah Kneidl | Jul 11, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, rivers, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesIt was the spring of 2017. I knew it was going to be a big one before the season had even arrived. We had a pretty insane winter with lots of snowfall which led to a really plentiful runoff in the rivers of Idaho. I knew two things – that I may not see another...
Magic Middle fork of the Applegate by Jessie Stone | Jun 28, 2017 | Creeking, Internationalisation, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesEvery Spring, I feel like a homing device gets activated in me that says “Go as soon as you can to Southern Oregon”. In 1995, I went there to the Rogue River to be spend a summer as an AB (Assistant Boatman) at Sundance Expeditions. There I rowed boats on the Wild and...
The Dynamic Uno by Micah Kneidl | Jun 14, 2017 | Creeking, Dynamic Duo, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesA few years ago I think I saw video of somebody running the Green River Narrows with an inflatable doll in the front cockpit of their 2-person boat. As somebody who has always loved paddling the Dynamic Duo tandem kayak made by Jackson Kayak, I was intrigued and...
