South Lake by Team Palovik | Aug 10, 2012 | Cuda, FishingDecided to set a date and see if anyone wanted to fish a small little lake out near Farmersville, TX, called South Lake. Funny as the lake is on the South side of town, a good a name as any. I have been fishing this lake for a long time, and is a well kept secret spot...
First Day Out- Bear River Release by Gary Edgeworth | Aug 10, 2012 | Whitewater I tend to trail run a lot and am always worried about running into bears while in Grand Teton Park. They say whenever you’re in the park you are always within 1 mile of a grizzly. So needless to say when I showed up to the Bear River release sponsered by...
6 Steps to Moving Past Class 3 With Confidence by Mike McKay | Aug 9, 2012 | Beginner Moves, Instructional, Intermediate Moves, JK University, Whitewater I’ve been running harder whitewater for about 5 years now. In the fall of 2007, I made the conscious decision that I wanted to start pushing the limits past running class 3 and 4. Since that time I have exceeded even my own expectations with where I took...
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...
Barnstable Harbor 8-4-2012 by Gregg Crisp | Aug 7, 2012 | Big TunaMet up with my friend Val Saturday morning down on Cape Cod, to fish Barnstable Harbor for some schoolies. I had a friend from work along with me that had never sat in a kayak before or had fished for stripers. Luckily Scott is a seasoned steelhead angler from the...
A little summer Green by JK Team | Aug 6, 2012 | UncategorizedHey Jackson World! Big changes going down in my own personal world! First, I moved to the Southeast and really got my boof on! Second, my wife surprised me with a DLSR for our first anniversary. These are my first whitewater photos, but already a vast improvement over...
Big drops…Risk vs. Reward: Koosah Falls by Hunt Jennings | Aug 4, 2012 | WhitewaterRunning big waterfalls in a part of kayaking that has only recently become popular. For me, they are one of my favorite parts of kayaking. However, they also leave me with difficult decisions. I ran my first big waterfall in December of last year. Almost 8 months...
The Grand Canyon: My Journey to the Center of the Earth by Erin Clancey | Aug 3, 2012 | WhitewaterIf you every have the opportunity to go on a private rafting trip down the Grand Canyon you should try your best to drop everything and go. Spending 18 days floating through one of the most magnificent canyons on the planet with a small community of people is truly an...
22 Years ago and Memory Boosting Emails! by Jeremy Adkins | Aug 1, 2012 | United States, WhitewaterWhere were you 22 years ago? Well, there is nothing like getting an email that brings up what you might have been doing. Here is a email that I got today reminding me of why I still paddle. The passion has never left and doing goofy stuff when I was 10 and doing goofy...
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]
TRF “River Fun and Safety Fair” by colinkemp | Jul 29, 2012 | WhitewaterThis past Saturday JK team members Ruth Gordon, Jessica Yurtinus, and myself got to spend our Saturday teaching river safety to the youth of Reno. The river fun and safety fair is hosted by the Truckee River Foundation. Families can sign their kids up in the morning...
Cameron Creek- BC by davecrerar | Jul 28, 2012 | WhitewaterWith poor weather on the horizon, we headed towards Waterton, a diamond in the rough in my opinion. Waterton has an old Swiss feel to it, the picturesque town is in the middle of a national park and so is kept pristine. As it was May long weekend the town was busy,...
