Platte-A-Palooza by Jake Skeen | Jul 16, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterPlatte-A-Palooza Casper, Wyoming June 23, 2012 I spent the weekend at the Casper Whitewater Park in Casper, Wyoming. The ninth annual Platte-A-Palooza is a great event put on by the Casper Whitewater Club. Robert Grant (Owner of Backcountry Kayak School) was the main...
Idaho State University, rocking the Fun Runner! by colinkemp | Jul 15, 2012 | Whitewater The students at Idaho State University are going to be super excited this fall when classes start up again. Their outdoor program got their hands on a new fleet of Fun Runners. As you can tell from the photos the instructors and students who were around this...
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...
Kayak Dog in Training by Ashley | Jul 14, 2012 | Recreational/Touring, RogueTripper is our miniature dachshund puppy, who we’ve been introducing to kayaking in our Jackson Kayaks. I took him out in the Rogue recently, and he got a lot of laughs from the on-lookers. For some reason he decided there was a better view out on the bow of...
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...
Caneo and Kayak Paddler of the Year Awards! Vote! by Emily Jackson | Jul 11, 2012 | WhitewaterIf you haven’t seen them already be sure to check out the nominated paddlers and adventurers for 2012 Canoe and Kayak Paddler of the Year. Both Myself and Dane were nominated for Male and Female Paddler of the year! Be sure to read everyone’s blurb on...
Sick Video Edit of Thomas Mazimann’s 2012 Promo Video! by JK Team | Jul 10, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterIf you haven’t seen it already be sure to check it out! Some great editing and fantastic paddling by France’s own- Thomas Mazimann [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Pv9jJ1ILk[/youtube]
The Eastslope Kayak Fishing Classic by Stephen Laurie | Jul 9, 2012 | Cuda, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, TournamentsThe 2nd annual Eastslope Kayak Fishing Classic is now officially in the books and as tournament director I am proud to call it a success due in no small part to Jackson Kayak. This year’s event saw growth of more than double the number of registered participants from...
US National Championships- Final Results- KWP-ID by Emily Jackson | Jul 9, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterIt was a great day for team Jackson Kayak as we took top honors in just about every class. Taking top 5 in Pro Men and Top 4 in Pro Women! Top Spots in JR Classes, C-1 and Cadets! The weather was a scorcher with the hottest recorded day in history just 2 hours away in...
Big Tuna Bass Fishing! by JK Team | Jul 8, 2012 | Big Tuna, FishingAwesome week fishing from the Big Tuna in Maine. The highlight of the week was watching this little guy land this pig on a 5 1/2ft ultralight rod with 4lb test line. He was a champ and all I had to do was land it for him!
No Motors Allowed! by Ethan Funk | Jul 7, 2012 | Coosa, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater FishingMy dad and I took our Coosa’s out twice last week. The place we fished has a spot that is full of shoals. I was surprised at how shallow the Coosa could actually go through those rocks. I could take the Coosa through the small gaps with shallow water that no power...
A great day for a river float in the Jackson Kayak Ibis… by JK Team | Jul 6, 2012 | Recreational/TouringWith summer officially going on in Vermont, we picked an early June day to float the Winooski River. A picnic lunch was packed in the cooler on the back of my Ibis where the dry bag normally goes (I tucked the bag behind my seat instead). Tripper, our 6 month old...
