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The best is yet to come!

by | Jan 8, 2014 | Team JK, Whitewater, Wrap Ups

My Dad always used to say that life went by in the blink of an eye, one day you are 16 and the next you wake up and you are 60.”It will all be over before you know it, so make sure you are having fun!” he would say. It took me a long time to figure that out – I...

First Paddle of 2014

by | Jan 7, 2014 | Whitewater

Every year our family participates in the Shoshone New Years Day Paddle to kick of the new paddling season! It was our 3rd year joining the 30+ Colorado boaters for this epic day and we plan on making it a family tradition. This year was Cardy’s first time ever...

Karma Review in Chile

by | Jan 3, 2014 | Whitewater

The Elusive Karma This November and December I had the once in a lifetime opportunity to take a trip to Chile with a fellow kayaker and my new Karma. Getting to Chile was easy, getting the Karma to Chile was not. However, it was totally worth the wait. After an entire...

Adam Chappell New to Factory Team

by | Jan 2, 2014 | Whitewater

  After paddling for Jackson kayak for many years, I am very excited that I am being placed on the factory team. When I started paddling, I would always look up to the Jackson Kayak factory team as the best of the best. I never would have thought that after years...

Cold Day in the Zen!

by | Mar 30, 2013 | Whitewater, Zen

After the 3rd coldest January in Idaho history, I finally got out on the water for the first time in February. My dad and I drove up to the Payette River to go kayaking. I was hoping to be able to do a run on the North Fork of the Payette, but as we drove up the...

Running Cane Creek Falls

by | Mar 22, 2013 | Whitewater

On monday we got close to an inch of rain, so tuesday i woke up and drove to Cane Creek falls. I met Issac Levinson and Steve Fisher there. This is a drop both issac and myself have wanted for a long time. Its just hard to get it at a good level. When we got there we...

Grand Canyon – The self support adventure

by | Mar 17, 2013 | Whitewater

Jan 2013. . The coldest month in over 30 years on the Grand Canyon, and I decide it is a good idea to spend two weeks self support kayaking the monster. That means everything I need to survive on and off the river had to fit in my boat. No raft support. No extra...