VIDEO: MEXICO CREEKING = WATERFALLS by nicktroutman | Jan 26, 2011 | Creeking, WhitewaterCheck out a video update from our three weeks creeking in Vera Cruz, Mexico. Joel Kowalski, Dane Jackson, Rafael Ortiz, Phil Quinn, Nick Troutman and ‘Deuce’ paddled some of Mexico’s best on the famous Alseseca, and epic Jalacingo. Check out the footage of beautiful...
MEXICO = PARADISE by nicktroutman | Jan 26, 2011 | Creeking, rivers, WhitewaterMexico is one of my favorite places on earth, the weather is warm, the scenery is gorgeous, and the whitewater is amazing. My first trip here was back in 2006, when I was part of the first full descent of the Rio Alseseca. Since then I have tried to come back every...
A Picture Says a Thousand Words….. by Darin McQuoid by Darin McQuoid | Jan 25, 2011 | Creeking, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, WhitewaterAs they say a photo says a thousand words so I’ll leave it at that 🙂 Here they all are, the unpublished images of the wonderful Jackson Kayaks 🙂 Darin McQuoid [nggallery id=176 blog=1]
NEW 2011 Hero Promo: video by nicktroutman | Jan 22, 2011 | Creeking, Featured Post, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, River Running, Team JK, WhitewaterCheck out the new 2011 Hero in ACTION! Dane, Rafa, and myself took it down Mexico’s most famous runs from amazing class 3-4 up to its hardest class 5, and most beautiful waterfalls. Check out and the video and then go try one out for yourself. ...
Heather Herbeck Races in the 3rd annual Alseseca Race in Veracruz, MEX by heatherherbeck | Jan 20, 2011 | Team JK, WhitewaterTravel to Mexico seems to be discouraged when you sit in front of your TV and watch the news (I guess good thing Nate and I don’t have cable) . . . because, this was one of the easiest trips we’ve had as far as logistics and one of our most favorite returns to Mexico....
T-shirt Design Contest Lets You Be a Hero by Lee Hart | Jan 20, 2011 | WhitewaterEvery time a new boat comes out it’s like Christmas at the Jackson Kayak ranch. So to share our excitement about the arrival of the new 2011 Hero we are celebrating with a Be a Hero, Hero T-shirt Design Contest that you can enter on the official Jackson Kayak...
My First, First Personal Descent of the Year! by sagedonnelly | Jan 18, 2011 | Uncategorized, WhitewaterLast week I was able to do a personal first decent, my first one for the year! It was E to P on the South Yuba River near Nevada City, Ca. It is a class 4 river and it was lots of fun and had a couple a really cool boofs. My favorite rapids were called Corner Pocket,...
New Villain Review by Dane Jackson | Feb 11, 2010 | JK Team PostsI have been using the new villain for like a month now and i really got to test it on some good stuff. I am pretty small for the smaller size Villian, i am using the same size as my dad and everyone else. More: New Villain Review
Sage Donnelly’s 2009 season wrap up video by sagedonnelly | Jan 15, 2010 | Kid's Kayaks, Whitewater2009 Wrap Up %videos% Go here to read the rest: Sage Donnelly’s 2009 season wrap up video
Droughts = Rarely Seen Sections of Rivers in California by sagedonnelly | Nov 10, 2009 | Photos, rivers, Star, WhitewaterFUN! What happens in California after a few years of drought. The reservoirs get low and sections of rivers normally underwater become runnable again. This weekend we did the Big Bend Run on the North Fork of the Feather River. This section is normally under 35 feet...
High Tension by Dane Jackson | Jul 21, 2009 | JK Family Posts, JK Team PostsI got to go to high tension for a couple days and it was really awesome. The wave was prime. The rest is here: High Tension
Ten Reasons I love my New Star by Emily Jackson | Jul 11, 2009 | JK Family Posts, JK Team PostsReason Number One: 1. I Immediately went bigger! (Do I really need nine more reasons) 2. Everyone talked about how fast it was and to me fast always sounds more like out of control! Not in this boat, I was in control just as much as the old star and it was ten times...
