Currents: The Ottawa River by Mike McKay | Aug 26, 2012 | WhitewaterIn this episode Currents explores what this river has contributed to the sport of whitewater paddling. See the history of the Ottawa River through the voices of the people who helped shape what it is today. Currents v2_7: The Ottawa River from Five2Nine on Vimeo....
Huck Colorado Numbers by Jezz | Aug 20, 2012 | Creeking, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, WhitewaterYesterday the gold group, went to a section of the Arkansas River called The Numbers. It was a nice class 3 to 4 river with plenty of boofs and holes. The rapids were named 1-7 with some nice boogie water in between each.  We split into two groups, I was in group...
Slave Paddle Fest – pre festival events by saskiavanmourik | Aug 19, 2012 | WhitewaterWell, Slave River Paddle Fest is upon us again this year! Here is the start to our 4th annual event. Stay tuned for events from the weekend including Throwdown’s, Big Air competitions, boater cross, etc. This weekend is about more than just paddling, its about...
A Couple of Days on the Bow River ,Alberta by Stephen Laurie | Aug 18, 2012 | Coosa, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Freshwater, Freshwater FishingThe Bow river has seen unusually high water levels this year due to the long spring runoff not to mention what seems like nonstop thunder storms through June and July. This left the river water murky and a little too fast for premium fishing conditions but in turn...
Rogue River Magic by Jessie Stone | Aug 17, 2012 | WhitewaterLast week, I made a wonderful trip back to the Rogue River in Oregon, the place I learned to kayak and also former home to the Sundance River Center, where I taught kayaking for many years. The Rogue is one of America’s gems. If you have not been down through the wild...
Ottawa Kayak School Adult Keener Program by Ryan Whetung | Aug 12, 2012 | JK University, Whitewater Hi Everyone, It has been a super warm and sunny summer up on the Ottawa River. At Ottawa Kayak School at Wilderness Tours we have a fun way to beat the heat. It is the Adult version of our...
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...
Huck Colorado Day 2 – Brown Canyon by Jezz | Aug 6, 2012 | Fun, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Uncategorized, WhitewaterI must say that today went quite smoothly! Yesterday, the two groups made sure to get our boats and gear ready early so we didn’t have to do it this morning today, instead just eat a quick breakfast and get on the road. The gold group headed to the brown canyon with...
Video of kids on Class 5 NF of the Payette, Lower 5, Idaho by sagedonnelly | Jul 31, 2012 | Uncategorized, Video, WhitewaterI had a blast after Nationals running the different forks of the Payette River in Idaho, class 3-5. Here is a little video of Hayden Voorhees with his dad Mike, and My dad and I running the Lower 5 section of the North Fork of the Payette. See you on the river! Sage...
Selway River- ID- Unplugged by Jessica Yurtinus | Jul 24, 2012 | WhitewaterI don’t know if I did something right in a past life, but I sure was lucky to get a last minute invite from Jon Fairchild to join an amazing Reno contingency, including fellow JK teammate Ruth Ebens, on a 5 five day adventure down the Selway River in Idaho....
National Championships at Kelly’s Whitewater Park and NF of the Payette by sagedonnelly | Jul 23, 2012 | Fun, Hero, Kid's Kayaks, Shooting Star, Uncategorized, Whitewater, ZenThe final competition for this years tour was at one of my favorite play parks. Kelly’s Whitewater Park in Cascade, Idaho, and for a second year in a row, it was the National Championships. The town of Cascade used to have a lumber mill which shut down several years...
Sweet Spot – Slave River by saskiavanmourik | Jul 22, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterWhen the Slave River peaked this summer at roughly 6100 cms and started dropping we all assumed that was it. However, spring flooding in BC meant the Williston Reservoir at the Bennett Dam was flowing at over capacity. The taps went on and we found our river flows...
