Mission :Arrival by Billy Harris | Feb 11, 2011 | WhitewaterMission:… The Arrival.Well it is in my nature to kind of be a bit unorganized…. I have always had my wife to help me make good plans and set a schedule…. I am sitting here early in the morning making plans and feeling pretty good about them…. I...
Junior Team steps it up in the Southeast by Jezz | Jan 22, 2011 | Creeking, Hero, jacksonkayak.com, Playboating, rivers, Uncategorized, Whitewater A team of three young paddlers from the southeast are stepping up and on a very steep learning curve doing some awesome things already. With an 12 year old paddling class 5 already, this small group of paddlers that are part of the Jackson Kayak Local Hero Team are...
The beast with 40 eyes… by Brett Barton | Jan 11, 2011 | WhitewaterLooking into the mountains where we shall find… the Beasts’ lair (not to mention bears and cougars) Small, infant Gorge Beasts are grown in these mountains. I had always wondered where the elusive Gorge Beast came from. I’ve heard the stories....
Class 4 California Rivers and Texas Slalom Training by sagedonnelly | Feb 21, 2010 | rivers, WhitewaterFun 15 fter. Even though it is winter, I haven’t stopped boating. Northerrn Nevada ’s rivers are frozen over, but California rivers are only a few hours away and that’s where I have been going. Chamberlin Falls, a class 4 section of the North Fork of...
Mission: Sights sounds and Chile. by Billy Harris | Feb 5, 2010 | WhitewaterThe familiar rumble of the van next door reluctantly cranks to life, it’s three on the tree shifter grinds into reverse as it prepares for a day of shuttles.The clouds that have plagued us for the last couple days are starting to wear off.The river that was starting...
High Water: New River Dries by nicktroutman | Feb 3, 2010 | JK Team PostsWhile in West Virginia we got pounded with rain. Well the whole south east and mid atlantic all got hit hard with rain, but I happen to be in WV with the best waves south of the boarder (Canada). So, we waited. See original here: High Water: New River...
New River Dries by nicktroutman | Jan 26, 2010 | JK Team PostsI have never been to the Dries of the New, though they have been high on my list pretty much since I started kayaking. Though being that they only run when the river is at flood, and the fact that the river seldom gets to the good surfing levels, and the fact that I...
Still yaking in Nevada! by sagedonnelly | Jan 15, 2010 | Kid's Kayaks, rivers, UncategorizedWell, not Nevada where the Truckee river is LOW, but in California where the rivers are still running. I have spent a few days every week since the begining of December paddling the North Fork of the Feather River Lobin Section, or the South Fork of the American on...
Bear Creek by nicktroutman | Dec 14, 2009 | JK Team PostsThe rain has been pounding, down here in the south. In the last week we have gotten over 4 inches in some areas. Read the original post: Bear Creek