Rock Island, TN- Whitewater and Fishing Mecca… by ericjackson | Mar 26, 2014 | EJ Thoughts, Featured Post, Fishing, WhitewaterWhy do I live in Rock Island, TN… Â This is a very easy question for me to answer! The Whitewater is amazing! Â The Fishing is amazing! The beauty of the landscape is breathtaking. Â One of the most beautiful places in the World! What will you see if you find...
Laps on the Falls and Sieve City in the Karma by Dane Jackson | Feb 3, 2013 | WhitewaterFor the last 2 weeks that i have been home paddling around in the karma, i have gotten it on suck creek a few times, bear creek a few times as well. But rock island has been spilling every day since i have been home, and all the in between days i have gotten on the...
2012 Jackson Kayak Dealer Summit- Awesome! by ericjackson | Oct 27, 2012 | Dealer, Featured Post, Fishing, Jackson Dealers, Recreational/Touring, WhitewaterThere is something special about getting our dealer partners together in one place and having that place be at my home, our factory, and on the water at Rock Island. Â Â We had three nights and three days of action, plus fishing on the Collins River and an Ocoee River...
Only 1 More Day Until World Cup #1 Starts at Rock Island- home of Jackson Kayak! by ericjackson | Aug 24, 2012 | Events, the athlete, WhitewaterIt is so exciting having the world at Rock Island! Â People from 17 countries are here to compete in the biggest Freestyle event of the year, the bi-Annual World Cup. Â Â This event will mark the second time in history that the World Cup will be in the USA and the...
2012 World Cup for Freestyle Kayaking begins in 5 days- 6 Continents Represented! by ericjackson | Aug 20, 2012 | WhitewaterClose to 20 countries will be competing in the 2012 World Cup, this year held in the Southeast USA. Â It might be another 20 years before we see another World Cup here in my backyard, hard to say! Â Â It has been 20 years since there was a World Championships in the...
Final Week of the EJ-GoPro-Jackson Kayak sweepstakes! by ericjackson | Apr 2, 2012 | WhitewaterDon’t miss your opportunity to win a round trip ticket to Rock Island, a Jackson Kayak of your choice, and a GoPro Hero 2 camera! Â Enter our Facebook sweepstakes today before it is too late! Â We have a special way we are doing this contest, where referring...
EJ films a Round Trip- Rock Island Tour Video with his GoPro… by ericjackson | Mar 11, 2012 | Whitewater, ZenI filmed from loading the boats in my driveway to the shuttle, walking in, paddling over the falls, running sieve city and then surfing the top waves in the Zen. Â Â Â It was 4,800 cfs. Â Dane and I did a more extreme version yesterday that I’ll have to put up,...
My Birthday, Today, I turned 48… by ericjackson | Mar 3, 2012 | EJ Thoughts, Whitewater, ZenClearly there was a bunch of turmoil surround the preparations for my birthday last night. Â Massive thunderstorms, rain, and tornados everywhere… all hell was breaking loose, it seemed, and just as it looked like evil was going to triumph over good, I woke this...
My First Jackson Kayak Factory Tour! by Courtney Kerin | May 14, 2011 | JK Team Posts, WhitewaterJackson Kayak Factory & Rock Island, Tennessee Tennesse bound in our school van and suburban, each with a trailer loaded with boats and gear. Excitement arising and anticipation to kayak at the famous Rock Island! I was buzzing in the van, even though the drive...
SUP Rock Island by nicktroutman | Mar 31, 2011 | WhitewaterSUP (Stand Up Paddle boarding) is growing in popularity. Though it is still pretty new for rivers. Dane and myself started this summer on the Ottawa, and a bit here in Rock Island in the Fall. Last week, the weather was a perfect 80 degrees, and we took out our...
New Hero at Rock Island is a blast! by ericjackson | Jan 4, 2011 | Hero, River Running, WhitewaterThe New Year is going well here in Rock Island with great water levels and our new boat! Clay, Emily, Justin Owen, Justin Kleburg, and myself set out to do some laps on the falls, in the new Hero. We got a run in at mill side (darker photos), and also into the Warm...
