Karma Traverse 10 by JK Team | Sep 23, 2019 | Internationalisation, karma traverse, Recreational/Touring, United States, WhitewaterThe Karma Traverse is my first JK kayak I’ve owed. After much research and talk to friends who are far better kayakers than I, I’ve decided to purchase this utilitarian beast. I’ve dragged this this kayaking from Idaho to Alaska for the ultimate adventures. The...
First whitewater kayaking steps of a kayak angler by Hendrik Dierks | May 22, 2018 | Fishing, Germany, Internationalisation, karma traverse, WhitewaterZum deutschen Text: https://hub.jacksonkayak.com/blog/2018/05/16/ein-kajakangler-auf-abwegen-im-wildwasser/ At the beginning of the offseason for predator fishing I started to make my very first steps into whitewater kayaking. I spend two nice Sundays on a river...
Grand Canyon: Kayak Self Support Adventure by nicktroutman | May 7, 2018 | Canada, Exploration Feature, Internationalisation, karma traverse, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThis January Emily and myself were invited on a last minute winter Grand Canyon trip with the Holcomb family. It was a tough decision, but we chose to make it happen. We quickly dropped everything and tried our hardest to make this dream turn into fruition. Once...
Famagogo in the Grand Canyon: Family Adventure Self-Support by Holcombe Family | Mar 31, 2018 | Family Zone, karma traverse, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesGrand Canyon 2018-Famagogo self-support trip Winter in North America can be a challenging place for a kayaker, but if you like big adventures there is one place where the water is always flowing and the rapids are giant. This is a place surrounded by hundreds of miles...
Emily and Nick’s Epic Grand Canyon Adventure by Emily Jackson | Feb 19, 2018 | JK Team Posts, karma traverse, Recreational/Touring, River Running, Whitewater You’ll never guess what?! We got another Grand Canyon Permit!!! Are you interested?” Um of course I am interested! “K because the launch date is in two weeks….” This was the beginning of my recent adventure down the Grand Canyon. I wasn’t...
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK: A BACKCOUNTRY PARADISE by Holcombe Family | Oct 8, 2017 | Family Zone, karma traverse, Kid's Kayaks, Recreational/Touring, Trip Reports, Trips, WhitewaterThe Channel Islands are composed of a chain of eight islands (five of which make up the national park) off the coast of California stretching from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles. After a little research, we set our sights on a three day backcountry adventure on Santa...
The Traverse is a very capable Kayak. by teamjk | Sep 30, 2017 | Creeking, karma traverse, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesI took my Traverse 10 around the Southeast to see just what it was capable of. Checkout this video of my travels. – Brandon Beaty ...
A visit to The JK Factory by Christopher Audet | Aug 27, 2017 | Internationalisation, Karma RG, karma traverse, Recreational/Touring, WhitewaterA visit to the Jackson Kayak Factory. A few months ago Exploration Team-mate Justin Varney andI left the frozen playground that is Maine in February and lit out for the warm embrace of the South East. Tennessee, to be exact. Our plan was to visit and tour the Jackson...
Lake Time by Adam Strachn | Jul 21, 2017 | Recreational/Touring, Tupelo, VideoIt’d been a long week at the office with everyone gearing up for a massive trade show. Luckily there’s a lake 4 minutes from my office, right in front of an airport runway, so on Friday a few of us grabbed a Karma UL, Karma Traverse, and a Tupelo with the...