Getting Away From Summer Traffic

by Rocky Ly | Jul 2, 2018 | Fishing, Internationalisation, United States, Video

The summer crowd can be overwhelming on big bodies of water this time of year. The first two to three hours in the morning is all you really have until everyone wakes up to be zipping around on the lake. One of the many reasons why I got into kayaking is to get away...

How to plan a Kayaking Vacation on a Budget

by dianegaydos | May 14, 2018 | Instructional, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, Whitewater Instruction

Have you ever thought about taking a kayaking trip but thought you couldn’t afford it? We’ve all been there, reading blogs posts or watching videos from theses super cool trips. But how do they afford it? The easy answer and excuse, is maybe they’re rich. But maybe...

Soft Power Health’s Trip down the Nile

by Jessie Stone | Apr 21, 2018 | Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater

Friday March 16th is a cloudy, cool morning. The weather looked overcast, but nothing like the day before when 10 hours of nonstop rain pounded the Ugandan red clay landscape. I had a small river flowing right down to my banda and wasn’t sure I would make it...

St Johns River Story (Part 1)

by Drew Ross | Mar 10, 2018 | Coosa FD, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Outdoor Adventures, Trip Reports, Trips

Standing on the wooden dock beside the canal leading to Blue Cypress lake, I wondered what the future held.  The St Johns River was now at our feet and the three of us would be calling it home for the next 310 miles.  The morning sun was starting to shine on the three...

Seasons Change, and so do we . . .

by heatherherbeck | Mar 8, 2018 | Creeking, Internationalisation, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

When people ask me how long I’ve been kayaking, I tell them about 10 years . . . but, the other day I stopped and actually added up the years in my head and it’s been almost 18 years!   A lot has happened in 18 years.  I went from being the paddler that...

Year End 2017

by sagedonnelly | Feb 3, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Reviews, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater

This past year has been dizzily busy and hectic, but it has been one of the most fun years to date! I started off in New Zealand and Australia for slalom training and a couple races, where I took first in K1 Jr. Women’s at Oceana Championships. I then flew home after...

South of the Border

by Matt Davis | Jan 10, 2018 | Coosa FD, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing, Trip Reports, Trips

Well, I’ll preface this by saying the fishing part of this trip didn’t go as planned. But, I’m never going to complain about spending time in Baja!   My parents and I, along with some close family friends, headed down to San Felipe, Baja for a little over a week....

Where My Where My Jackson Kayak Has Taken Me (San Juan, Argentina)

by teamjk | Jan 1, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Playboating, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Travel Lyons, Colorado to San Juan, Argentina, practically just a hop a skip and a jump away, or not. Really it was more like 5 hops, 20 skips and 18 jumps. I was so exited to get there, that every drive, every bus ride and every flight felt like watching paint dry....

Never Winter – Family Whitewater Adventures: Part one

by Vincent Family | Dec 27, 2017 | Family Zone, Kid's Kayaks, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Costa Rica – a super family friendly kayaking destination    It’s winter and for most people the kayaking season has been over for a few months. For those in the northern hemispheres that are still paddling, you are likely wearing a lot of layers to ward off...

2017 in Review- Bryce Aaron

by bryceaaron | Dec 24, 2017 | Reviews, rivers, Trip Reports, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

2017 was one for the books! I competed in the most events I have ever participated in and one was even in Canada. I went to Nationals and made it out to Colorado for Team Trials, which was awesome. I participated in 6 weeks of the Keener Program and then started...

Why Argentina Worlds Were the Best Ever!

by Jessie Stone | Dec 17, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

These Freestyle Kayaking World Championships in San Juan, Argentina were particularly special for me. First, after Garburator Worlds, I honestly said to myself that I was not going to Argentina – it seemed far away and impossible to imagine going!! Second, I was not...

Loss and Victory at Sickline

by Dane Jackson | Nov 3, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Nirvana, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

// November 03, 2017 Loss and Victory at Sickline From the moment I had the Nirvana in my hands I could only think about one race, and that was SIckline. I just knew that the Nirvana was gonna be the boat to really give me the best chance at taking that title. Right...