Upper Yough and Cheat Rivers in the Nirvana by Adam Swett | Jul 18, 2019 | Creeking, Nirvana, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesI hadn’t been to the Upper Yough in…well…I don’t really want to say how many years. Let’s just say it’s been a very long time. I was not surprised when it proved to be as incredible as I remembered. The weekend started at...
“In-betweener” Boats by teamjk | Jun 30, 2018 | Antix, MixMaster, rivers, Video, Whitewater I am personally new to the whole “in-betweener” kayaks myself. Before I got an Antix, it was either playboat or creekboat. Id tried few here and there, but its never the same as actually having one to paddle regularly. To be honest I thought they...
Upper Sultan by Brett Barton | Dec 23, 2017 | Creeking, Internationalisation, rivers, United States, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThe Upper Sultan is a quality class IV+ trib in the Skykomish drainage. This section of river flows through remote canyons with many solid class IV and IV+ drops continuous in nature. The Sultan was originally dammed in 1965 to to supply local communities with water...
2017 Upper Yough Race and How-to Seal Launch/Pogo Loop by sethchapelle | Aug 4, 2017 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, C1 Outfitting, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Uncategorized, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThe Upper Yough Race is an annual downriver race that occurs on the Yough River in Friendsville, MD. The upper Yough is a really fun class IV (IV+) section of whitewater that has scheduled dam releases all throughout the summer. People travel from all around the east...
Four Old Guys and a Fisherman by Matt Davis | Jul 2, 2017 | Fishing, Kilroy, Kraken, Trip Reports, TripsFor this adventure, we chose a lake that I am familiar with, Upper Bear River Reservoir. I was joined by my Dad and friends Jack, Al, and Gary. The plan was to spend three days and two nights relaxing and fishing in one of my favorite places in the Sierras. This...
Mas Alseseca! by Brett Barton | Feb 8, 2014 | WhitewaterRio Alseseca just keeps on givin’ as long as you can hang on. There are so many runnable sections and massive waterfalls I can’t even count them all. A world class river, no doubt. Here’s a little edit from part of this year’s exploration of...
Upper Jah by Brett Barton | Feb 3, 2014 | UncategorizedThe Upper Jalacingo is just one sick stretch in the legendary Rio Alseseca drainage. Upper Jah starts out looking kinda pathetic, especially running stuff like Big Banana or Tomata. Quick enough though the Jalacingo cleans right up and paddlers will become stoked at...
Upper Caney Fork Run- When all you need is Kayaking! by Boyd Ruppelt | Feb 8, 2012 | WhitewaterAs kayakers, we tend to need whitewater the most when everything goes wrong and we need an outlet or relief from our daily lives. Few of us are able to escape the “real world” even as sponsored kayakers because we still have to get day jobs and exist in...
Back to the Upper Middle Cosumnes! by stephenwright | Mar 7, 2010 | JK Team PostsI just woke up tired and very sore from a long day on the Upper Middle Cosumnes yesterday. I had a pretty good crash at V-Slide rapid that threw me into the right wall Continue reading here: Back to the Upper Middle Cosumnes!
UMC and the Villain by Darin McQuoid | Mar 2, 2010 | JK Team PostsA sweet day on the Upper Middle Cosumnes, Stephen Wright enjoying both the Villain and a sweet rapid: Nikon D700, Nikkor 200mm F4 AIS @ 1/1000 F5.6 ISO 800 See more here: UMC and the Villain
Interview on Playak by Darin McQuoid | Mar 1, 2010 | JK Team PostsLast week I just did an interview with Adrian at Playak. The rest is here: Interview on Playak