by Eric Jackson | Sep 26, 2013 | 2013 All Star, 2014 RockStar Competition, Featured Post, JK Family Posts, On The Road, Team JK, The Athlete, Videos, Whitewater, wrap ups
I put this together while traveling from USA to Austria. Looking forward to making the July-December video! [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD0m1qRQp8I&feature=c4-overview&list=UUE-U0lhf97ldqaUOTXy6P9A[/youtube]
by Eric Jackson | May 20, 2013 | 2011 Pro Event Coverage, 2013 All Star, 2013 WW Event Coverage, 2014 WW Competition, Fun Tour, JK Team Posts, Whitewater, Zen
Is it possible that 60,000 people would go to an outdoor festival with Kayaking, SUP, rock climbing, running, biking? If you want to see that in action, the Dominion River Rock Festival in Richmond is the place to go to be a believer! Friday night through...
by Eric Jackson | May 12, 2013 | 2011 Pro Event Coverage, 2013 All Star, 2013 WW Event Coverage, 2014 WW Competition, Fun Tour, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, The Athlete, Whitewater
Today is Freestyle Day for the Reno River Festival. The Entire event happens today! Women cut to top 5 and men cut to top 10 in Prelims. THe event started with a competitors meeting while there was Yoga going on on the grassy lawn of the amphitheater. It...
by Eric Jackson | May 6, 2013 | 2013 All Star, 2013 Karma, Dynamic Duo, Heros, Kid's Kayaks, Whitewater, Zen
What a great time to be a whitewater kayaker!! Spring is here and the water is running in most of the Northern Hemisphere. Generally speaking this is a great water year for whitewater kayakers! The Sierra’s are in a low water year, but the Rockies are doing well...
by Eric Jackson | Apr 29, 2013 | 2011 Pro Event Coverage, 2013 All Star, 2014 WW Competition, EJ Thoughts, Featured Post, JK Family Posts, JK Team Posts, Rockstar, The Athlete, Whitewater, wrap ups
“You need to have a ticket to this party, and they are sold out.” 1984- Doug Gordon at the USA Team Trials for slalom when I asked him what my chances of making the team were. I realized at that event, my first USA Team Trials, placing 16th, that making the USA...
by Eric Jackson | Mar 3, 2013 | 2013 All Star, 2014 WW Competition, EJ Thoughts, JK Family Posts, Playboating, The Athlete, The Icon, The Jackson Family, Trip Reports, Whitewater
Out of Africa-2013 Being an athlete and professional kayaker, for almost 30 years- full time since 1984 has its chapters, successes, failures, and makes for a good story; for as long as I truly am in the arena, trying my hardest to be the best. The moment I give...