by Eric Jackson | May 21, 2019 | EJ, Internationalisation, On The Road, Rockstar 4.0, United States, Whitewater
Waking up in Knoxville means it’s breakfast time, and while we were told about a number of places, the single place that everyone mentioned was Pete’s. Walking in, it was easy to see that we were not being steered wrong. Three guys working the grill, Pete,...
by Eric Jackson | May 21, 2019 | Destinations, EJ, Internationalisation, Rockstar 4.0, United States, Whitewater
Rediscovering Knoxville, Tennessee… In 1984, as a 20-year-old Yankee from New Hampshire, I was traveling to the Ocoee River in eastern Tennessee for the “Ocoee Double Header” kayak races in March. This was my first year of training full...
by Eric Jackson | Apr 25, 2019 | Internationalisation, Rockstar 4.0, United States, Whitewater
One of the most prominent and used features at Rock Island, Tennessee from 1999 until 2009 was Brave Wave. It is a wave I named the first time I got on it, which was after a big flood in 1999. The eddy service is awesome, but you have...
by Eric Jackson | Feb 25, 2019 | EJ, Internationalisation, Nirvana, The Icon, United States, Whitewater
It has been an amazing winter in Tennessee and the SE USA in General. Perfectly situated low and high pressure fronts have met in a way that parks the rain right over our drainages and dumps enormous amounts of water. My son, KC, counted over...
by Eric Jackson | Jan 1, 2019 | EJ, EJ Thoughts, Internationalisation, Rockstar 4.0, United States, Whitewater
Like most people New Year’s Eve is a milestone for me. I write New Year’s Resolutions every year that focus on my biggest priorities of my life: Kristine, my Kids, my Athletics (kayaking and fishing) and my business, Jackson Kayak. ...
by Eric Jackson | Dec 27, 2018 | Creeking, Internationalisation, Nirvana, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines
Happy New Year everyone!! Every year in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic when the leaves come off the trees and the rains start, the creeks begin to run. I remember way back when, when somebody in my kayak club, the Merrimack Valley Paddlers,...