by Eric Jackson | Jan 3, 2012 | JK Media, JK WW/Fishing/Red Expeditions, Newsletter-WW, Whitewater
Emily, Kristine, KC, Lee, Rafa, and I headed to the port city of Veracruz where a big press conference was being held on our trip. There was about 50 people there, TV cameras, voice recorders, and photographers. They made a big banner showing Jackson Kayak and...
by Eric Jackson | Dec 29, 2011 | Day Tripper, Ibis, JK WW/Fishing/Red Expeditions, Journey, Recreational/Touring, Regal, wrap ups
Today we went to the “Academy of Mexico for Sea Kayaking” “Academia Mexicana de Kayak de Mar” where we met up with an old acquaintance that was on the Mexico slalom team and I last saw at the 1995 World Cup on the Ocoee River. He runs a sea kayak school in...
by Eric Jackson | Dec 18, 2011 | JK WW/Fishing/Red Expeditions, Mexico Creeks, Villain, Villain, Whitewater
The Jalacingo was opened up by Team JK in 2007 and since then only a few have attempted the run, particularly the lower section. Rafa set a goal for this trip to run the total run (upper and lower section) all in one day. This is 2,200 vertical feet of drop...
by Eric Jackson | Dec 9, 2011 | Heros, JK WW/Fishing/Red Expeditions, Villain, Whitewater
One of the original and best sections of the Alseseca is the “Roadside Section” This section is awesome due to the ease of access, the quality of the rapids, and it is not too difficult. We hiked upstream to a slide we discovered in 2007 when we had time on our...
by Eric Jackson | Oct 4, 2011 | Fun Tour, JK Team Posts, Kayaking Friends, Team JK, Trips, Villain, Whitewater, wrap ups
October 3, 2011 A group of the paddlers from the Sickline competition organized to meet in Munich at the “HB” tent, for a night out at the biggest party on earth. They keep the party simple here. Serve beer, and only one kind of beer in each tent. We...
