Ready, Set, Go | Middle Fork Championship

by kylethomas | Aug 9, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, Karma, Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

After a tough year I, like so many others, needed a distraction and something to look forward to. Along emerges an idea to put together an informal (and free) whitewater race on the popular after-work “Middle Middle” section of the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River...

Kayaking with Oliver the Adventure Corgi

by kylethomas | Apr 21, 2018 | Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring

I recently adopted my first dog (in my entire life) and dubbed him Oliver the Adventure Corgi. Prior to adopting him, I had a lot of concerns about being able to continue my lifestyle as a frequent paddler. Others shared similar concerns that I would have to “quit...

Exploring Maine: Katahdin Woods and Waters

by Justin Varney | Feb 27, 2018 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring

Regardless of where you stand on whether or not Maine needs another National Park, The Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is beautiful wilderness adjacent to the north end of Baxter State Park around Patton, ME. Encompassed within the monuments boundaries is...

Grand Canyon Trip Report

by teamjk | Feb 4, 2018 | Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

This past November I had an opportunity to check an item off of my “bucket-list” and it was, as hoped, SPECTACULAR! Accompanied by my boyfriend, Dodge and two other friends, I completed my first self-support kayak trip through the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. Due to...

JK Generosity in The Bay Of Fundy

by Christopher Audet | Oct 5, 2017 | Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring, Trip Reports, Trips

Last week I had the pleasure of returning as an instructor for the 4th Bay Of Fundy Sea Kayak Symposium. I count myself as incredibly lucky to be one of the few instructors that have been able to work all 4 of these amazing events. This year I was supported by the...

Sight-sea-kayak-ing: Baja Mexico

by kylethomas | Jan 16, 2017 | Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring

Sight-sea-kayak-ing: Baja Mexico Why do you sea kayak? Do you just enjoy paddling flatwater? These are questions that I often get when unloading my brightly colored sea kayak from the roof of my SUV. These are the reasons that I load up that long boat and explore:...

The Lost Coast

by Cate Hawthorne | Sep 25, 2014 | Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring, Trip Reports

Many are familiar with California’s iconic Pacific Coast Highway also know as the PCH or Highway 1.  The PCH hugs California’s coast giving spectacular coastal views and access to coastal towns and beaches.  In Northern Mendocino County, the coastal...

Karma RG at Work and Play

by Cate Hawthorne | Aug 8, 2014 | Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring, Whitewater

Summer seems to be the busiest time of the year for those of us in the kayak business.  Jeff and I are teaching and guiding 6 days a week.  We have been using our Jackson Kayak Karma RG’s to guide Liquid Fusion Kayaking’s Whitewater of the Sea Adventures...

Karma RG First Impressions

by JK Fans | Aug 5, 2014 | Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring

  When I read Steve Fischer proclaim that if he could choose only one boat it would be his new Jackson Kayak Karma Unlimited, I figured he was just kissing up to his new corporate sponsor. I’ve been paddling the Karma RG version for the last several weeks...

Karma and Zen in the Redwoods

by Cate Hawthorne | Apr 27, 2014 | Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring, River Running, Trip Reports, Whitewater

Our Karma RG’s arrived just in time for our annual Spring Run-Off Trip.  We loaded them up with our Zen’s and camping gear and ran-off in search of whitewater and wilderness. It has been a record-setting dry year in California so we didn’t have many options.  We opted...

Review of Karma RG by Neptune’s Rangers

by Sean Morley | Apr 15, 2014 | Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden

Here’s a great review of the Karma RG by California’s Neptune’s Rangers: http://neptunesrangers.blogspot.com/2014/04/jackson-karma-review_13.html

Oceans of Whitewater (Part 4) – Mastering the Pour-over

by Sean Morley | Apr 9, 2014 | Instructional, Journey, Karma RG, Karma Rock Garden, Recreational/Touring

What, you may ask, is a pour-over? The short answer is “riding a wave over a rock”. I’m going to give you a longer version of the answer however and seek to de-mystify this apparently dangerous and flamboyant maneuver that combines the thrills of sea, surf and...