But Seriously by Clay Wright | Apr 23, 2011 | WhitewaterI’ve been on the US Team before, my first time being in 1995, and I’ve always trained up on the spot and just paddled my brains out like normal leading up to the comp. But after 10 years of not making the Freestyle Kayak Team (besides in squirt) I now...
Bridge Creek and back by Clay Wright | Apr 7, 2011 | Creeking, JK Team Posts, Team JK, WhitewaterIt’s hard to find new creeks in the Southeast, but with some local knowledge and a little poking around you can find something new to do most anywhere. Case in point is Bridge Creek – first attempted in the late 90s the result was a long night of hiking...
Alabama Mountain Games kicks off Spring Comp Season by Clay Wright | Mar 22, 2011 | Events, Rockstar, WhitewaterThe 2011 event season kicked off with 75 degree weather and plenty of water for the Alabama Mountain Games – the first event of the USA Point Series  for Freestyle Kayaking.  The venue was perfect for this 4-day event – a huge field for bands and vendors...
Black Lantern living, Super-hole days and the ”TIA” moments in between by Clay Wright | Mar 6, 2011 | Playboating, Rockstar, Trip Reports, WhitewaterWe are staying at the Black Lantern – the high-brow resort behind NRE that features an amazing view of the river as well as the pool we shot our 2005 playboating videos in. Â It’s quite ‘posh’ by African standards, and we are certainly...
Quick Hairy Lemon Report and Photos by Clay Wright | Mar 3, 2011 | Whitewater Hairy Lemon: The Hairy Lemon is the place to be if surfing big waves is your thing… before breakfast sunrise sessions, club wave peaks right after breakfast, there’s a nice ‘siesta’ in the mid-day to stretch, read, or edit video via solar...
the Nile is Special- By Clay Wright by Clay Wright | Feb 21, 2011 | WhitewaterThe Nile is Special – a whitewater oasis in a burning land. We are camping at the Hairy Lemon – an island below 2 amazing play waves, Club wave in the morning and Nile Special in the evening. The banks above and below are baking red-clay and smoke rises up...
Rockstar Reviewed and compared to All-star by Clay by Clay Wright | Jan 17, 2011 | JK Team Posts, Playboating, Reviews, Rockstar, Team JK, WhitewaterI’ve enjoyed several weeks of paddling the new Jackson Rockstar this winter and I know few others have had the opportunity. So rather than just saying ‘it’s more awesome’ I’m going to try and give some specific pro’s n cons of this...
Villain Steals to Tellico by Clay Wright | Feb 24, 2010 | Dynamic Duo, JK Team PostsWith not much else running and eager to paddle downstream, Tara Etter, Emily Jackson, Brad Cisco and I headed to the Tellico. Tara and I paddled the Dynamic Duo again – and it’s so fun to paddle with your partner! I especially like the challenge of trying...
Alseseca’s Upper Roadside: ‘Derelicte’ Canyon (1st D?) by Clay Wright | Feb 10, 2010 | JK Team PostsWe think this might be a ‘first D’ – dropping in from the next drainage up from the normal Roadside Run to the Alseseca.. but dropping water levels and disgusting amounts of trash make it a questionable place to go Visit link: Alseseca’s Upper...
Alseseca – Nick’s Batchelor Party trip by Clay Wright | Apr 22, 2009 | JK Team PostsNick’s Bachelor Party in Mexico: little Alseseca gets wild April 16, 2009 Photos By Clay Wright Where do you take a guy who’s under 21 for his bachelor party? Read more here: Alseseca – Nick’s Batchelor Party trip
Pine Creek Falls 30 Feet… and so does Team JK by Clay Wright | Mar 27, 2009 | JK Team Posts, Whitewaterpine creek falls before the change A random note from Scott Strausbough years ago alerted me to a tiny little gorge in a cow pasture near Smithville TN. Dutifully Gazeteering it out, I was delighted to turn on ‘Pine Creek Falls’ road and discover a...
DynamicDuo Enders – first hand.. by Clay Wright | Mar 25, 2009 | Dynamic Duo, JK Team PostsDon’t make me paddle a Duo, I’m working Mcnastys! Team week involves sacrifice so i dutifully strapped myself into a dynamic duo with Creek Freak Jessie Combs and dove into the bottom of the Caney Fork Gorge below Twin Falls. The impact wasn’t too...
