The Double Drop | Riding the Melt on Tumalo Creek by JT Hartman | Sep 8, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWednesday as I finished up at work I got a text from Orion Junkins: “So much water dude, highest I’ve ever seen it, get stoked.” We’d been hoping all week that high temperatures would push the snowline up on the surrounding mountains and raise the water level in...
Rally Mode: Illinois River Overnight by JT Hartman | Mar 31, 2021 | Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesContrary to what the name might suggest, the Illinois River (at least this one) is not in the midwest. Rather, it flows through southern Oregon’s expansive Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. The put-in at Miami Bar (Google maps was as confused by all these...
When in Doubt, Get Out: A Short Story About Instinct by JT Hartman | Oct 20, 2020 | Creeking, Featured Post, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesIt was mid-September. Despite the sun gracing us with it’s afternoon rays, I was shivering a little. The water temperature in the Deschutes River had dropped notably over the previous weeks, developing that all too familiar bite indicative of the summer season drawing...
