A Tribute To The G.O.A.T – Dane Jackson, Green River Race winner 2022.
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Welcome to Unsponsored and Social Media Saturday 15 October 2022.
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Continue readingHappy New Year Welcome to Unsponsored and Social Media Saturday 1 January 2022. The first post of 2022.
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Informal races on the Russell Fork were happening in the early 90’s with Joe Greiner, Brent Austin, Chris Hipgrave, Mike Clark, and a few others. In 1995, it became a timed event. Check out Dane Jackson’s run.
Continue readingThe Raven Fork was one of the first bigger creeks I did in NC. It’s just such a gem of a run. The rocks are so smooth and the style feels a little different than most runs out here. With a few of the most classic rapids in the southeast, plus plenty of other memorable ones. It’s just a run that whether low or high, you’re gonna have a great day.
Dane Jackson
Continue readingNormally the only laps I get on the Russel Fork are the day of the race, which means I am only ever in a long boat. But this year due to the fact I could get up the weekend before it meant I could not only get more training laps but also get an Antix lap. Which in this case was the first time in around 10 years I have been able to get a lap in anything other than a long boat. It was so fun finally going slow and hitting all the moves I normally race by!
Dane Jackson
Continue readingRacing the Green Race is so epic on it’s own, but it’s also the off water experience that makes it one of the best days of the year. Everybody wants to have a good run, but in the end everyone is just so fired up to be there. Even if someone has a bad run or even swims, they are still smiling and enjoying hanging out. The energy is always insane, the stoke is so high as people come through, it’s just a day I look forward to all year long.
Dane Jackson
Continue readingEvery year I am always so fired up for the first long boat training lap on the Green. This year I was especially fired up because normally I have to do my first lap and shake off the cobwebs just a few days before the race, this year I got to do mine a whole month before. Although since then there has hardly been any days to do more training, it has helped being able to spend more time in a long boat than I normally would get before the race. This wasn’t the Sub 4 debut run I was looking for, but pulling out of the start line for the first time gets me every time. Now only a few weeks away, let’s hope I can get some more laps and clean up the lines!
DAne Jackson
Continue readingGreat Falls has some of my earliest kayaking memories, but it had been WAY too long since I made it back. I decided to make the long rally up for the race, but also because levels were looking good and the joy kayaking was gonna be great. The levels worked out where I was able to get all the lines I hadn’t done in so many years, and then some more. It was actually an epic day, and I’m so stoked I made the rally.
Dane Jackson
Continue readingWeather by rain or a scheduled release, the Cascades are worth getting a day on. A short and sweet roadside section with plenty of fun moves especially when the water gets higher. You can just continue lapping and lapping and each time you’ll find a new move. I was stoked to be around when there was a release, and managed to get a few laps with a bunch of the local paddlers. It was a dope afternoon!
Dane Jackson
Continue readingYet another day with a 200% release, seemed like a perfect time to give the Large Antix a try. It was actually super dope, definitely gonna be messing around with it some more!
Dane Jackson
Continue readingThe Green is special in itself but 200% is up there with one of the best days on the water. Anything up to 21-22″ the run is nothing but joy to bomb down. But once you move past around the 22″ mark things start to escalate quickly and every inch starts to add a lot of water in that steep section. Most of the run continues to be as glorious as ever, but Gorilla into the slides start to become absolutely stout. I made a pit stop headed elsewhere at the put in exit for the Green, which turned out to be the best decision ever, cause I woke up to a ton of rain. Not only was the Green back at epic flows, but Big Hungry creek was flowing in giving the perfect combo. Matt Anger picked up the call, and it was just another rowdy, but glorious lap!
Dane Jackson
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