I admit. City slicker that I am, getting out of my comfort zone and climbing onto 1200lb animal in the West Kelowna countryside in Rose Valley above beautiful Okanagan Lake had been on my bucket list for a while. It has been a year to try new things, and since the only other time I was on a horse was …
Okanagan Local goes wake surfing. Surf’s up!
When I got the invite from Peach City Surf to bring the crew down to Skaha lake for a round of wake surfing I was optimistic that I would be able to pick it up quickly. I am an experienced snowboarder so I’d hoped that the principles would be the same, however riding on water and riding on snow are …
What the heck is Goga?
I am not a flexible human. Physically. My body does not want to be bent at unusual angles, but when I heard that O’Keefe ranch in Vernon was putting on Goga classes in the morning during the Summer my curiosity was piqued as I had heard of this phenomenon and wanted to see it up close. O’Keefe Ranch I should …
I believe I can Fly(board)
Since seeing them all over YouTube and out on our own Okanagan Lake, I have always wanted to try my hand at strapping a flyboard to my feet and jetting into the sky. It looks so cool and fun and I felt like perhaps my experience with various types of boards might serve me well in the balance department. Imagine …