Today was my second time on a mountain bike in twenty years. I headed off with my most competent bike guide Jim Alix, heading towards McGillivray Lake at Sun Peaks, B.C. The trail is about 5 kilometres up to the lake and five return, with … Continue readingMountain Bike Trail Riding
When I told my son and daughter I was going to start Blind CrossFit they both exclaimed: “Oh mom, I don’t know if that is the best thing for you. It’s tough and fast.” I must admit, I wondered myself. I’d researched via the internet … Continue readingBlind CrossFit
Today our hiking group, now called SPOG (Sun Peaks Outdoor Group) has grown to an email list of over a hundred. We regularly get 10–15 hikers out weekly. Today 13 of us decided to walk up the downhill mountain bike trails that will be used … Continue readingExtreme Blind Hiking 2016: Riding the Roots
This year we have received amazing snow at Sun Peaks. Fresh powder week after week. It’s hard to take a day off. This season I am working with Neil Connors as my instructor. I am guided again by Veronica Connors and tail gunner Lana Degaust. … Continue readingSkiing 2016
Back on the slopes, Season 5, after a ten year break. Happy to report that my 10 week lesson set through ASSP (Adaptive Sports Sun Peaks) last year has stood me in good stead. The first few days of the season were beautiful snow with … Continue readingBack On The Slopes!
Well, this is my second blog on hiking. We have made some adjustments to the how-to’s of blind hiking. Our latest hike took in a bigger group than ever. Twenty-two of us hiked, west of the Burfield chairlift, out of ski area boundary, to a … Continue readingTweaking Blind Hiking Techniques
Blind paddleboarding is a great example of the teamwork, nuances and pieces of the puzzle that must fit together to enable a blind or severely visually impaired person to be out there. In the summer of 2014 I arrived with 7 girlfriends to take a … Continue readingBlind Paddleboarding – True Freedom!
On each blog I like to mention, they say it takes a village to raise a child. I give great gratitude to my community as it takes a community for me to enjoy and participate in all the activities I do. The picture of the … Continue readingHiking Blind-It takes a team!