Sometimes I want it all, even if just for a day. I have a vision of the perfect winter day, my kind of perfect day. It involves alipine skiing at SilverStar mountain followed by tubing on the mountain, supper at … Read More
T’was the Sunday before Christmas and all through the valley the creatures were stirring. I, in my helmet, and Pa, in his goggles, the children had settled in for a long day on the mountain. When, all of a sudden, there … Read More
Congratulations to Life Guard Mistaya! Pic is Mistaya skim boarding on the Lake Okanagan, BC (she is 11 in the pic). My eldest daughter Mistaya is now a certified life guard. She completed her NLS last night. We had a … Read More
Forget band-aid pharmaceuticals when dealing with a cold… I used to try to rest when ever I caught a cold–took the doctor’s advice and toned down my workouts to almost nil. I have asthma and it inevitably heads into my … Read More
On the weekend I took a mountain bike ride through the Monashee Mountains along the infamous Kettle Valley Railway trail. My hubby and my sister and I made up the small but determined biking team. We biked 70 km in … Read More
Before the summer slips away, I have to tell you about a revelation I had while vacationing in Cuba last month: If you want to surround yourself with fit, real human beings, go to Cuba. The Cubans are fit people. … Read More
My family’s long weekend in Whistler, BC was rich on outdoor adventure and breathtaking scenery. The above picture of Brandywine Falls hardly does it justice. The falls are spectacular and huge! The river leads to Daisy Lake and the water … Read More
Last weekend, on my birthday, my family escaped to Whistler, BC for an exhilarating break of hiking, hiking, hiking in the coastal mountains and then swimming, swimming, swimming and relaxing at the Chateau Whistler Fairmont Hotel. It was a dream … Read More
