Salty Street Festival 2015

The Shuswap Trail Alliance, along with Shuswap Tourism and Columbia Shuswap Regional District were all very enthusiastic with promoting the TrailRider. Lots of success this weekend. Stickers for kids was fun. Finally hot weather. There was this one family that spent a little time at the Shuswap TrailRider Adaptive Adventure Society tent. Each young son,…

Saint Patrick’s Day

Shuswap TrailRider Adaptive Adventure Society (STAAS) Deb and Grant met with North Okanagan Shuswap Brain Injury Society (NOSBIS). NOSBIS offers a comprehensive range of services to Survivors of an Acquired Brain Injury, their Family and Friends, crucial to regaining a productive life. Website STASS www.shuswaptrailrider.com Facebook link  https://m.facebook.com/ShuswapTrailRider   This group let me bring the…

Best Hike 2014

Best TrailRider hike in 2014. Shuswap TrailRider Adaptive Adventure Society took two TrailRiders up to Eva Lake, Mount Revelstoke National Park. We are working on the schedule for 2015, stay tuned. Happy new year and hiking in 2015.

Mt. Revelstoke Eva Lake TrailRider Hike

Today was perfect. My mom loaded herself on the TrailRider, I was a little more work. We used a lift to load me on the TrailRider. The temperature was 24deg and bugs could have been worse. Three people had experience in the Sherpa position. We did a quick talk about the positions of the TrailRider,…

Fun day at McGuire Lake

Well today was warm. You ever hear the words ” Practice what you preach”. I preach to everyone with MS to manage their heat. I did dress for a sunny day but I did not have my cooling vest or a tie. I will not make that mistake again. I got to see a bunch…

Thanks to May MS Awareness Month

Thank you to the Kamloops MS Chapter for donating 10 Cooling Scarves to the Shuswap TrailRider Adaptive Adventure Society. Today I had a nice Salmon Arm fellow congratulate me on the progress of the TrailRider program. Made me feel good. Contest ideas for giving the scarves away 2/ week, email debram2@telus.net.

Thanks Shuswap Community Foundation

I wheeled up with Winston to receive our Grant cheque I had a smile on my face the whole way. This smile represented  that I was very proud to be an advocate for disability  in the shuswap. Introducing the trail rider  has been very rewarding Thank you to the Shuswap Community Foundation   for all the…

Volunteers and Participants Needed

Amazing weather we are having. Looks like most of October is going to be nice.  Fall is a great time of year to enjoy the fresh air and the colors from the Larch turning yellow and the leaves turning color. Once Winter falls many of us with mobility issueshave difficulty navigating to and from places…

CFJC Kamloops Interview

The TrailRider was taken out today by a young girl. People with mobility issues are faced with barriers of all kinds so to be able to promote possibilities to access the wilderness and trails is so rewarding. I was so happy to see the positive feedback from the parents and the young lady. We were…