As a Kelowna-based journalist who writes lifestyle stories for magazines, newspapers and online publications. When not exploring the Okanagan and writing about it, you’ll find Lisa skiing and travelling near and far with her husband and two school-age children, hiking with her dog, reading, and sipping cocktails as part of “research" for her spirits column.
Last year over winter break my husband and I hiked into Myra Bellevue Provincial Park with sleds and our two kids in tow and spent a couple of hours zooming down snow-covered trails normally used for hiking…
Does your family live for skiing and snowboarding? Or do you prefer winter days by the fire, with quick forays outside to ice skate or shop…
“Are you video-ing?” my daughter hollers from the wooden platform before transferring her full weight to a rope and ziplining into Okanagan Lake…
The kids won’t get bored while you sip Sauvignon Blanc at these valley vineyards…
Everyone loves spring. Between the scent of lilacs wafting through the air, tulips and daffodils…
“They call it a boom because that’s the sound it makes when it hits you in the head,” Brad Hallam explains as we duck our noggins so he can swing the sail to catch the wind…
From a rocky viewpoint high above Okanagan Lake, we watch turkey vultures circle in slow spirals as they search the freshly exposed ground for food…
“Good job, Bennett! Those are some great turns!” exclaims Steve, my son’s ski instructor, at the bottom of the bunny hill at Big White Ski Resort…
“This is really hard!” my 13-year-old daughter yells, scrabbling her feet against a wall of blue ice while viciously swinging a pick above her head…
“This is risky and dangerous!” our daughter yelled with a laugh after she toppled over and became a tangled mess of skis and poles yet again while making her way around a track-set trail at Telemark Nordic Club…
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