Mathew Wanbon is a writer and photographer born and raised in Kelowna. Despite having moved around to several different towns in BC throughout his adult life, he keeps being drawn back to Kelowna and again finds himself living in the sunny Okanagan. Mathew is passionate about outdoor recreation and his interests cover a range of activities including hiking, snowboarding, mountain biking, skateboarding, canoe tripping, bike packing and more. To follow along with Mathew’s adventures in the Kelowna area and beyond you can follow him on Instagram @Matwanbon.
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After pedalling up the winding switchbacks on the Holy Pail Climb Trail, you drop into Feel the Love, a fast, flowy trail full of unique berms, jumps, and drops. Smith Creek is a trail network located in West Kelowna with a long history in the mountain biking community…
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You’re walking through grasslands dotted with ponderosa pine alongside a group of mule deer mulling through the mountainside covered in blossoming Arrowleaf balsamroot flowers. You turn to look back down the hill you’ve climbed and see Okanagan Lake shimmering in the evening light. This is an average day of hiking in Kelowna between April and May when the sun begins to shine and the wildflowers bloom…
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Snow crystals fall through the air as your shoulder brushes against loaded branches, and the snow crunches underneath your feet as the snowshoe floats above the blanketed forest floor…
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Riders drop into a chunky rock roll with the lake as their backdrop from the top lookout at Kelowna’s Knox Mountain Park…
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Rooty, rocky trails span from the Kettle Valley Railway, through cedar forests, and down into the exposed landscape with blossoming shrubs…
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Tires kick dust into the air as a bike shoots through a berm and into a wooden stunt. For those…
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Birds are chirping as a light breeze whispers through the stands of ponderosa pine and the sun is climbing through the blue Okanagan sky, stretching its rays through the tree branches down to a group of cyclists rolling over a gravel trail…
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A group of mountain bikers are catching rays of sun while sitting on their bikes, resting after a good climb, and looking out at the views of Okanagan Lake sparkling on a summer afternoon…
Tourism Kelowna would like to thank Westbank First Nation and Okanagan Indian Band for the privilege to live, work, and play on the tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land), that is the unceded and traditional territory of syilx Okanagan peoples, the original stewards of these lands and to whom we give thanks to as our hosts
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