Kelowna Killer Beez

Thanks to Clarice Bower for giving us the following warning about wood ticks:

This year the wood ticks are quite significant. A reminder to wear light coloured clothing and tape up your lower pant legs. We live in Joe Rich so we have been spraying our lower pant legs/shoes with bug spray and that seems to be helping.

This is important information to know for our Black Mountain hike scheduled for this Saturday.  Wood tick bites can cause lyme disease, however there is little danger of disease as long as they are removed promptly.  Click here for more information about wood ticks.

On Saturday, April 26th we will hike Black Mountain Regional Park.  This park offers trails through the endangered grasslands on the slopes of Black Mountain and has spectacular views of Kelowna and Okanagan Lake.   Randy Swan has agreed to lead us to the staircases which we weren’t able to find last time.

The hike will start at 10 AM sharp from the new Joe Riche Road trail head where there is ample parking available.  Click here for a map of the starting location.

This will be our last hike of the Spring season.  Saturday group cycling will start at 10 AM sharp on Saturday, May3rd from the parking lot of Kelowna Cycle at 2949 Pandosy Street.

This Saturday (April 19th) we will be doing the hike to Paul’s Tomb.  The hike will start from the Knox Mountain Parking lot at 10 AM sharp.  Of course there will be the usual option of climbing the Ogopogo trail to the summit for those so inclined.

Join us for a scenic hike with great views of the lake and city.

The Wednesday Group Ride will now start at 10:30 AM from the Parkinson Recreation Centre parking lot near the Pickle Ball Courts.  A variety of routes will be available depending on the wishes of the participants.

This Saturday (April 12th), we will be hiking the Scenic Canyon on the Mission Creek Greenway.  The hike will start at 10 AM sharp from the Scenic Canyon parking lot.

Join us to enjoy beautiful views of Mission Creek and Layer Cake Mountain.

The Wednesday Group Ride will start this Wednesday (April 9th) at 10 AM from the Rail Trail in the Parkinson Recreation Centre parking lot.  This is a relaxed and moderate paced ride to the Airport and back.

The Friday Group Ride will start this Friday (April 11th) at 10 AM from Pritchard Park, West Kelowna.  Led by Michael Malkowski, this is a hilly, moderate to fast paced ride.

Hikes will be scheduled for Saturday mornings during the month of April with Saturday group rides commencing in May.

This is your last reminder to register for the Armstrong Century Ride tomorrow (Monday, April 7th) starting at 6 AM.   The ride is usually fully booked by 8 AM, so don’t delay if you want to participate.

The Killer Beez cycling season will officially start at 10 AM on Sunday, April 6th from the Bean Scene on Dickson Road.  A waiver must be signed in order to participate in all Killer Beez group rides.   Click here to access and sign a waiver that will cover you for all Killer Beez regularly scheduled, weekly rides during 2025.

An additional waiver will need to be signed to join each special ride that will occur during the season.  This will be provided prior to each event.

Please be aware that many of the high traffic streets and roads have not yet been swept clean of gravel and other debris.  For example, the shoulders of Valley Road (north end particularly), John Hindle (use bike path) and Old Vernon Road are not the best.  So consider yourselves warned and be safe out there and also avoid flats.

For those wanting some hill practice, all Dilworth Mountain roads have be swept several times and are in pristine condition (some City of Kelowna executives must live there).

If anyone knows of a clean, safe route to East or South Kelowna from the Bean Scene, please bring it with you to the Sunday Ride.  Otherwise we will probably ride the Rail Trail to the Airport and back.

Away we go ! ! !   Carefully.

Consider yourself reminded  that the registration date for the Armstrong Century Ride for 2025  is Monday, April 7th, starting at 6 am .

Registration is accepted on-line only.  Click here to access the registration screen.

Set your alarm as registration is usually filled by 8:00 am on registration day.