Author: Mel Saari

How about tagging along with Tadej Pogacar and his UAE team-mates for a practice ride up Coll de Rates in Spain.  Maybe jump on your trainer and see if you can keep up.  Beware, it gets a little steep at the top.  The grade is displayed in the top left corner.

With our cycling season just around the corner, here’s a delightful video to whet your appetite. It’s a nicely edited, not too long (36 minutes) and describes a young couples one year cycling trek from Alaska to Mexico.

Hope you enjoy it.

If you want to ride in this year’s Okanagan Shuswap Century Ride (Armstrong Century Ride) scheduled for Sunday, May 26th, you will want to be getting up early on Monday, April 1st as registration starts at 6 am and it sells out early.

Click here to register online.

Consider yourself reminded.

With the  road cycling season just around the corner, many of us are starting to spend more and more time each day thinking about all things related to our favourite pass-time.   

The following video will demonstrate some of the amazing things that can be done with a road bike in the right hands.  These are tricks that most of us should never think about attempting.  The bike used is a Pinarello Dogma 2.

Enjoy !!

Great news !!  Kelowna Nordic Ski and Snowshoe Club finally opens for the season on Sunday, December 17th.  So, get those skis and snowshoes out and prepped for action.  Killer Beez group skiing will occur on Saturdays and Sundays from the main cabin at Nordic starting at 10 AM sharp.  Those wanting to carpool can meet at the Mission Creek Park parking lot located at the Leckie / Springfield entrance  by 9:15 AM latest.

Lets get out from under this depressing valley cloud and go play in the snow.

On Saturday, December 2nd, we will be hiking the Glenmore Highlands, lead by Linda McGregor.   The hike will start at 9 AM sharp at the end of Crosby Road in Glenmore.  Click here for a map showing the trail head, where parking is available.  Click here for a map showing the various Glenmore Highlands trails.

As this may be one of our last hikes this fall, come out and enjoy some great scenery in Linda’s back yard.

This coming Saturday (November 25th), the Beez will hike Spion Kop in Lake Country.  The hike will start at 9 AM sharp from the trail head located on Old Mission Road (turn left onto Ponderosa Drive off the Pelmewash Parkway and then right onto Old Mission Road).  Click here for a map.   Those wishing to car pool can meet at Mission Creek Park (Leckie / Springfield entrance) at 8:15 AM latest.  From the summit of Spion Kop you will be able to see 5 lakes: Okanagan, Kalamalka, Wood,  Swan and Duck – a truly amazing sight and worth the climb.

The Killer Beez 2023 hiking season is well under way.  Here are some pictures from our recent hikes (thanks to Geoff): 

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Not sure if this is a cycling competition or just a way to wash your bike.

Click here and you will see what I mean.  Keep watching to see someone successfully complete the course.

This Saturday (November 18th) we will be hiking the trails in Myra Bellevue Provincial Park again (alias Crawford, South Slopes, etc.).  We were going to do Spion Kop in Lake Country, but our guide, Graham, is unavailable.  We’ll do it another day.  The hike will start at 9:00 sharp from the main parking lot accessed from Steward Road East.  Click here for the starting location.

The weather looks good.  Hope to see you there.

Thanks to Rory and Janis for agreeing to host a Beez Christmas party this year.  The party will be held on Sunday, December 3rd from 5:30 PM to  9:00 PM at 2840 Shayler Court, Mckinley Landing, Kelowna.  Click here for a map of the address.

As per Killer Beez party tradition, everyone attending is asked to to bring an appie and their favourite beverage plus their significant other, of course.

It’s about time we had a party.  See you there.