[Sportsandrec] More Sporting and Recreational Opportunities

[Jessica Beecham]

Nella

Nice to hear about your riding adventures! I love riding horses and used to guide rides on the outer banks.

I love the ocean and all the adventure it can bring from surfing to swimming and even fishing.

Now I do a ton of mountain trail running.

Best Wishes

Jess

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> On Jun 28, 2018, at 7:05 PM, Nella Foster via SportsandRec <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I would love to be able to try dog sledding, however I don't like the cold.
> Lol
> 
> Horseback riding is my thing and I've been doing it for over 12 years now.
> Unfortunately owning and maintaining a horse is rather expensive, so I can't
> always afford to try other types of adventures.
> 
> In the past I've done some canoeing, hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, and
> tandem cycling.  I love being outside and prefer physical activities that
> get me out into nature.
> 
> I used to do some hiking with the local Sierra club and found them to be
> quite friendly and welcoming.
> 
> The members of our local trail riding group are about half and half.  I feel
> like I had to prove myself to several of them.  I have some very good
> friends that are into horses and they are great to ride with.
> 
> I've only gone canoeing, rock climbing and backpacking with friends and
> family and it was never an issue.
> 
> When I owned a tandem and rode a lot I was always able to find people to
> ride with, in different local bike clubs.
> 
> If we have members participating in more extreme adventures I hope they will
> share their experiences with us.
> 
> If any of you are interested in horseback riding I will be happy to try and
> answer any questions you may have.
> 
> Yoga, dance and whatever else you all are doing is great.  Any movement is
> good for us and when the public sees us doing what we do it is good for
> them. Lol
> 
> Nella
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SportsandRec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Peter Donahue via SportsandRec
> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:34 PM
> To: 'Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List'
> Cc: Peter Donahue
> Subject: [Sportsandrec] More Sporting and Recreational Opportunities
> 
> 
> Good evening again everyone,
> 
>    While we're not opposed to Yoga, meditation, dancing, and activities
> done at the national convention this division needs to explore ways to offer
> challenge activities during the year in various parts of the country.
> Kendra's post brought this to mind as I was reading her description of the
> ocean and rocks she must navigate. It seems like this is exactly the kind of
> thing this division needs to be doing to show blind children and adults that
> it's possible to enjoy the great outdoors and to commune with nature. If
> Eric Weihenmeyer was able to summit Mt. Everest this division ought to be
> able to organize hiking, camping, canoeing, kayaking, surfing, rock
> climbing, caving, golf, skiing, and many other activities blind people have
> done successfully to introduce more blind individuals to these activities,
> to get them moving, and to show family members, and others that blind people
> can participate in these sports and recreational activities like their
> sighted counterparts. Is anyone up to horse back riding or dog sledding?
> Th4ese activities have also been done successfully by the blind. It's time
> this division explored ways to offer such activities year-round and
> throughout the country.
> 
>    One way this could be accomplished would be to partner with various
> organizations that offer activities such as those listed above. For example
> Wilderness Inquiry offers trips to a number of U.S. and over-seas
> destinations to offer various wilderness experiences. Canoeing, Kayaking,
> rock climbing, snowshoing, dog sledding, horse back riding, and other
> outdoor activities.
> 
>    We along with at least one other federationist from California are
> members of the Sierra Club. In addition to its advocacy concerning
> environmental issues the Sierra Club offers various local, state, national,
> and international outings to offer their members various outdoor
> experiences. Perhaps the NFB through this division could partner with these
> organizations to further educate their members about blindness and the
> abilities of the blind and to offer blind youth and adults a wider variety
> of sporting and recreational opportunities.Self deffence, Yoga and the
> activities offered during the national convention have their place but their
> are blind people who want a wider variety of sports and recreational
> opportunities. I'll take a Yoga session after playing a round of golf,
> landing a few big ones on a deep sea fishing excursion, canoeing the
> Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, you get the idea.
> 
>    This division could do more to increase recreation and sporting
> opportunities by partnering with organizations like those mentioned above,
> finding sponsors to help cover the cost for blind participants in need  and
> empower its members to enable them to cover these costs on their own. This
> is a topic for the division to consider and we hope it's discussed at this
> year's meeting. All the best.
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> 
> 
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