Meet Simone- One of our TWV Trips Leaders

Simone will be leading the 3rd annual Badland’s to Banff trip alongside Colin and our summer student Tara. This trip, August 10th-18th, is in partnership with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Program and the RCMP through their Community Youth Challenge initiative. (Check out our 2013 Trip video!) We are excited to be once again offering this trip for a great group of youth from Drumheller! Follow along this ride on our Facebook Page!

Name: Simone Parker

Job Title at TWV: Magician? And I guess a Trip leader.

Favourite Bike: Pennyfarthing

Favourite Travel Destination: Monument Valley, Utah.

Favourite thing about TWV: The amazing people that I get to meet and learn from, and all the fun we get to have.

When I’m not at TWV, I can often be found… Biking around the city, in my garden or in kananaskis country hiking around.

Best Bike Tip: Learn your gears and really get to know them, because properly using them will make your biking much easier.

TWV should plan a bike trip to… Kokopelli Trail, Utah.

Favourite Quote: Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence -Robert Frost

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