Explore JungleTrek, a new family adventure center now open in Rockwall

Explore JungleTrek, a new family adventure center now open in Rockwall

Swing from vines, climb the rock wall, glide through a canopy (ROCKWALL, TX – June 10, 2020) Do you remember riding a bike for the first time without training wheels? Or mustering up enough courage to jump into the deep end when learning to swim? There’s no doubt that reaching such milestones can help a […]

Paddle boarding for Patriot PAWS

Paddle boarding for Patriot PAWS

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 23, 2018) There are those who will stand up for a good cause, and then there’s Aaron Gonzalez, a 32-year-old Austin, Texas native who will undertake a 400+ mile stand up paddle board journey in support of Rockwall-based nonprofit Patriot PAWS Service Dogs. Gonzalez will launch this intense adventure dubbed “Paddle […]

Frisco YMCA jump starts Annual Campaign at local raceway

Frisco YMCA jump starts Annual Campaign at local raceway

A little over half way to go to the finish line! (FRISCO, TX — February 6, 2018) The Frisco Family YMCA kicked off its Annual Campaign at The Pole Position Indoor Go Karting Raceway on January 25, 2018, announcing its fundraising goal of $139,000. As part of its promise to put Christian values into practice […]

ShangriLlama: Local ranch offers unique animal adventure

ShangriLlama: Local ranch offers unique animal adventure

(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 2, 2017) Just thirty or so minutes from downtown Rockwall, tucked away in an undisclosed location near Southfork, sits a rather unusual private ranch known as ShangriLlama. If you’re lucky enough to learn of its existence through word of mouth or the occasional Groupon offering, you can join dozens of curiosity […]

Busy kids? Give them adventure!

I don’t know if I could make it as a kid these days. Many of the junior highers I teach need a personal assistant with the myriad of lessons, and practices, and select teams, and personal coaches, and trainers, and workouts. Those practices and trainings aren’t for naught, either, so every weekend is packed with […]