Adaptive recreation program makes splash during watersports week
Katie Newman rides an adaptive water ski during DREAM Adaptive Recreation's Echo Lake Watersports Days on Tuesday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Sitting on a sit water ski in Echo Lake, Erik Barnes yells “Hit it!”
Quickly he’s carving through the wake behind the boat, at one point hitting a wave and jumping three feet before tumbling into the water.
It was 90 degrees on Tuesday afternoon at Echo Lake, the water was a warm 74. Children, parents, caregivers and participants of DREAM Adaptive Recreation lined the shores of the lake, in lifejackets and on various sorts of watercraft, with beaming smiles and cheers of encouragement.
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