Goat's Floats SUP

06/09/2026

More photos from our first standup for cancer support paddling event!
I got to lead a short Essentrics routine to wake up our muscles and engage our joint mobility.

06/08/2026

"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” ~Dr. Jane Goodall

Cancer Support Community Helena is making a difference and Goat's Floats SUP is proud to have been part of the paddling event Saturday!
Next event is June 25th so sign up soon!

Happy

06/01/2026

Only 2 spots remaining for the STOKE Youth Organization summer standup paddleboarding program! We can't wait! This was SUCH a fun program last year.

06/01/2026

Happy Monday!

05/26/2026

🌅VISION.

As the sun sets on each of your days, do you know where you are going in the future?
Some call it vision. Intention. Planning. Goals. Dreams.
Whatever you call it, remember it can be big or small. It can be to park further from the grocery store so you get more steps in. Paying off a loan. Maybe it's going to bed an hour earlier so you feel more refreshed in the morning and show up better for your family or your job.
Flossing your teeth.

➡️What direction are you taking yourself?
Forward into betterment or backward into complacency and excuses?

🎯Try doing something 1% better tomorrow than you did it today. The cumulative effects will change your life.

05/26/2026

Monday was a holiday and my brain was definitely on a vacation. Instead of , here is a Thought-provoking Tuesday quote.

🌅VISION.

As the sun sets on each of your days, do you know where you are going in the future?
Some call it vision. Intention. Planning. Goals. Dreams.
Whatever you call it, remember it can be big or small. It can be to park further from the grocery store so you get more steps in. Paying off a loan. Maybe it's going to bed an hour earlier so you feel more refreshed in the morning and show up better for your family or your job.
Flossing your teeth.

➡️What direction are you taking yourself?
Forward into betterment or backward into complacency and excuses?

🎯Try doing something 1% better tomorrow than you did it today. The cumulative effects will change your life.

05/19/2026

This week's classes:
TUESDAY NIGHT POP UP 7-7:45 pm Relax and Restore
Weds: 4:30-5-30 pm Energize & Tone followed by 5:45-6:30 pm Relax and Restore. Come for 1 or both.
Thurs 7-8 am Energize and Tone

Come try it for free if you're curious. Adaptable to all ages and fitness levels.
Location: v42 fitness, no membership required but please text or pm if you plan to attend or if you have questions. (406) 595-4676

05/11/2026

"Life is not about how fast you can run or how high you can climb, but how well you can bounce." ~unknown

And bounce I did. Right off the hard dusty ground when I was holding a dally on a calf at branding and my horse let adrenaline get the best of him. One of my comrades was kind enough to hold the rope and coach me back onto my stead so we could finish the job of dragging him to the fire for vaccination, branding and castration. I roped a few more. The pain set in...later.
All that happened after a Smith River trip was cut short by the raft I was riding in being punctured, right after I swam to the shore of a 40 degree river on a 35 degree morning, right after I got tipped and fully submerged in said river, right after I BOUNCED off a rock wall with my fin-less SUP, right after I broke and lost my replacement fin on said SUP, right after I broke and lost my original fin on said SUP.
Needless to say last week was a long one. But I bounced. Sort of. I am healing, likely from a bruised tailbone and torn rotator cuff. You could also say my pride is bruised but honestly I was attempting to SUP the Smith for no one but myself. In the long first day paddling through snow and ice pellets, I became a better paddler. I was challenged. I was awaken in my tent at 3am by ruthless geese who seemed to never sleep. I scraped frost off the interior of my tent with my fingernails. Day 2 gave us abundant blue skies and sunshine. And enough firewood to thaw our frozen bodies. I was with a fine group of rafters who were kind enough to onboard my light gear after my spill and accept me as a passenger (and harmonica entertainer). Memories were made. Lessons were learned. Like how the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks doesn't give a darn if you call them to discuss river details (because you're one of the first attempting your feat at current levels) and doesn't bother to call you back. Like how the one publicly accessible private entity along the 60 mile stretch of river advertised refreshments, rooms, and showers but treated our group with a punctured raft like the biggest inconvenience of the century and refused to serve me. So...we bounced. Right out of there and spent our dollars elsewhere.
Sometimes we don't achieve our goal. Sometimes we don't win the race. Sometimes our money isn't good enough to buy an $18 shower. But our integrity becomes evident in how we react to the circumstances, dire as they may be. So we light fireworks in the rain. We bring the light, despite the darkness. What if, when beginning your next challenge, you do so less with a mindset of winning, and more with a mindset of learning, of hearing opposition, of being prepared for the outcome and accepting it with grace. How well can you "bounce" when things don't work out as planned?

Happy motivational Monday!

05/11/2026