A box van sits placidly on the shore of one of Lake Overholser’s many tributaries with an assortment of water sports gear on the shore. Across the water, birds dive- bomb prey and the sounds of the city are reduced to a whir.
“It’s really cool back there. You kind of feel like you’re out of Oklahoma City,” Eric Pappas said.
Pappas is a lifelong aficionado of boardsports of all kinds. He is also the co-founder, along with principal founders Jason and Paige Smiley, of Flat Tide, Oklahoma’s largest paddleboard rental fleet.