Trip Date: June 2015
We started the summer of 2015 by taking a 3,000km road-trip through British Columbia. The first stop on our trip was
Penticton, located approximately 670km southwest of
Calgary, for Ryan and Ashley's wedding. Christine and I left Calgary on a Friday morning and drove straight to Penticton, with only a couple of stops for food. We rented Tougas Farm, situated high along the west bank above Penticton, with Dan and Nath, Ben and Jess, and their little ones. The property sits on 2.5 acres of land and features a swimming pool, hot tub, covered decks, propane fireplace, and an apple orchard. With amenities like that it wasn't hard to call the place home for the three nights we were there.
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Tougas Farm with Lake Okanagan in the background |
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This is where we spent a great deal of time! |
Ryan and Ashley had a beautiful wedding ceremony overlooking Skaha Lake, just south of Penticton in the town of
Kaleden. The wedding took place in the morning, followed by a delicious brunch for those in attendance. The location was extremely picturesque with the lake and mountains providing the backdrop and the historic Kaleden Hotel right next door. The hotel was originally built in 1912, but was stripped of all it's metal components during World War I when the country needed metal to make armaments. Today all that remains is the concrete outer shell, slowly being covered by vines and other vegetation.
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Ryan and Ashley just after the ceremony |
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Dan and I relaxing before brunch |
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Nath, Dan, and Devin; Ben, Jess, and Gabe; Christine and I |
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The skeletal remains of the Kaledon Hotel |
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Slowly being overgrown with vines |
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Originally built in 1912, making it over 100 years old today! |
You can read more about the pictograph sites I have visited by visiting my
Western Canadian Rock Art section on the
Bradshaw Foundation's webpage.
In addition to my pictograph exploration we also took time to visit some of the local wineries, the off-leash dog beaches, as well as several local pubs and restaurants.
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The off-leash dog beach at Lake Okanagan |
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Red-Winged Blackbird |
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Wine Tasting |
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Christine and I on the Coquihalla en route to Victoria |
I enjoyed reading that. How do you get to the pictographs?
ReplyDeleteThey are tricky to find. They're located along Main Street/Lakeside Road as you're approaching Skaha Lake. Good Luck!
DeleteYa. I can't seem to find them ☹ Oh, so they aren't on a trail in the provincial park?
ReplyDeleteNo, they are along the road, not in the provincial park. They're on an elevated cliff hidden behind a large clump of trees. I had to climb up to them once I found where they were. It took me the better part of a day to actually locate them.
DeleteOk, I'll keep looking. That's for the info Tyler 😁
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. Good luck!
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