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Photographs of the Okanagan valley trip, September 2005
We started the trip to B.C. from Edmonton, in a rental car and travelled to Kamloops the first day,
then on to Vernon,Kelowna,Peachland,Summerland,Penticton,Keremeos and Osoyoos.
The city of Kelowna from the air, showing the floating bridge. The downtown area is in middle page.
Gyro beach, Kelowna Sept.14,2005.
Gyro beach, Kelowna Sept.14,2005.
Osoyoos Lake ,close to USA border,Sept 14,2005.
Kelowna yacht club in downtown Kelowna Sept. 2005.
Kelowna from across Okanagan Lake Sept. 2005.
Kelowna's city park excursion boat Sept. 2005.
Kelowna's Gyro beach, just south of downtown Sept. 2005.
Kelowna's Gyro beach, just south of downtown on a warm September afternoon. Note the sunbathers (unknown) in the photo Sept. 2005.
The busy highway 97, after leaving the floating bridge,a portion of the bridge can be seen in the far left side of the photo, Sept. 2005.
Vernon BC ,a lush orchard just outside the city, Sept. 2005.
Housing development in Vernon BC, a city of about 31,000, Sept. 2005.
Okanagan beach, north side of Penticton, Sept. 2005.
The SS Sicamous,paddle wheel boat from the 1920's, Okanagan beach, Penticton, Sept. 2005.
A view of the airport runway, taken from Hwy 97, on the south side, Penticton, Sept. 2005.
A view of Summerland from high up on Giants head mountain park, Sept. 2005.
A view of Summerland from high up on Giants head mountain park. Okanagan Lake and Mount Okanagan are in the background; Sept. 2005.
A view of the town of Osoyoos, showing Main St running across Osoyoos Lake. The border to the USA and Washington state is off to the left of the picture, Sept. 2005.
A view of Summerland from high up on Giants head mountain park. Okanagan Lake and Mount Okanagan are in the background; Sept. 2005.
A view of Gyro beach in the town of Osoyoos,with expensive condominiums in the background. Note the bandshell in the background, Sept. 2005.
A view of Main St. in downtown Osoyoos,taken from across Lake Osoyoos, on a calm early fall afternoon, Sept. 2005.
A view of the main street in downtown Westbank, Sept. 2005.
The famous Kelowna sails sculpture in City Park, downtown Kelowna, Sept. 2005.
The floating bridge across Okanagan Lake, from Kelowna to Westside. Kelowna General Hospital is just to the right of center,in the background, Sept. 2005.
A view of a portion of Main St., in Osoyoos, where the street crosses the lake, Sept. 2005.
Beach Ave.,in Peachland.
The 2005 Chrysler Sebring,(rental) that we travelled throughout the Okanagan. Total miles from Edmonton to the Okanagan and back to Edmonton was 2585 km, in five days, Sept. 2005.
Beach Ave.,in Peachland.
Looking across to Mt.Okanagan from Peachland, Sept. 2005.
Okanagan Lake from highway 97, just before entering Peachland. Note the penninsula with cottages along the lake front, Sept. 2005.
Looking across Okanagan Lake from the village of Naramata. The Giants head mountain park in Summerland can be seen in the distance, Sept. 2005.
View of Penticton on the south side, with Skaha beach park in the middle of the photo, Sept. 2005.
A view of Carolyn and Gerry's back yard in Edmonton Alberta, Sept. 2005.
A view of Donna and Art's back yard in Spruce Grove Alberta,16km west of Edmonton, Sept. 2005.
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