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December 2011 - Back to the city...

Back to Pacific Northwest beaches and the glorious Vancouver city - December 13, 2011.

 

July 2011 - On the road again....

Saying goodbye to Kelowna and hitting the road south along highway 97... further daily The Road Trip of a lifetime - will be presented on this page!

Cedar Creek Park to Benvoulin Road - McEachern Tobacco Barn - July 18, 2011.

Plants, creatures and scenes from Cedar Creek Park - July 18, 2011.

East Kelowna Road to Cedar Creek Park in South Kelowna - July 17, 2011.

East Kelowna - Okanagan orchards on Hillcrest - July 17, 2011.

West Kelowna - Green Bay and Boucherie Road - July 16, 2011.

Gellatly Nut Farm waterfront scenes to Whitworth Road ponies - July 16, 2011.

Gellatly Nut Farm displays on Whitworth Road in West Kelowna - July 15, 2011.

West Kelowna Yacht Club Marina to Gellatly Nut Farm - July 15, 2011.

Volcanic rockface along Boucherie Road to Gellatly Bay Aqua Park - July 14, 2011.

Roadside attractions Highway 97 to Boucherie Road in West Kelowna - July 14, 2011.

Surtee House and Barn on Lakeshore Road in South Kelowna - July 13, 2011.

Slabs and crosses - cemetery artwork at St Andrew's Church - July 13, 2011.

Visiting Saint Andrew's Anglican Church in South Kelowna - July 12, 2011.

Last Looks at Bear Creek canyon Regional Park - July 12, 2011.

Bear Creek Canyon Crossing - Fastwater and falls - July 11, 2011.

Common flowers and plants in Bear Creek Canyon - July 11, 2011.

West Kelowna - Bear Creek Canyon Falls during runoff - July 10, 2011.

Cactus blossoms on Westside Road in West Kelowna - July 10, 2011.

Kelowna's 1961 La France Ladder Truck at the Father's Day Carshow - July 09, 2011.

Vintage La France Ladder Truck on Display in Kelowna City Park - July 09, 2011.

A 1959 Glass Craft Citation Runabout behind a 1959 Desoto Sportsman - July 08, 2011.

Mac 1989 Triple Combination Pump - 1959 Shasta Deluxe Trailer - July 08, 2011.

A 1938 Custom Dodge Pickup and a 1950 Ford Custom - July 07, 2011.

A Campagna T-Rex and a 1970 Bumper Car Conversion - July 07, 2011.

A 1961 Imperial Le Baron at the Father's Day Car Show - July 06, 2011.

Lachelt Dragster at Kelowna City Park - 13th annual Carshow - July 06, 2011.

An old Ford Farm Truck on Casorso - Back to Kelowna City Park - July 05, 2011.

Kelowna's waterfront - Maude Roxby Wildlife Sanctuary - July 05, 2011.

Casa Loma Waterfront to Maude Roxby in Kelowna - July 04, 2011.

Layer Cake Mountain view to Westbank waterfront - July 04, 2011.

Layer Cake Mountain Trail in Scenic Canyon - July 03, 2011.

Meadow Field Trail to Layer Cake Mountain View Trail - July 03, 2011.

Upper Mission Creek - Meadow Field Trail - July 02, 2011.

Upper Mission Creek Greenway - Entrance to Scenic Canyon - July 02, 2011.

Mission Creek Greenway to the Scenic Canyon Park Entrance - July 01, 2011.

Mission Creek Greenway near Hollywood Substation - July 01, 2011.

 

June 2011 - Summer Funtime...

Summer blossoms and fountain - Mission Creek Greenway - June 30, 2011.

Swamp Road in South Kelowna - Brandt's Creek Estuary - June 30, 2011.

South Kelowna History - The Casorso residence - June 29, 2011.

Gyro Park to Eldorado Marina along Okanagan Lake in Kelowna - June 29, 2011.

Mating beetles at Paul's Tomb - Scenes along Crown Lookout Trail - June 28, 2011.

Flowers and creatures along Paul's Tomb Trail - June 28, 2011.

On the trail to Paul's Tomb in Knox Mountain Park in Kelowna - June 27, 2011.

Seasonal flowers and common plants and scenes on Knox Mountain - June 27, 2011.

Hardy Falls and the gorge that surrounds - June 26, 2011.

Fast water of Deep Creek and Hardy Falls in Peachland - June 26, 2011.

A perfect day at Hardy Falls in Peachland BC - blossoms and fast water - June 25, 2011.

Biking Kelowna to Peachland, snapping pictures of wildlife along the road - June 25, 2011.

Kelowna Lookout view then down the winding Gillard Forest Reserve Road - June 24, 2011.

Old Trestle #33 rotting by Belleview Canyon - June 24, 2011.

Bellevue Canyon Trestle along the Little White Forest Service Road - June 23, 2011.

Wild flowers and rocks in Bellevue Canyon - June 23, 2011.

Biking and life on the rocks in Bellevue Canyon - June 22, 2011.

Little White Forest service road to Bellevue Canyon - June 22, 2011.

Colorful flowers along June Springs Road on the way to Ruth Station - June 21, 2011.

Hillcrest, the road to McCulloch and to Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park - June 21, 2011.

Waterfalls and fast flowing water at Mill Creek Regional Park - June 20, 2011.

Roaring cold water Boils and Bubbles in Mill Creek runoff - June 20, 2011.

High water fast water - Mill Creek in Ellison BC - June 19, 2011.

Waterfalls - spring runoff at Mill Creek Regional Park - June 19, 2011.

Mill Creek Regional Park in Ellison BC - Photos for June 18, 2011.

Stuff to see along Old Vernon Road in Ellison BC - June 18, 2011.

Orchard Spraying old and new on Old Vernon Road in Ellison - June 17, 2011.

Scandia Golf on Highway 97 - Ellison on Old Vernon Road - June 17, 2011.

A quick bike trip along Mission Creek Greenway - June 16, 2011.

A Mad Hatter on Harvey - High water along Mission Creek - June 16, 2011.

Wildlife along Brandt's Creek Greenway in Kelowna - June 15, 2011.

Railroad Cars and graffiti - A traveling art show in Kelowna - June 15, 2011.

Mill Creek to Brandt's Creek Common Plants to see - June 14, 2011.

Mill Creek waters bursting at the banks in Dilworth corridor - June 14, 2011.

Historic Brent's Grist Mill beside Mill Creek, broken down restoration - June 13, 2011.

Clay Cliffs and common plants - Dilworth Corridor - June 13, 2011.

Walking the tracks along the Dilworth Corridor - June 12, 2011.

Track changers and Toadflax - A walk through Dilworth Train Corridor - June 12, 2011.

Last looks at Myra Canyon - The Dilworth Mountain Corridor - June 11, 2011.

Myra Canyon - A close encounter with Mr. Raven - June 11, 2011.

The Jewel in Myra Canyon Crown - Trestle #6 - June 10, 2011.

Trestle Number 7 and a little fresh water at the wayside - June 10, 2011.

Exploring Myra Canyon - Trestle 8 and KLO Creek - June 09, 2011.

Trestle 9 and a friendly Chipmunk without a tail to tell - June 09, 2011.

A visit with Sparky the Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel - June 08, 2011.

Exploring a hole in the wall - Tunnel # 2 - Myra Canyon - June 08, 2011.

Spring water flowing, a little snow and tunnel Number 2 at Myra Canyon - June 07, 2011.

Trestle Number 11 and a curious little Yellow Pine Chipmunk - June 07, 2011.

Trestle 12 and Tunnel One at Myra Canyon KVR trail - June 06, 2011.

Seepage algae and a curious chipmunk - Kettle Valley Railway - June 06, 2011.

Butterflies to trestles - exploring Myra Canyon in the Spring - June 05, 2011.

Jagged rocks and the Rock Cut along the old KVR bed in Myra Canyon - June 05, 2011.

 

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