Myra Canyon and Kettle Valley Railway

I met Stefan Farrow five or six years back. He supplied me with a lot of pictures, video, and trail head data for the Okanagan. Having been involved with the management of a campground, teaching folks how to sail in Okanagan Lake and helping to save them when they forgot how as a Search and [...]

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A dream soon became reality as we packed the vehicle that would deliver us to the start of our first journey and then follow us as safety vehicles. This was to become my first practise journey. Over the 2002-2003 season we made a total of three trips. For me, this entailed two practise journeys and my qualifying journey. [...]

Continue Reading Carmi to Kelowna – Practice adventure for Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Journey

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Duke of Edinburgh’s Award – A Journey along the Historic Kettle Valley Railway – Read the Trip Journals

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Here are snapshots of the Kettle Valley Railway and Myra Canyon near Kelowna BC before the 2003 Wildfire. Here is my post with the pictures after the trestles were rebuilt along with directions of where the Myra Canyon Kettle Valley Railway parking lot is located.

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To view the Kettle Valley Railway – KVR – Myra Canyon hiking trails travel up McCollough Road in Kelowna.  McCollough Road travels past Gallaghers Canyon past Field Road and then turns into a small one lane paved road.  Stay on this road while you enjoy the views of Layer Cake Mountain and watch for a [...]

Continue Reading Kettle Valley Railway – KVR – and Myra Canyon Hiking Trails

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