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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The ice is about 5 inches thick now so both Osprey and Link Lakes are good to go.  On the weekend I saw over 20 fish being taken on our morning walk.

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There are dozens of options out there if you are in the market for snowshoes and if you are considering your first purchase it can be quite daunting, so here is some information to consider.
First consideration should be what type of snowshoeing you are going to do and once you have that answer then you [...]

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Snowshoeing on the KVR is a great introductory to snowshoeing, it’s easy, flat and not crowded. Curently there is about 6 inches of snow but up top there is over a 12 inches. I will keep you posted as more snow flies!

Snowshoeing on Osprey Lake

For a great snowshoe experience contact Osprey Lake Retreat

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Horseback ride on the Trans Canada Trail between Summerland and Princeton. Mid September, 2009

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Practise Journey Two: Naramata to Osoyoos for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
See Practice Journey 1- Carmi to Kelowna – and Trans Canada Trail – KVR pictures.
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Journey – The final Trip
A dream soon became reality as we packed the vehicle that would deliver us to the start of our first journey and then follow [...]

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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.
Duke [...]

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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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Stefan Farrow
A Journey along the
Historic Kettle Valley
Railway
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Young Canadians Challenge
Gold Exploration Report
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Dedication
“I expect to pass this way but once.
Therefore, any good thing that I can do, or
any kindness I can show my fellow creature,
let me do it now. Let me not defer it, nor
neglect it, for I shall not pass this way
again.”
To all [...]

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I stood on the height of land between the Okanagan and Shuswap watersheds at the northern extension of Deep Creek and thought back on my ten-day thru-hike. I felt sad that my journey was over but exhilarated over what I had accomplished.  I gained a deeper understanding of the Okanagan landscape and its people. I [...]

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