We did enjoy our stay at Okanagan Falls, although I don't expect we will camp here again. We just can't get used to being 'shoe-horned' into a campsite. It was too close for comfort. The neighbours sewage drain is basically right beside your picnic table. ugh..No thank you!
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| cozy camping |
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| The Salmon Chief |
The weather was great, our view of Skaha Lake was awesome and the campgrounds managers are so helpful and friendly, that one would be tempted to come back just to visit with them again. Manager, Bob, did apologize profusely about our neighbour being closer than he needed to be. I can't even imagine this place midsummer when every spot is filled
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| oh so pretty |
Anyway, we had a couple of great bike rides along the KVR Trail to Kaleden and back. A few years ago we rode the full 24 km round trip between here and Penticton, but opted for the 1/2 trip this time.
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| Okanagan Falls Trestle |
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| biking selfie |
We didn't hear the explosion last night, but this apparently happened. Just a 1/2 block behind us. The camp managers were awoken and said there was a big bang and lots of flames.
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| exploding van beside old garage below |
On our final day, we did a driving tour along the east side of the lake to Penticton and also along a winding road through the hills west of Skaha. We stumbled across the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory. It is an internationally known facility for science and technology research related to radio astronomy. It operates three telescopes on its radio-quiet site - (no cell phones, laptops or GPS allowed!). There are labs and equipment for the development of all aspects of radio-frequency instrumentation. You can google it!
The stuffie hang-out near our campground.
And tomorrow it's on to Kelowna . . .
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