This photo journal features two towns south of Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley - Summerland & Keremeos. The main attraction for us in Summerland was the historic Kettle Valley Steam Railway tour over Myra Canyon trestles. In Keremeos, which we found fascinating, we wanted to see the historic Red Bridge & the historic Grist Mill.
SUMMERLAND Summerland (2011 population 11,280) has an idyllic location on Okanagan Lake. Tourism was a major industry at one time but sadly, that is quickly changing due to pressure from residential
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Okanagan map
Summerland is 30 miles south of Kelowna & 11 miles north of...
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SUMMERLAND
Wonderful carving on the museum grounds. No info found about the carver or...
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St Stephen's Anglican Church
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Mural window at the back of the church
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Holy Child Catholic church (I think)
No info available.
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Kettle Valley Steam Railway (kv)
The restored 1912 Steam Locomotive "3716".
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kv - Originally built in 1912
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kv - Rounding a curve
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kv - Open air car
The 90 minute journey can be taken in a vintage passenger coach or an...
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kv - Friendly local volunteers
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kv - Vistas
One can see vistas of the lake & lush orchards & vineyards along this...
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kv - Okanagan Lake in the distance
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kv -Trout Creek trestle 238 ft above the
Myra Canyon floor.
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kv - Passing over the trestle
with another visible in the background.
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KEREMEOS - main street
The village, in the shadow of K Mountain, has a "wild west" feel.
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Pasta Trading Post Restaurant
One of the heritage buildings that has been turned into a restaurant....
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Former bank building?
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Two old fellows on a Sunday morning
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Branding Iron Bar & Grill
where we had supper -good food. We had stayed overnight in Keremeos at...
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Anglican church, I think
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic church
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