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Month: October 2023

Mount Kobau & Chopaka Lookout – Okanagan

Mount Kobau & Chopaka Lookout – Okanagan

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If you are looking for some fun, easy hikes near Keremeos or Osoyoos, (in BC, Canada) I highly recommend driving up Mt. Kobau. Your vehicle will do most of the hard work for you, so you start above 1800m. There are two easy hiking trails that have incredible views. Mount Kobau finishes with panoramas of the Okanagan Valley while the Chopaka Lookout allows vistas of the Similkameen valley and Mount Chopaka in Washington. Mount Kobau & Chopaka Lookout trail map…

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Drop in Wine Tasting – Osoyoos and Keremeos

Drop in Wine Tasting – Osoyoos and Keremeos

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Fancy a quick wine tasting on your road trip along Highway 3 (BC, Canada)? Did you know it is possible to drop in and try some wine, even without a reservation? Obviously things are even smoother if you book in advance; But if you tend to go hiking, and never know what time you’ll arrive at your next destination… It’s good to know last minute wine tasting is possible! This post will introduce vineyards we visited in Osoyoos and Keremeos,…

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Jewel Lake Provincial Park Campground

Jewel Lake Provincial Park Campground

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Jewel Lake Provincial Park is a great spot to go car camping close along Highway 3 between Osoyoos and Grand Forks in BCs Boundary Country. It’s not possible to book sites, so you need to just show up and choose a spot on a first come first served basis. We visited on a Monday in August and there were just a couple of the of the 26 sites taken. This is a fab option if you like calm, rustic campgrounds…

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Gladstone Provincial Park Camping (Texas Creek)

Gladstone Provincial Park Camping (Texas Creek)

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Texas Creek Campground in Gladstone Provincial Park is a great place to go camping for waterbabies. The campground is just above Christina Lake, with plenty of paths down to the lake shore. It is perfect if you want to go swimming, messing around in boats, fishing, or basically anything water related. Christina Lake is located in the Monashee Mountains, about halfway between Waterton Lakes and Vancouver (along highway 3.) I should probably mention, we had no idea the name of…

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