Kettle Valley Railway trail, Midway to Penticton
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| Chute Lake Lodge's time capsule includes a lot of old telegraph and telephone equipment. I like the display case of coloured glass insulators |
| Chute Lake Lodge was spared destruction during the 2003 Kelowna fire, but the hillside across the lake was not |
| The start of our final day, and what glorious weather we (finally) have, as we prepare our bikes for the descent into the Okanagan valley |
| Chute Lake at its placid best |
| Everywhere you turn it's like a postcard |
| Yesterday's blustery weather has completely vanished |
| Once we leave Chute Lake the downhill grade gets steeper. It's only 2.2% but it's enough to feel like we are racing downhill. A few forced stops to regroup allow me time to snap a picture of these lovely wildflowers |
| As we emerge from the Chute Creek watershed onto the Adra switchbacks, the views start to open up to the west |
| The first in a series of rock ovens (also called beehive ovens), built by Scandinavian railroad workers who just had to have their daily ration of Rye bread |
| We take a lot of breaks along here, to soak in the view and finish off the last of Ann and Charlie's wine gums |
| At kilometer 183 this trail cuts off the tip of the first switchback because the Adra tunnel is impassable |
| The bottom of the Adra tunnel by-pass rejoins the KVR on the middle switchback at about kilometer 184. Elevation here is 948 m.a.s.l. We've come down 288 m in 12 kilometers since leaving Chute Lake Lodge |
| Wow! This view and the warm, pine-scented air makes up for a lot of mosquito bites, puddles and mud |
| Summerland |
| Highway 97 cuts its way along the west side of Okanagan Lake |
| The Little Tunnel at kilometer 196.3 lives up to its name. Elevation: 672 m.a.s.l. |
| The girls are all smiles as we reach the vineyards and wineries on the benchlands around Naramata |
