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Further to my post about dry places, has anyone spent much time in Kelowna BC?
I've had some good info from Johnny [url= http://bushpilotbiking.com/ ]Smoke[/url] who guides in the area.
Any more opinions as to what it would be like as a place to live for 3-4 months next summer?
hot hot hot
very nice
Desert, cacti, hummingbirds, beach lake resorts, wineries, loads of other fruit growing.
Penticton's a bit nicer than Kelowna, although not as big. Kelowna's a bit concrete and sprawly. Some good climbing too, if that's your bag. And you might even find Penticton is a bit plastic touristy in places, too.
Okanagan valley is the warm bit to base your search around.
And microbreweries.
And some half decent mountain biking, apparently.
I find Google Earth with Panoramio switched on is a great way to get a feel for a place.
we went through Kamloops last summer en route from Calgary to Vancouver.
2nd August, 7pm, 39degC. It's not that far from Kelowna, on a Canadian scale
Spent a couple of days there a couple of years ago en route from Vancouver to Medicine Hat.
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Nice place, big lake, good riding.
Big White ski resort is only 60km up the road. Didn't go there but I hear it is pretty good.
And the wine is amazing, truly amazing.
Erm, I was thinking of Kamloops when I said Kelwona was sprawly and concretey!
(It was 8 years ago!)
kelowna rules!
great hospital too 🙂 🙂
great trails,great post ride swimming,beers,weed.......
We did a house-swap in Vernon, just up the valley, a couple of summers ago. Hot is the word. Loads of biking with a great local scene. We bought season passes for Silver Star, which has great lift-served riding.
The Okanagan in general is full of powerboats, jetskis and pumped-up jeeps. Kelowna is the commercial centre with a number of large Malls.
The whole area is great. Go there. Enjoy!