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The many colours of Kalamalka Lake provide an experience unlike any other in British Columbia’s Southern Interior. The lake, just south of Vernon in the North Okanagan, is 16 kilometres long, with 42 kilometres of shoreline. We had a chance to spend a day enjoying the lake on a pontoon boat recently. The boat tour is an excursion offered by the folks at Camel’s Hump Guest Ranch. We stayed at Camel’s Hump Guest Ranch earlier…
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Sometimes the best stops are off the beaten path. This was our experience during a recent getaway to Camel’s Hump Guest Ranch, a quiet rural retreat near Lumby. The ranch is 39 kilometres east of Vernon and 14 kilometres east of Lumby. While it is close to the amenities of the North Okanagan, it is on a quiet rural road and offers a relaxed atmosphere for a getaway. It gets its unique name as the…
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It was a warm Friday afternoon in late May when we arrived at La Punta Norte Guest House for our fourth anniversary celebration. The seven-room inn is in the Okanagan, a few kilometres north of Summerland and south of Peachland, just off Highway 97. We had noticed it many times over the years, but this was our first visit to the inn. From the highway, the southwestern-style architecture catches the eye. This southwestern theme continues…
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For an end-of summer getaway, we enjoyed several days basking in the sunshine and relaxing by the water at Christina Lake. The lake, east of Grand Forks and west of Castlegar, is billed as the warmest tree-lined lake in British Columbia, and as a result, it has long been a draw for vacationers who want a lakefront getaway. We spent several days at the lake in late August and early September, enjoying time with friends…
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