Leaving the Okanagan area, heading easterly to Summit Creek camp, Creston BC

  
 

Another travel day with no pictures.  

Lovely morning. We had eggs, toast and oj. Dishes done and on the road by 8:30, towards Kelowna. Stopped at a fruit stand in the Okanagan Valley and got some carrots, asparagus and grapes. Its raining again. Tell D&B to retire to Penticton at the bottom of Okanagan Lake - looks like a nicely laid out town.

 
Stopped at Oliver for ½ hr break, watched a truck pull event on the main street. Still drizzling. Orchards all over the place, mostly cherry but peach and apple too. Fruit is expensive compared to KW though.

#3 east out of Osoyoos has a spectacular hill climb, went on for miles, literally. 1233 meters elevation at the top. Mountain meadows, sparse trees, lots of birch just leafing out - right up in the clouds. Saw more deer and a pheasant. The rain stopped long enough for us to stop and fix lunch, and have a bit of a stretch. 5 minutes after we restarted it was pouring rain again, with lightning.

Lots of snow left in the Kootenay Pass. Scary road, had to stop quickly for deer crossing the road. Stopped for the night at Summit Creek cg, #3 outside Creston. No electricity, but free showers and clean washrooms. Had a good walk around and saw a full bright rainbow, with a third of another beside it. Found a Looney, so that’s the “gold” at the end.