With in-depth text, some 40 maps and close to 100 photos, the book describes the many routes in kilometre-by-kilometre detail - the Centennial and Trans Canada Trails, as well as many lesser-known tra
With in-depth text, some 40 maps and close to 100 photos, the book describes the many routes in kilometre-by-kilometre detail - the Centennial and Trans Canada Trails, as well as many lesser-known trails and routes in the Okanagan-Similkameen.
The book features:
- Backpacking
- Bird Watching
- Boating
- Camping
- Exploring
- Hiking
- Horseback Riding
- Mountain Biking
- Skiing
- Diving & Snorkeling
and a myriad of other outdoor recreational opportunities!
Two of the Okanagan area's most experienced and knowledgeable outdoors writers, British Columbians Murphy Shewchuk and Judie Steeves not only give you the information on where to go" and "how to get there, but have added the detail and background colour that helps the reader with the question why."
TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Maps
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Topographic Maps
Areviations Used
Symbols Used
I North Okanagan & Shuswap
Chapter 1 Ellison Provincial Park
Chapter 2 Kalamalka Provincial Park
Chapter 3 Silver Star Resort / Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre
Chapter 4 Three Valley to Enderby via Mabel Lake
Chapter 5 Mabel Lake Road (East Side)
Chapter 6 Sugar Lake Road
Chapter 7 Monashee Provincial Park
Chapter 8 Westside Road
Chapter 9 Top Five Okanagan Birding Locations
II Central Okanagan
Chapter 10 Public Gardens in Kelowna
Chapter 11 Birding Walks in Kelowna
Chapter 12 Kopje, Kaloya & Reiswig Parks
Chapter 13 Mission Creek Greenway
Chapter 14 Knox Mountain Park Trails
Chapter 15 Crawford Hiking Trails
Chapter 16 Angel Spring Trail
Chapter 17 McCulloch Road
Chapter 18 Mildred Wardlaw Nature Trails / McCulloch Nordic Ski Trails
Chapter 19 Grizzly Hill / Dee Lakes Loop
Chapter 20 High Rim Trail
Chapter 21 Graystokes Provincial Park
Chapter 22 Big White Ski Resort
Chapter 23 West Kettle Route - Highway 33
Chapter 24 BC's Trans Canada & The Kettle Valley Railway: An Overview
Chapter 25 The TCT -- Midway to Penticton: The KVR Carmi Subdivision
Chapter 26 The TCT -- Penticton to Princeton: The Princeton Subdivision
Chapter 27 Myra Canyon KVR Corridor
Chapter 28 Myra Canyon Bypass
Chapter 29 Chute Lake Loop
Chapter 30 Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park
Chapter 31 Rose Valley Trails
Chapter 32 McDougall Rim Trail
Chapter 33 Davidson Creek Trail
Chapter 34 Kalamoir Regional Park Trails
Chapter 35 Gellatly Nut Farm and Gellatly Heritage Regional Parks
Chapter 36 Lower Glen Canyon / Gellatly Aquatic Park
Chapter 37 Upper Glen Canyon Trails
Chapter 38 Crystal Mountain / Telemark
Chapter 39 Lacoma Lake Trail / Trepanier Park
Chapter 40 Hardy Falls Park
Chapter 41 Bear Creek Provincial Park
Chapter 42 Fintry Provincial Park
Chapter 43 Bear Forest Service Road
Chapter 44 Sunset Main to Summerland
III South Okanagan, Similkameen & Boundary
Chapter 45 Okanagan Lake Park
Chapter 46 Giant's Head Mountain
Chapter 47 Princeton - Summerland Road
Chapter 48 Green Mountain Road / Nickel Plate Road
Chapter 49 Apex Mountain Resort
Chapter 50 Old Hedley Road: Princeton to Hedley (Similkameen Bridge)
Chapter 51 Fairview Road
Chapter 52 Fairview - White Lake Road
Chapter 53 Mount Kobau Road
Chapter 54 Haynes Point Provincial Park
Chapter 55 Osoyoos Desert Centres
Chapter 56 Black Sage Road / International Bicycling and Hiking Trail
Chapter 57 Mount Baldy Loop
Chapter 58 Conkle Lake Loop
Chapter 59 Ellis Ridge / Carmi Trails
Chapter 60 Okanagan Falls FS Road (R201)
Chapter 61 Pasayten Wilderness
Chapter 62 Centennial Trail: Monument 83 to Pasayten River
Chapter 63 Centennial Trail: Parson Smith Tree Trail
Chapter 64 Centennial Trail: Pasayten River Bridge to Ashnola River
Chapter 65 Ashnola Road
Chapter 66 Cathedral Provincial Park
Information Sources
Bibliography
Index
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Judie Steeves is an award-winning journalist whose writing has earned her a Federation of BC Naturalists's award for "outstanding contributions to the understanding and appreciation of the natural history of BC."
Murphy Shewchuk
is a passionate wilderness explorer, award-winning photographer and author of numerous books about BC's and Western Canada's outdoors, including Coquihalla Trips & Trails and Okanagan Trips & Trails. His writing and photographs have also appeared in such publications as BC Outdoors, Canadian Geographic, and Field & Stream.
Murphy Shewchuk is the winner of the 2008 British Columbia Heritage Award. Go to www.heritagebc.ca/bcheritageaward.htm to find out more about Murphy and the award.
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