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Hiking Spion Kop with Kids in Lake Country, BC

Hiking Spion Kop with Kids in Lake Country, BC

Spion Kop is Dutch for "look out hill" and for good reason. This large area of Crown Land in Lake Country, BC overlooks Okanagan Lake, Ellison Lake, Wood Lake, Kalamalka Lake, Lake Country, Kelowna and beyond. With such fabulous views of the Okanagan Valley it's no...

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Kids Benefit from Revisiting Hikes

Kids Benefit from Revisiting Hikes

Over the last month we have been exploring hikes and nature parks in the central and south areas of the Okanagan. Some of these hikes are new to us, like Giant's Head Mountain Park and Knox Mountain, while others, like Naramata Creek Park, are favourites that we...

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Knox Mountain: Paul’s Tomb Trail

Knox Mountain: Paul’s Tomb Trail

Despite a drizzly March afternoon we took our energy filled children to explore Knox Mountain (map), a 310 hectare park located north of downtown Kelowna. It was our first time hiking here and there are so many trails we did not know where to begin. We parked at the...

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Munson Pond Park

Munson Pond Park

Sometimes you don't need to travel far to discover a unique ecosystem. For those who live in Kelowna, Munson Pond Park is one such place. After making several stops in Kelowna, my children were in need of a nature break so we looked for the closest park and stumbled...

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Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park

Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park

Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park is located on the southeast edge of Kelowna, BC (map). The park covers over 7600 hectares and has a large area in the centre, known as "the donut", which is excluded from the park land. The park has a large network of trails making it a...

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Biking the Myra Canyon Tressels

Biking the Myra Canyon Tressels

The Kettle Valley Railway Trail is an old railway network that runs through southern part of British Columbia between Midway and Hope. The railway network was abandoned in the later part of the twentieth century and subsequently purchased by the provincial government...

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