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July 10, 2009 | Tips from Travellers > Vernon, Parks Vernon, Parks
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Kekuli Bay Provincial Park welcomes RVer’s, tenters, and day use visitors. It’s the perfect spot for a beautiful view of Kalamalka Lake The park was established in 1990 to expand upon its featured boat launch. Now the park offers 49 campsites each with an array of shade trees, flowering bushes, and an exquisite view of the lake. As night turns into morning, the rising sun can be seen peaking its head above the hill tops for a brilliant wake-up call. Take an early morning stroll throughout the park and you will likely be accompanied by some friendly gophers popping in an out of the tall grass. Kekuli Park No matter the length of your stay, you’re sure to be dazzled! Jen
February 19, 2009 | Field Reports > Vernon, Snowshoeing Vernon, Snowshoeing
A great alternative to a day of skiing at the Silver Star Ski
Resort is a trek through the trees, British Columbia Field Reporter
Ivan Hughes put on a pair of snowshoes and went for a look.
February 19, 2009 | Field Reports > Vernon, Skiing (Downhill) Vernon, Skiing (Downhill)
I went to the Silver Star Ski resort to look for great ski runs and find out a bit about the village.
February 19, 2009 | Field Reports > Vernon, Tubing / Tobogganing
The Silver Star Ski Resort is just outside Vernon, BC and that's
where I went to find out what
activities the resort offers. I took my camera to Tubetown to
discover just how fast the tubes slide.
October 9, 2008 | Tips from Us > Vernon, Farms & Orchards Vernon, Farms & Orchards
In September, I returned to my hometown to visit with family. The fall season in the Okanagan brought back one particular memory... APPLES!!! Fall meant the peak season for apples and as a kid I remember going to a family friend's orchard to collect apples that had fallen from the trees to make apple juice. The amount of labour was intense to make the juice but the rewards were sweet and we had concentrated apple juice for the rest of the year!
We no longer make homemade apple juice but I felt the need to share my childhood memories with my nephew so we decided to go to Davison Orchard to see the "apple patches" (as my nephew describes them)!
The orchard was decorated to display the seasons harvest - great orange pumpkins, a variety of apples and squiggly shaped Goose Gourds. To get a full tour of the orchard we hopped on the tractor-pulled Apple train for a "rollicking" ride! While on the tour you had the option to get dropped off to pick your own apples off the trees. The final destination of the tour was in front of the petting farm. A donkey "hee hawed" us welcome as we walked into the farm area where we also saw some bunnies, chickens, sheep and even fed some hungry goats! Then back to the main market for some apple samples and to try their caramel apple dessert for lunch!
I think we'll be back there again as it was a memorable visit for my nephew, so good in fact that you'll see his reluctance to go home in the video when we said good bye.
March 5, 2007 | Tips from Travellers > Vernon, Science & Nature
This attraction was a pleasant surprise for me and a group of friends. I had always been afraid of bees until I visited Planet Bee. Get a sneak peak into their lives by spying on them through a glass encased hive. You can also learn about how the bi-products of bees are used for a variety of remedies and purchase an array of products from their sweet little shop.
January 27, 2006 | Tips from Us > Vernon, Skiing (Downhill) Vernon, Skiing (Downhill)
Just got back from
Big White &
Silver Star , and the skiing was phenomenal! Both the resorts have an impressive base and as a bonus we woke up to fresh powder every day. In fact, one morning at Silver Star there was a dump of a foot and a half overnight - we were in snow heaven!! One of the locals suggested getting to the lifts 10-15 minutes before they open in the morning to get ‘first tracks’. They start lining up early after a dump like that – it was fantastic!
Some other fun things we did were tubing and skating at Big White. I especially enjoyed the tubing (the fast side). It’s fun to get some friends together and hold on to each other and spin. The outdoor skating rink is enormous!
Another highlight of the trip was having a gun barrel coffee upstairs at Snowshoe Sams (Big White) where they actually pour flaming liquid (coffee and liqueurs) down the barrel of a gun into a glass. Also the snow-cat dinner tour to Paradise Camp at Silver Star was really fabulous. The trip to and from was fun and the cuisine, service and wines were first-class.
For dining recommendations at Big White I suggest the Kettle Valley Steakhouse in Happy Valley (lower area) and the Soup Stone Café which has a wonderful selection of soups, homemade daily (near main village). For Silver Star, I’d recommend Clementine’s Restaurant for fine dining, Long John’s Pub for delicious pub fare (and a fun atmosphere), and Francucinnos for yummy croissants and cinnamon buns.
It’s an ideal time to visit right now so get up while the snow lasts!atmosphere), and Francucinnos for yummy croissants and cinnamon buns. It's an ideal time to visit right now so get up while the snow lasts!
December 8, 2005 | Tips from Us > Vernon, Cross-Country Skiing Vernon, Cross-Country Skiing
This weekend Vernon is going to be a happening place!
The Viessmann FIS World Cup 2005 is being held at the
Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre , approximately a 20 minute drive from Vernon. This is an exciting event as it is the last chance for the 160 cross-country ski athletes to compete for a spot in Torino at the 2006 Winter Olympics in February.
Vernon has really jumped onboard. It seems like the entire community is getting involved with several events going on in addition to the races. The races take place on Saturday, Dec 10th and Sunday, Dec 11th and the
Vernon Museum is housing a small exhibit on cross-country skiing, the
Okanagan Science Centre is offering an interpretive program called “World Cup Slippery Slopes” and Festival on the Hill is a full day of festivities including North Okanagan performers to keep spectators entertained.
By the way, did you know that
Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre is known as one of the premier cross-country ski areas in North America? They are next to Silver Star Ski Resort so between the two facilities, they have over 100km (60 miles) of ski trails.