Tag: Okanagan Valley
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Bronco Billy and the Pony Express
The last pony express rider 1861 11 yrs old. He lived to 1955 The 11 year old rider is Charlie Miller…better known later as Bronco Billy. Lived till 105 years old. Rode the Carson City to Placerville route. This is my back in the saddle story, inspired by flying cars and this photo from 1861…
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Wally Day and the Angel Over Okanagan
My Dad died a week ago today, he went with love and some last words from my Mom. She said “Wally, if you lose your way on the other side, just say the name of Jesus and he’ll come and get you”. Well apparently he said those magic words, in the name of Yeshua he…
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The Syilx People of the Okanagan Nation
Kelowna sits on the traditional, unceded territory of the Syilx/Okanagan people. This sculpture of historic Syilx Chief, Charlie Swkn̓cut, created by Crystal Przybille, features details signifying various aspects of Syilx culture. At the height of Syilx culture, about 3000 years ago, it is estimated that 12,000 people lived in this valley and surrounding areas. The…
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British Columbia in Winter
British Columbia in winter has a magic all of it’s own, not always sunshine and rainbows but when the combination of elements and weather conditions come together a majesty unfolds and wilderness becomes art. There is nothing quite like the “snow crater” that forms beneath Wells Gray Provincial Park’s Helmcken Falls in the winter. Wells…
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Sweet home Okanagan
Sweet home Okanagan title fits so well, borrowed from the famous rock anthem by Lynard Skynard, that it could very well have been written for the place where I grew up; the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. My family legend is that my father’s grandfather left Salt Lake City in 1888 headed for Vancouver because…
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Smokanagan
Climate change has caused increasing amounts and intensity of forest fires in British Columbia and Washington State. This day we were experiencing smoke in the Okanagan Valley from Winthrop in Washington State, way down in the Cascade’s as we would say…. By Bala from Seattle, USA – Bleeding Skies Uploaded by X-Weinzar, CC BY 2.0,…