Vernon, Canada Travel Blogs

Road Trip
Jul 7, 2007 (2 photos)

... the car to Mission Hill Winery. Last time I had been there the restaurant hadnt quite opened and so it was nice to sit down this time and check it out. After loading up the already overflowing car with wine we headed off to Vernon to spend the night..

2008 09 26
Sep 28, 2008

... downtown buildings have very nice full wall heritage murals depicting historic events, characters and scenes.     Between Vernon and Kelowna we toured:   Predator Ridge - Fantastic residential development high in the hills south of ...

Home
Dec 27, 2006

At home getting ready for trip, seeing how this thing works.

The Gates of Hell
Sep 10, 2006 (8 photos)

We put in about 500km today, but we did not go in a straight line. We followed the Trans-Canada Highway north from Hope, rather than taking the Coquihalla to Kamloops. It's a twisty turny route through the Fraser Canyon. We stopped and did our first major ...

Vancouver and Vernon
Jul 23, 2007

... , but no one was listening. I stopped drinking at midnight and started on the water. Something that saved me on the 7 hour bus ride to Vernon the next day. So I am in Vernon, which is small..... not much else I can say about that. I think we are going ...

More Lakes, Waterfalls and Animals
Jul 28, 2007 (23 photos)

24th July 07 Today Joel, Dave and I went on a 6 hour hike around Kalamalka Lake, I am not sure how hot it was but it was a warm day, had to be in the 30 - 35 range. The name of the lake means "lake of many colors" and for a lake that is not ...

TEST Entry of Update Express
Sep 29, 2008

TEST Entry of Update Express

Vernon
Jun 17, 2008

Vernon

Cliff-top camping in Vernon
May 21, 2008 (23 photos)

... or not, so we had it to ourselves. After a frantic day of creating data sheets in the Penticton office we drove up to Vernon, taking the route back through Kelowna where we were only stuck in Bridge Traffic for about half an hour (much better than our ...

Silverstar Weekend
Dec 8, 2004 (5 photos)

i had the opportunity to head up to silverstar for opening weekend, a resort near vernon, north of kelowna. i went with babe and a group of her mates, an annual pilgrimage they have been making for a few years now. silverstar has great powder (but not for ...

Teacapan Finally
Feb 5, 2008

... (small but wonderful to see) and a midway with rides that I´m sure would never been alowed to operate back home. I will report on the festivities tomorrow. Anyone that cares to write, I will return your Email. Adios Amigos ... Dave From Canada!  

Entry into the Town
Jan 26, 2008 (8 photos)

Here is the entrance into the little fishing village of Teacapan. I took it on a brief stop last year and am heading back for a month - one week from tomorrow. Can't wait to get out of this -14c weather!!

Day 12
Jun 1, 2009 (8 photos)

... should improve from this point on... So much for forced metaphor. Today we came via a hell of a sunday drive from Kamloops to Vernon that ended a mere 12 hours after it started netting some 80 bird spp - the best birding day of the trip so far. It ...

Mountain biking is only easy half-way
May 17, 2008 (12 photos)

... receptionist told me not to worry and to go right in. Being a radio geek my eye was caught by the preserved equipment from Vernon's first local radio station CJIB -- now Kiss-FM (CKIZ). A previous job permitted me to see how radio stations are run today ...

Visit From The Land of Shameless
Feb 5, 2006 (8 photos)

Well, it was what Will and I had been waiting for some time now...... What is it, you may ask ? ...... Can't think of anything amusing here so I will tell you. A visit from my mate Sarah..... ohhhhh I hear you cry, how sweet, they were missing a very ...

Its xmas time, and theres no need to be afraid
Dec 17, 2006 (22 photos)

Apparently ginger is in again this season, so the girls are all interested in checking out his collars and cuffs.   Finarr Finarr. Ski School is in full swing, a few photo's attached for y'all. I'm now teaching in the adults ...

The House
Sep 30, 2005 (6 photos)

Hi All Elaine is now officially a lady of leisure and refuses to 'bring herself down' to the level of entering anything in this travelblog...I apologise, you've got me again...I'll sort her out for the next time. We've bit the bullet and bought a ...

Bull Rodeo - The future of sport
Sep 20, 2005 (5 photos)

... injured 67% of all riders, killed 2% of riders, etc) The bulls get shipped all over the country in luxury....Only in Canada! It was a bit like watching Millwall vs Chelsea + death race 2000 all mixed in, blood all over the place.... We are off now ...

Elaines First Entry
Sep 25, 2005

I'm not spell checking this so tuff, I'm on holiday,,,,,, I think last time we spoke, we were about to go looking for a house, as the prices are going a bit crazy over here as they have been in the UK for past few years. We thought that instead of ...

Update - The Ski Season has Started
Nov 20, 2005 (18 photos)

Hi All, The hill is open, Skiing has started.....Come on over! Not a lot to talk about really. Oh, Elaine has passed her driving test and she's also started working in a local coffee shop on the mountain. Just my luck, she (we) get free coffee ...

Saturday Night Hotel
Mar 27, 2010

4801-27th Street, Vernon, BC V1T 4Z1, Canada Tel: 250.542.3321 Fax: 250.549.4252 Toll Free Reservations: 1.800.663.4433 Email: reservations@villagegreenhotel.com

Durch das Okanagan Valley
Aug 21, 2009 (4 photos)

... wunderbaren Ausblick über Osoyoos geboten hat. Danach besuchten wir noch den Spotted Lake (Salzsee). Wir fuhren weiter Richtung Vernon durch das wunderbare Okanagan Valley. Dabei sind wir auch durch Oliver gefahren, welche als Weinhauptstadt von Kanada gilt ...

Kalamalka Lake
Aug 20, 2006 (5 photos)

These are from a great day on the lake with Steve and Amy, Dextor and Lisa, and Lisa´s mother and brother. Quite the full boat.

Canadian wine country
Jul 24, 2009 (24 photos)

From Kaslo we went to the Halcyon Hot Springs which is really beautiful but very commercial.  Then we headed west to the Okanagon Valley, the banana belt for BC.  It's got some great wines too. We stopped on the way at Fauquier and played golf ...

At Uncle Wayne's and Aunt Joan's
Jul 22, 2009 (27 photos)

Heute war der einzige geplante Stopp der herzig angelegte Wildlife Park in Kamloops, der heissesten Stadt von Kanada. Hier gibt's die ganze Fauna von Kanada zu besichtigen. Vom Grizzly über Kariboos, Mountain Goats, Pumas bis zu den Schwarzbären. Das ...

A midnight ramble
Jul 31, 2008 (3 photos)

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EDMONTON, ALBERTA TO VERNON, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Jun 18, 2007

drove for 12 hours. GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vernon
Jul 16, 2002

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Hmmm not a whole lot in Vernon
Aug 1, 2009

... up on that idea and lugged it all the way back to the hotel.  We had some chinese for dinner then had a look around Vernon - nothing too much happening so gave up and went to bed.  And that was Vernon - as I said, nothing exciting whatsoever!

Banff to Vernon the beginning of the epic usa road
May 25, 2008

drove from banff alberta to vernon bc