Trestles and stone pillars were built in the late 1800'sover the river in a looping figure eight pattern to
gain altitude.
Remaining pillars. The closest one was destroyedby an avalanche.
Old growth Cedar trees. The underside of those lovely leaves, and
The Giant Cedars Boardwalk
Looking south towards Penticton, 3:30pm
Loop Brook Trail
Loop Brook Trail is a National Historical Site. It highlights the stone pillars which once held the trestles that carried the Canadian Pacific Railroad back and forth in a figure eight fashion over the brook allowing the rail line to climb the pass at a gentler grade similar to the Spiral Tunnels. These parks are full of interesting history and trails to pique your interest.
Giant Cedars Boardwalk
This is a beautiful stand of old growth forest. The boardwalk makes it easy to see how impenetrable this forest was and what some of the difficulties of building a road or railroad would have been even before encountering the mountains.
Fire
When I was about an hour north of Penticton I saw a column of smoke south of me. Since I knew that Sid and Shirl’s home was straight south I called them to make sure that the fire wasn’t affecting them. It turns out that they were quite a bit south of the fire and I was seeing the fire just a few minutes after it started. Now, 24 hours later the highway has been closed and over 5000 people have been evacuated. Sid and Shirley have a home high in the hills above Okanagan Lake. All day we could see tankers flying by taking water to dump on the fire. Shades of San Diego and Santa Barbara.
Old growth Cedar trees. The underside of those lovely leaves, andtheir stems, have one inch thorns.
The Giant Cedars Boardwalk
Looking south towards Penticton, 3:30pmLoop Brook Trail
Loop Brook Trail is a National Historical Site. It highlights the stone pillars which once held the trestles that carried the Canadian Pacific Railroad back and forth in a figure eight fashion over the brook allowing the rail line to climb the pass at a gentler grade similar to the Spiral Tunnels. These parks are full of interesting history and trails to pique your interest.
Giant Cedars Boardwalk
This is a beautiful stand of old growth forest. The boardwalk makes it easy to see how impenetrable this forest was and what some of the difficulties of building a road or railroad would have been even before encountering the mountains.
Fire
When I was about an hour north of Penticton I saw a column of smoke south of me. Since I knew that Sid and Shirl’s home was straight south I called them to make sure that the fire wasn’t affecting them. It turns out that they were quite a bit south of the fire and I was seeing the fire just a few minutes after it started. Now, 24 hours later the highway has been closed and over 5000 people have been evacuated. Sid and Shirley have a home high in the hills above Okanagan Lake. All day we could see tankers flying by taking water to dump on the fire. Shades of San Diego and Santa Barbara.
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