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BC Road Trip Post #18 Tuesday, July 15, 2014

BC Road Trip Post #18, Tuesday, July 15, 2014

weather: 
- sunny and very cool in the a.m. - just 14C - elevation1,609 at the ski village with a gondola ride up to 1,915 at the summit.

- then very hot hot hot! up to 92C by lunchtime at Okenagen Landing on our drive W to Kamloops

wildlife:
-tiny blue butterflies, a small red squirrel, mosquitos, a chipmunk and goldfinches; horseflies.

activities:
-hiked Silver Star Mountain trails and saw a mountain meadow
-drove down the mountain around the top of Lake Okenagen and started to follow the Thompson River W to Kamloops
-visited and had a delicious dinner with our former neighbours from Orillia, Larry and Carol Shank.
-drove to Riverside Park in Kamloops and had dessert at a cool yogurt shop
- saw a beautiful view of the city as the sun set - some haze from forest fire smoke in the valley


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