Summer Road Trip Challenge!
Jul 29, 2010
And here are the clues...
Week 9: August 28-Sept 3
Take a drive to Vernon and visit this third-generation family owned and operated farm & orchard - consisting of 50 acres of fruit and vegetables, a farm market, a country gift shop, a bakery as well as a coffee shop with a beautiful patio to enjoy lunch and children's play area for families. Send your photos to .
Week 8: August 21-27
Next to high quality wineries like CedarCreek Estate Winery and St. Hubertus Winery you will find this family owned boutique dairy. They are open 7 days a week from 10 am to 6 pm, and you can even have a guided tour if you call ahead. If not, just show up, and check out the animal barns & visitor centre. Take a photo of your family and/or friends trying (or contemplating trying) a piece of cheese to .
Week 7: August 14-20
This Regional Park on the westside, founded in the late 1800’s, is 4 hectares of a working heritage farm. The park is a significant and unique site because of the heritage trees, house & log cabin. You may also enjoy the children’s play park, walking paths & lake front beach. Do not forget your camera... it’s so very picturesque... and then you can email a photo to .
Week 6: August 7-13
This may be the last thing you’d expect to find in a parking lot, but the result of it is a lot of good, local nutrition being distributed to locals & tourists alike. Next to a major shopping mall, you can visit on Wednesday or Saturday from 8 am – 1 pm, or Thursday evening from 3-7 pm. Email a picture of your family or group of friends wandering around this place to .
Week 5: July 31-August 6
This local lake was named by National Geographic as one of the 10 most beautiful lakes in the world. When its water warms in the summer, calcium carbonate (or limestone) forms crystals that reflect sunlight and create the vivid blue and green colours. In the past it was also called Long Lake. Email a picture of your family or group of friends doing something fun at this place to .
Week 4: July 24-30
Probably the best known park in Kelowna, you will tire out before you finish trekking its trail. The creek provides about one quarter of all the water entering Okanagan Lake each year. It's very family friendly...with playgrounds and picnic areas too! Take a stroll, and a photo, and email it to .
Week 3: July 17-23
You need a few supplies for this adventure. Get a bucket and $20 bill. If we sent you to a random address, would you go? Find 1409 Teasdale Rd. Once there, find out how much 10 lbs of cherries would cost. Email us the amount & a photo proving you were there to .
Week 2: July 10-16
Built in 1912, much of this was rebuilt after the Okanagan Mountain Park fires in 2003. Situated 18 kilometers southeast of downtown Kelowna, you will be on your way to this historic location if you head off on McCullough Road. It may not be as Grand as the one in Arizona, but a railway runs through it. Take a picture in front of one of the historic signs and send it to .
Week 1: July 3-9
a. What would cause disturbance in the otherwise calm waters of the Okanagan?
b. The one place you are guaranteed to get a photo of this famous water monster.
c. Once you take a picture of yourself with this thing, be sure to walk across the street and enjoy some ice cream. Send your photo to .
Check back for a new clue each week!






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