Vaseux Lake, which has been a migratory bird sanctuary for the past 80 years, is a very small and shallow non-motorized lake in southern B.C. The Vaseux Lake Stewardship Association is strongly opposed to the removal of a 1.2 Hectare / 2.97-acre piece of property from the ALR (Agricultural Land Reserve) to be developed into a 35-site commercial campground. The lake has faced many … [Read more...]
True Privilege: Snowbirding in Arizona State and Regional Parks
It often crosses my mind how privileged Ed and I are to be some of the very few that get to enjoy living in Arizona Parks, both State and Regional, throughout the winter months. We stay at the following Arizona Parks... … [Read more...]
Vaseux Lake Search Succeeds
On one of my forays to seek out plantings for my never-ending landscape project at our house in Penticton, Ed and I headed south to Oliver and Osoyoos to find well-established Oregon Grape plants. As usual, I had to pull into Sundial Road on the south end of Vaseux Lake to see what, if any, properties were for sale there. Lo and behold, I saw a 'for sale' sign on a lawn fronting a … [Read more...]
My Love of Vaseux Lake Begins
Having earned my air traffic control licence at Penticton (YYF) tower in 1989, I was thrilled to be awarded a full-time position there when Castlegar (YCG) tower closed in 1990. I already knew and liked all the airport staff and loved what I'd seen of the area in the few short months I'd spent training there. Nestled between Okanagan and Skaha Lakes with a semi-arid climate (HOT dry summers / … [Read more...]
Kayaking on Vaseux Lake
After an attempt at rolling his new kayak in our swimming pool, Landlubber Ed (who does not swim and has only been in a kayak once before) decided that what with wearing his new Mountain Equipment Co-op PFD (which he calls a PDF) he was more than ready to brave the waters of Vaseux Lake for our inaugural voyage. As you can see in the next picture, Ed's attempt to roll the kayak was well... … [Read more...]