A wedding in Kelowna

Our great niece Justine got married in early September  in Kelowna.  We camped at Bear Creek Provincial Park (great deal for Seniors after labour day 1/2 price $17.50).

Leo overlooking Rose Valley

The day before we had a great hike in Rose Valley Regional Park, a short drive away on the westside.  You climb up a hill for great views of the hidden Rose Valley in one direction 

and across the lake in the other direction.

Great view over Kelowna, hiding the business strip sprawl

Justine wedding was held at the Harvest Golf Club with beautifully landscaped grounds, including a man made waterfall in front of the clubhouse.

Newlywed Justine with new husband Mac and her family

Congratulations Justine and Mac!

Salmon in the Horsefly

On our way out to the wedding we stopped at the Horsefly River spawning channel to check for fish.  The sockeye were spawning in numbers.  So on Monday, we came back with our kayaks and ran the river.

It's a big year on the Horsefly; in fact, the forecast for returning fish has been doubled from 1 million to 2 million returning.  We spent 3 hours on the river, and there was just a continous stream of red salmon coming past.  It was amazing!

A Wedding in Horsefly

The daughter of one of our trumpet players (see gentleman in tuxedo on the left in photo) got married last weekend so the band was hired for the event.  The venue was the Sunshine Ranch near Horsefly.  They rent out their barn for weddings, it's a beautiful site, and they cater a fantastic meal.  The bride even sang a few songs with us.

Sunny Days

Volunteer sunflowers in our backyard

We had a few days of rain in the last week, and the smoke is mostly gone, it's still a little hazy, but it's safe to go outside again.

During the worst of it they rescheduled the last Performance in the Park to beheld in the recreation centre to avoid the smoke, but during the performance people were coming in and going out.  By the end of the concert you could see the haze in the stage lights.  When we stumbled out to the parking lot at 8 pm, the lights were already on:

Same or worse?

But not as bad as Prince George

Abysmal

Can't even see the hills across the valley.  We resorted to going to the rec centre this morning to get some exercise.

Time to hit the road again, methinks.