Thursday, Sep 8 Fauquier & Vernon, BC
This morning we left Camp Valhalla and headed to the Needles ferry at Fauquier on Lower Arrow Lake.
The ramp down to the loading dock for the ferry was quite steep - I had trouble not squealing Ali's tires when we loaded.
The Needles ferry is a cable ferry - you can see one of the cable on the right side of the picture.
I wandered down to take these pictures and looked back at the lineup.
After the 5-minute ferry ride, we climbed up to the Monashee summit, where we stopped for coffee.
The scenery was interesting as was the wildlife. Jen caught a deer "in flight". If you have never seen a deer leap from a standing start, here you go. Sorry but the picture is a little blurry.
We continued west on Hwy 6. I missed the left turn to bypass downtown Vernon so ended up in downtown traffic. Kekuli Provincial Park is 11 km south of Vernon - our destination for today.
Turning off the highway, we dropped down to the provincial park on Kalamalka Lake. By the way, the lake is unique in that it changes colour during the day. Here is an article I found (InfoNews.ca)
VERNON - If the vibrant colours of Kalamalka Lake have you checking the tint on your sunglasses, rest assured, your shades aren’t playing tricks on you. The lake really is that incredible blue-green hue, and here’s why.
Tourism Vernon explained the phenomenon on its Facebook page, and it goes like this:
Kalamalka Lake is what’s called a ‘marl’ lake and contains limestone deposits left behind by receding glaciers.
When the water warms up in the summer, the dissolved limestone crystallizes and makes it look like gallons of blue and green Kool-aid was poured into the lake.
But the dazzling colours are only temporary. When the lake cools down, the limestone crystals vanish, and so does the green-blue hue.
The lake is, of course, a sight to behold at any time of the year, but it’s this summertime phenomenon that has earned it the title of ‘the lake of many colours.’
After dinner we walked down towards the lake. We found some interesting information that kept us on the "sttraight and narrow".
Walking back up the road we saw Ali waiting for us.
Tomorrow we head north-west thru Kemloops to North Thompson Provincial Park just south of Clearwater, BC.
