{"id":8786,"date":"2015-07-02T13:47:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T20:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=8786"},"modified":"2015-07-08T15:47:28","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T22:47:28","slug":"canada-day-okanagan-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/canada-day-okanagan-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Canada! Love, The Okanagan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Birthday Beautiful Canada!<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Mist and I climbing to Fintry Falls in about 40 degree C.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dear Canada,<\/p>\n

I spent your birthday celebrating in one of my favourite places on Earth–the Okanagan region of British Columbia. I love it for its varied terrain and also because it is the hottest and driest region of your vast geographical range (nestled in the Monashee Mountains, in between the Coastal Mountains and the Columbia Mountains).<\/p>\n

I spent the day exploring with my family: a hike to Fintry waterfall, a dip in Lake Okanagan and then in the late evening, we climbed Knox Mountain to catch the fireworks below on Lake Okanagan.<\/p>\n

Thank You Canada, I had a blast at your 148 Birthday party!<\/p>\n

Forever devoted to preserving your natural splendour and all your magnificent wild children…<\/p>\n

Mix<\/em><\/p>\n

Fintry Falls, BC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Canyon above the Fintry Falls, BC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peter carrying Pip part way to Fintry Falls. Pip, in her ball cap, fake glasses and messy hair (sticking our from beneath the cap) was channelling Garth from Wayne’s World. I secretly chuckled whenever she put on the glasses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fintry Falls, BC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pool, mid way down Fintry Falls–impossible (and far too dangerous) to access but so tempting!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bear Creek Beach, Lake Okanagan, BC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The lovely Tabitha at Bear Creek Beach. Tabitha often reminds me of a young Marilyn Monroe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pip and I swam out to log at Bear Creek Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Knox Mountain, BC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Conrad, Mist, Tabs and Pip on the top of Knox Mountain– waiting for the fireworks to start on Lake Okanagan below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pip and I waiting for the fireworks to start. Pip’s in her own “jammie ensemble.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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