• Kelowna has a latitude and longitude of 49° 54' 0" North and 119° 29' 0" West
• Kelowna has a population of 106,707 people
• Kelowna has a population density of 504.1/km2
• Kelowna’s landforms had a lot of mountains and the area was filled with forestry
• During our journey in Kelowna in July, the climate was over 23 °C, with the sun shining high above the sky.
• Kelowna is part of the Montane Cordillera
• Kelowna closest national park is North Cascades
• Kelowna's industries includes of mostly forestry, urbanization, agriculture and fishing
• Kelowna's tourism is steady
Welcome to Kelowna. Population of 106,707. The sign
read as we drove past it.I looked out through the right window of the car to see mountains taller than the hotels we have been staying at, and forest greener than the grass covering my front lawn. Kelowna was absolutely beautiful.
We parked the car in front of the Okanagan lake to swim and maybe, even search for the famous "sea monster", Ogopogo. We changed into our bathing suites at the beaches restrooms. My sister and I raced into the lake jumping as high as we could into the water, and boy was it ever cold, but we adjusted to it...quickly.
Dad would always grab our ankles pretending to be Ogopogo, but the only person he scare
d was me. After all the fun in the water, day became night and it was time to get our binoculars out and search for Ogopogo. There was a group of tourists all gathering together to do the search, so we joined in with them. At one point, I thought I saw the head of something, but turned out it was just a rock out in the lake. After an hour of searching, we decided we would go check into a hotel and order room service.The next couple of days we visited some of the wineries
, for my mom and dad. One of the wineries we visited was called Gray Monk. The Gray Monk wine estate is located near the Okanagan lake, and in front of Kelowna's hills and mountains, giving the winery a breath taking view. We joined other people on a tour of the winery, which they gave mom, dad, and my sister five samples of their wine, while I got their homemade grape juice, which, might I say, was delicious.The last acti
vity we did before we departed for Victoria, was a hike in the mountains. With so many trails to choose from, we choose the Knox Mountain trail. The Knox Mountain trail was filled with chirping birds, and had a lot of steep hills, but I thought the steep hills made it more challenging. When we had finally made it to the top of the mountain, the view was spectacular! You could see the Okanagan lake with the forest and towns surrounding it, just beautiful. As we were walking back down the mountain to the vehicle, I knew I was going to miss the scenery and the chance to actually find Ogopogo...if it even did exist.Well, time to log off, for I will be traveling to Victoria, the final piece of our Journey.
Sites Used
http://www.travelmath.com/city/Kelowna,+Canada
http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm
http://canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/ecozones/montanecordillera/montanecordillera.htm
http://www.graymonk.com/
http://www.tourismkelowna.com/visitors/thingstodo/trails.php#Knox
Sites Used for Pictures
http://gocanada.about.com/od/canadatravelplanner/ig/CanadaMaps.0v/BritishColumbiaMap.htm
http://www.bestwesternwinecountry.com/images/CommanFile/EVTOkanagan_LakeOkanagan_Lake.jpg
http://www.ogopogomonster.com/photos.htm
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/MyE30m_ZpU/SpLbDUMwDHI/AAAAAAAAAXY/BVILFSSEZic/s400/Gray+Monk.JPG
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