We leave to go travelling in less than 5 months (WHAT!) so this summer I want to spend as much time as I can exploring our own backyard. I love where we live & I want to enjoy as much of it as I can until we leave because who knows when we will be back. Plus, I want to encourage you to get out there too. So, I’ve wrote a list of every hike I could find (using google, hikingaddictions.com, & our backroad mapbooks) in the Okanagan. I’ve already wrote about Pincushion in Peachland and Christie Falls in West Kelowna – both favourites of mine! I just took Brendon up Pincushion for the first time on Saturday and he loved it too!

Mt. Boucherie is the hike we do the most often – it is “the erosional remnant of a lava dome volcano that formed near the centre of an extensive volcanic complex, 50 – 60 million years ago.” NEAT! I feel that Mt. Boucherie is to West Kelowna people what Knox is to Kelowna people. Does that make sense? Anyways, the point is, we love it & do it all the time. There are two main access points to the trails: travelling from Kelowna on Hwy 97 turn left on Bartley Road which will then turn to East Boundary Road. You will find the trail parking lot about 1km from the highway, on the left.

The second, our personal favourite (mostly because its a 3min drive from our house), is from the Eain Lamont Park. Travelling from Hwy 97 turn left onto Westlake Road which turns into Hudson. Turn right on Guidi Road, right on Trevor Drive which turns into Lakeview cove Rd. The road will come to a t-intersection, turn right (continuing on Lakeview Cove Road) and follow up. Access to the park is easy to miss as it looks like a private driveway with a sign set well back (on your left).

I know…. way too many words…if I haven’t lost you yet… be sure to pack water, follow the trail rules, keep fit & have fun.