Five towns, five days,
five easy ways to move
your feet through the
fields, forests, orchards,
and lakeside trails of
the Okanagan.
by Jenny Manzer
photography: David R. Gluns
P
erhaps when you think of fall in the Okanagan you recall something
you heard, such as the slice of a knife cleaving an ambrosia apple in
two, or a downy woodpecker rat-tat-tatting against a tree in a quiet
forest, a sound as lonely as the ring of a rotary phone. Or perhaps the views
drive your memories: the sheen of a marl lake so green that it appears it could
be smashed and fashioned into gemstones.
The beauty of a day hike is that you can concentrate on enjoying these
kinds of sensations unburdened by heavy packs. With that in mind, we've
selected five day hikes that are all close together and accessible from a nearby
town. Pick one or two, or stay a few days and try all five as my husband,
David Leach, and I did—without spending hours on the road.
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