Okaganon May 2024
Quick trip out of the rain.
The dire coastal forcast had us heading East. To the Okanagan. For this trip we rode the Coutlee trails in Merritt. We were going to camp at Harmon Lakes up Kane Valley rd again but the wind and cold had us move to Bear Creek Campground in West Kelowna. This set us up for a ride in Rose Valley the next day to see how it faired after the 2023 fires. Johnny Smoke joined us for this ride on his Ebike. After this we rode in Pentiction at Three Blind Mice, then headed to Osoyoos, managed to get a campsite at Swiws to check out the trails at Kruger Mountain.
Coutlee Plateau ride 17km, 2hours, 600m climb – pondscum, rockandroll, Ziggy, JPCool, Sanchez
Rose Valley – 18km, 3hrs, 700m climb – Dave of roses, lake loop, rsvp
Three Blind Mice – 19km, 3hrs, 710m climb – Eagle, Ponderosa, Slabs, Flow Coaster, Tsweet Tsue
Kruger Mountain – 13km, 2.5hrs, 600m Upside Down, GunShow, SkyFall, Moving Target.
Coutlee Parking
Climb
Rock and Roll
JP Cool
Bear Creek Campground. Site 30
Morning Coffee
Morning Visitor
Rose Valley Ride with Smoke.
Daze of Roses
Lake Trail
View Point
RSVP
Morning Coffee
Three Blind Mice
Swiws Campsite Osoyoos.
Upside Down Climb – STEEP!
Some big trees fell
Trails are narrow.
Some techy bits!
