My ATV friend from Nanaimo, Ernie, told me he was coming to
Summerland just a few miles away from here and wanted to know if I’d like to go
riding. That was enough incentive for me
to go and get the RZR from Bev and Kev’s garage in Salmon Arm. I had to replace the battery which was four
years old and not consistently keeping a charge. It had been sitting since last September.
Ernie leads ATV rides weekly in Yuma, AZ and some of his
riders down there live in this area the rest of the year. One of them had invited Ernie and Susan to
come visit and supplied Ernie with a machine to ride. His friend Al took Ernie and I along the KVR
railway trail then up into the hills on Tuesday. Yesterday, Al rode with me and his friend
Lorie guided us on another great ride.
There were five of us in four machines so another nice leisurely
ride. We started on the Okanagan side of
the hills and worked our way over to the Similkameen side with a great view
over Cawston and Keremeos. Later, Aileen and I joined Ernie and Al and their wives and a couple other friends for burgers on the porch and a fun evening visiting.
The weather is starting to feel more like summer
now with the temperatures creeping up but nothing like Arizona is
experiencing. We are tapering off on
working in the yard as most projects are complete but Aileen is keeping busy
with garden maintenance such as deadheading flowers and picking peas. I continue to move sprinklers daily.
Me, Al, Ernie
Ernie and Al
Al and Ernie
Penstemon
Columbine
Monroe Lake
Monroe Lake
Northern Gentian
This object that was high on an old Fir tree and resembles a certain male appendage, is actually called a Quinine Cork Fungus.
Ernie at the viewpoint
Sagebrush Mariposa Lily which were quite plentiful near the viewpoint
Me, Lorie, Roy, Al, Ernie
An old cabin out in the woods
This was our last rest stop and the mosquitoes were very hungry!
Indian Paintbrush and Lupines
Looking down into the Similkameen Valley
Ernie heading down
Cawston, BC
A panorama shot with my phone. Cawston on the left, Keremeos on the right.
Keremeos
Cawston
The old cabin again
Almost back to where we started at Twin Lakes
Showy Daisies