We visited the lake on May 13th, it being the first place where
we stopped on the trip. Our stop was near Kelowna on the west
side of the lake. We arrived from the north where we crossed
the mountains from the east on the TransCanada Highway. We
left from Kelowna to the West to Merritt where we Accessed
the Coquihalla Highway to the Lower Fraser River Delta (Vancouver)
The name of the lake derives from an Okanagan language word
S-Ookanhkchinx meaning "Transport toward the head or
top end". The valley has a pleasant climate, fruit orchards
dot both sides of the valley on each side of the lake. All
around the lake are vacation properties and resorts.
The location where these pictures were taken was not far
from where the group met for the healing ceremony on May 8,
2004.
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