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A Mountain Lake

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I post lots of pictures of Okanagan Lake since it’s very close and I walk next to it almost every day.

Okanagan Lake about a month ago.

But as I’ve written before, Penticton sits between two lakes; the other at the south end of town is called Skaha. It’s smaller and shallower and as result the swimming, canoeing, paddle boarding and other activities that might lead to a dunk in the water start there earlier because it warms so much faster. Despite the fact that it’s a mountain lake, by the time the end of July arrives, Skaha is about as warm as bath water!

Recent Skaha Lake.

Since moving from the south end of town, we don’t often visit Skaha, but it has a beautiful beach and very calm summer waters.

A sunny, late afternoon Skaha Lake Marina.

We recently did a short hike across one end of it and marvelled at how pretty it is; we may do a beach visit a bit later this month before it becomes really busy.

At the south end: pretty at mid-day.

Happy Wednesday.

38 thoughts on “A Mountain Lake”

    1. If you’ve visited Penticton then you probably have seen it although it’s possible not to if you drive in from the north. Yes, it’s very pretty and also well known for kite surfing in autumn. Cheers.

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    1. Thank you very much, Linda. Skaha is a wonderful lake, especially for families, too. It’s really organised that way. It’s also known for its autumn kite surfing, apparently pretty good conditions, I understand.

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  5. Mountain lakes are hard to beat for beauty and yours is no exception Lynette. Your third photo did not show either in Reader or on your site. Have a wonderful Wednesday. Allan

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    1. Hi Neil, the population of the valley is about half a million; this includes the larger city of Kelowna (155,000) followed by a number of smaller communities of varying sizes. The one I live in – Penticton – is about 38,000. Cheers.

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