Grey Canal Trail, Vernon, BC

What a great way to start the day.

My walking buddy and I have been walking sections of the Grey Canal Trail for the last several mornings. According to google, the Grey Canal area was part of a 50 kilometer gravity fed irrigation system, built between 1906 -1914. This was quite an accomplishment and supplied water to over 20, 000 acres.

There were parking lots all along the trail, so far we have walked from Bella Vista to Blue Jay, only covering a very small part of the extensive trails. The scenery was spectacular. Going in one direction you get lake views, and in the other valley views.

The trails were in great shape with viewing areas along the way.

Today we walked above Davidson Orchards. It was an absolutely massive area that, in places, extended to both sides of the trail, although it was not all cultivated. Some of the trees were covered in netting, gotta keep those pesky birds away from that fruit. Although we were quite far away we could see the tractor pulled train giving tours of the orchard.

Yesterday the path took us around the side of cliffs, today it was hot, no shade and a totally different landscape.

There was lots of sage, which although smells good, I hear is terrible for allergies. There were no thistles on the path, but on the other side of the fence there were fields of them! At one point we saw workers cutting the heads off and bagging them.

The trail seemed to be very well used and we saw lots of people every day. There were also enough coyote droppings that I would be a tad nervous walking alone. It was good to walk with a buddy.

Cheers

Ruth