Okanagan Valley Miata Club archive
September 2007
Club Meeting / Social - Wednesday, September 26
For the September meeting we will be making the trek to Vernon... unless of course you live in Vernon, in which case it isn't much of a trek, is it? Anyway, the meeting will be held Wednesday September 26 at 7:00 pm at Kerry and Judy's house, -------------- in Vernon. Click here for a map. Don't forget to write down the address and / or print the map before you leave!
| Annual Nakusp Run - Saturday, September 8
Pete Hahn is once again organizing this drive over some great Miata roads in the beautiful West Kootenays to the Nakusp Hot Springs for a dip in one of BC's best hot springs.
You then have the option of returning home the same day or spending the night in Nakusp and then taking part in the Sunday activities; a visit to the Hills Garlic Festival in New Denver and a stop at the outdoor historical mining display in Silverton.
If you are coming please e-mail Pete at ------------ so that we know how many to expect for Saturday breakfast and who we should be looking to meet for the run.
Here is the itinerary:
Saturday, September 8:
8:30: Breakfast at the Jammery. For those who are not interested in breakfast,
please be there by 9:30 for the start of the run up to Vernon.
9:30: Start of run.
10:00: Meet Vernon area people at the OUC Vernon roadside (north) parking area.
From there we will drive to Lumby where we will be joined by the head of the Lumby chapter.
Next stop, the BC Hydro rest area just before Cherryville.
Bring your own lunch (if you want some) for the stop at the Needles Ferry. There is a rest area and washroom at either end of the ferry.
Continue zooming through Nakusp and up to the Hot Springs for a dip. Check it out at www.nakusphotsprings.com.
Option 1: Return home Saturday.
Option 2: Stay in Nakusp overnight. There are a number of places to stay in the area. There are three motels in Nakusp and a number of cabins and B&B's.
Cedar Chalets (right at the hot springs): http://www.nakusphotspringschalets.com/
Kuskanax Lodge: http://www.kuskanax.kootenays.com/
Selkirk Inn: http://www.selkirkinn-nakusp.com/
Canyon Court Motel: 888-509-4499
Bear Ridge Cabins: http://www.bearridgecabins.ca/
Hotsprings Guesthouse: http://www.enjoynakusp.com/
Murphy's Landing: http://www.murphyslanding.net/
For other area accomodation please see the free British Columbia Approved Accomodation Guide 2007, page 170.
Sunday September 9:
10:00: Leave Nakusp and drive to New Denver and take in the Hill's Garlic Festival on the shore of Slocan Lake. It's all about all kinds of garlic, garlic in foods (even ice cream), plus craft stalls and some musical entertainment.
Continue on to Silverton (just a few kilometres south) to view the outdoor mining history exhibit.
Option 3: Return home via Castlegar and Rock Creek.
Option 4: Take the New Denver, Kaslo, Nelson loop home.
Option 5: Stay out in the West Kootenay's another day. |
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Shuswap Run - Saturday, August 25
Please e-mail Pete (---------------) or Judy (---------------) so we have a rough idea on numbers to be looking for at the meeting places and if we need to make a reservation for lunch.
9:00 am: Kelowna, Westside, Peachland, etc. people meet at junction of Westside Road and Bear Creek Rd (about 1 1/2 Km off Hwy 97). Drive up Westside Road to the Hwy 97 junction.
10:00 am: Vernon people meet Kelowna group at junction of Westside Road and Hwy 97. Amalgamated group will then drive west on Hwy 97 to Salmon River Rd and on to Salmon Arm.
11:00 am: Arrive at Salmon Arm pier parking lot. Pit stop and walk the pier.
11:30 am: Leave Salmon Arm on Hwy 1 West, taking a little detour via White Lake, Blind Bay and up to Sorrento to the Hwy again; cross over Little River and drive east to Celista.
12:30 pm: Arrive at Finn's Pub on Shuswap Lake for lunch. (Judy's sister says we gotta try the chicken wings with house apricot sauce - "they're to die for!").
After lunch: We could opt for a swim right out front of the pub, then drive back to the junction with the Adams Lake Rd. Then north to the site of the flume model (a bit of forestry history) and look for spawning Sockeye and Cohoe salmon. If there are people interested in going to one or both of the wineries in Tappen (Recline Ridge and the newest - Granite Creek) on the way back to Salmon Arm, that would be a nice option. Once back at the Salmon Arm pier, people can choose their own way home - the highway or some back roads over to Enderby or Armstrong.
Order your club name tag soon - deadline Wednesday, August 22
The OVMC will be producing name tags for those members who would like them, and the deadline for ordering will be at our next club meeting on August 22. The cost will be $9.00 each (including taxes) and the name tag will include your name and our club name. If you would like a name tag you can let us know at the next meeting or e-mail Kerry Foster at ---------------. Please indicate whether you would like one or two (for your significant other) and your name as you would like it to appear on the tag. Send no money yet, we will collect when the badges are ready.
Club Meeting / Social - Wednesday, August 22
The next club meeting will be held Wednesday August 22 at 7:00 pm at Bev's house, ------------------------------- in the Mission area of Kelowna. Click here for a map. |
