Okanagan Autumn
by Kathy Bassett
Title
Okanagan Autumn
Artist
Kathy Bassett
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Digital Fine Art
Description
A respite for heart and mind.
The Thompson Okanagan is famous for its orchards, vineyards, skiing, golf, deserts, mountains, valleys and everything in between.The history and culture of the Thompson Okanagan region (population: 461,858) is strongly tied to the land. Aboriginal peoples led a semi-nomadic life moving between hunting and fishing grounds in the summers and settling into pit houses for the winter. Europeans came at first to trade for furs and then to establish cattle ranches, farms and mining operations. The region is full of museums, heritage sites and artwork that bring this colourful past to life for visitors.Today, the Thompson Okanagan region is renowned for its golf courses, farms and orchards, ski resorts and vineyards as well as the wildly varied landscape. The highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies is here, as is a waterfall twice the height of Niagara Falls and Canada's only true desert environment. Each year, outdoor enthusiasts flock to the Thompson Okanagan to hike, cross-country ski, snowshoe, fish, kayak and canoe, camp and view wildlife.The Okanagan (/oʊkəˈnɑːɡən/ ohk-ə-nah-gən), also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as Okanagan Country, is a region located in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. It is part of the Okanagan Country, extending into the United States as Okanagan Country. As of 2009, the region's population is approximately 350,927. The primary city is Kelowna. The name derives from the Okanagan language place name ukʷnaq�n An alternate explanation from Washington proposes "People living where you can see the top", ostensibly of Chopaka Peak in the Lower Similkameen. The region is known for its dry, sunny climate, dry landscapes and lakeshore communities and particular lifestyle. The economy is retirement and commercial-recreation based, with outdoor activities such as boating and watersports, snow skiing and hiking. Agriculture has been focused primarily on fruit orchards, with a recent shift in focus to vineyards and wine. The region stretches northwards via the Spallumcheen Valley to connect to Sicamous in the Shuswap Country, and reaches south of the Canada�United States border, where it continues as Okanogan County. The Okanagan as a region is sometimes described as including the Boundary, Similkameen and Shuswap regions, though this is because of proximity and historic and commercial ties with those areas.
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September 4th, 2012
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Comments (27)
Gary F Richards
Spectacular autumn composition, lighting, shading, brilliant colors and artwork! F/L voted
Kathy Bassett
Thank you! I am happy to hear you enjoyed this image - it was a grand day out. and thanks for the fv:)
Kathy Bassett
Thank you Anastasia! for a place on your home page of PhotosRUS with Okanagan Autumn !!