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Cache... #1 Fintry's Dog Beach . . .
The cache, a
medium lock ‘n lock, contains the logbook, pencils, and cool swag,
along with a FTF prize, a 3TF prize and a 5TF prize and is hid near
the Dog Beach at Fintry Provincial Park and Protected
Area.
Please note that
as this park is so large, I also placed another BC Parks GeoRush
cache here -- #2 Fintry's History Multi-cache Tour
(GC1EG33).
The
park/campground is located on Fintry Delta Road, off Westside Road,
approximately 34 km north of Kelowna or 49 km south of Vernon and
has 100 campsites. The park is on the northwest side of Okanagan
Lake. Watch for marker signs located on Hwy 97. Access is also
possible by boat: 6 km across Okanagan Lake from Ellison Provincial
Park and 6 km across the lake from Kopje Regional District Park in
Lake Country.
Fintry
Provincial Park includes 360 hectares of the former Fintry Estate,
a heritage site with a colourful history. From the delta area to a
forested area made up of ridges and deep slopes, this park offers
two dramatically different topographical areas. There is over 2 km
of waterfront with surrounding mountains and deep canyons. Shorts
Creek passes through a deep canyon creating a series of waterfalls
and deep pools. With almost two kilometres of waterfront property,
the park has opportunities for camping, swimming, fishing,
canoeing, kayaking, hiking and wildlife viewing. Historical
features throughout the park include the Manor House, the octagonal
barn and several other farm buildings. A small wetland area located
south of the Packing House, a portion of lakeshore and the Shorts
Creek corridor and canyon below Westside Road are designated
Special Feature-Natural Conservation Areas. The Fintry Manor House,
garden, the barns, remnant power generation and irrigation systems
are special heritage features.
For more info,
go to the BC Parks website:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/fintry/ |