BR - Ratnip Road Traditional Cache
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This cache is placed close to Ratnip Road. Nearby are Ratnip Creek and Ratnip Lake.
Ratnip is term describing a type of soil. Ratnip soils are mostly dark brown, stony, gravelly sandy loams. These soils are known to occur in the Oliver area, Summerland and East Kelowna. While suitable for most agricultural crops, their degree of stoniness combined with steep topography can be limiting. The native vegetation is sagebrush and grasses, with Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. Ratnip soils drain rapidly and have low to moderate water-holding capacity.
And we placed a cache here just because we liked the name!
This Back Roads (BR) cache is placed along the 20 kms of back roads from Naramata to Kelowna. Enter the road from the south at N 49 39.631 W 119 36.357. Continue along Chute Lake Road and the KVR until you turn onto the Forestry Road at N 49 45.375 W 119 27.045. Then enter Kelowna's Mission area at N 49 47.326 W 119 30.034. These roads are not maintained on a regular basis and the road conditions can vary from smooth to bumpy. When we placed the cache the KVR was in great shape, the forestry road was a little rough and pretty dusty. There are some narrow stretches where you night have to give way to oncoming vehicles or to some cows – this is open grazing land. Drive slowly and enjoy the views.
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