Dana,Jo and Branna on the trail leading into Gallaghers Canyon and Mission Creek. The trail is accessed from Field Rd and leads down to the Mission Park Greenway. A popular hiking trail that begins at Okanagan lake and follows Mission Creek back into the interior East of Kelowna. This is approximately 16 kms. from it's source.
The trail leading into the canyon
Layer Cake Mntn. as seen from the trail leading to the bottom of Gallaghers Canyon. This unique geological formation was caused by a shifting of the tectonic plates far below the earth's surface
A zoomed shot of the face of Layer Cake Mntn.
A hoodoo
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The pinnacle formed by erosion over the years and at the base of Layer Cake mntn
The rocky outcrop that sticks out up above the caves
These caves were formed around the turn of the century by the Chinese who were looking for gold. They used the water in Mission Creek to hydraulic into the soft rock, forming the caves.
Dana,Jo and Branna in one of the caves
The rock wall on the opposite (North side) of the canyon
Mission Creek which drains the Big White watershed and eventually empties into Okanagan Lake
These honeycombed rocks were probably caused by erosion and resemble a large ant colony.
Jo climbing in an anthill
Looking West along the canyon wall
posted by AL COTTON @ 9:22 PM
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