Oliver

Every once in a while I will drive through the place – I spent 5 years going to highschool here…..and believe me, it isn’t a place you would want to spend much time in!
In the summer it can be hotter than hell and dusty …..the downtown is fairly dumpy and not much there. When the founding fathers built the place they decided to chop down all the trees so it really isn’t a very “green” place. Some of the trees were planted but esthetically speaking, I would keep driving down to Osoyoos. There are no real lakes to speak of…Tuc-el-nuit is just a puddle. Only stop for the wineries and orchards. You can get good prices right from the orchards – and best of all, the fruit is the best from Penticton on south to the border.
I could never get used to what Vancouverites call “fruit” in their produce sections of their grocery stores after eating fresh Okanagan fruit all my life!
Wander on up to Baldy Mountain…that is worth checking out…an up and coming ski hill that is still affordable to buy property.
Also check out Vasseaux Lake where there is a wild bird conservation and also Willowbrook…a community up in the hills above Oliver. Visit the White Lake observatory…very interesting.