Myra Canyon Lodge + Ranch

Quick update on Kettle Valley Ray Trail and Myra Canyon May 14: open for cyclist and hiker. Myra Canyon Trestles get repaired but are passable. The old washout towards Bellevue Bridge also passable. 

Okanagan Mountain Park is 30 min south of our lodge and a gem for hiking and biking ! Saddle your bike for a 1.5 h ride one way to Buchan Bay along Wild Horse Canyon trail. Stunning landscape and history.

Commando Bay was used to secretly train Chinese-Canadians for guerrilla warfare in 1944, during World War II.

Little remains at the crash site of a DC3 passenger plane that went down in December of 1950 roughly 1km northeast of Divide Lake. The two CP Air pilots died in the crash, while 16 others on board were rescued by local search and rescue teams.

Myra Canyon part of KVR mostly snow free April 14. A few sections with ice and ruts

Tourism Kelowna published a nice blog post about South East Kelowna !

Explore the Neighbourhood: Guide to Southeast Kelowna Kelowna's rural charm is fully displayed when you travel through the city's Southeast. Learn more about this neighbourhood in our Guide to Southeast Kelowna.

Update on Myra Canyon/ Kettle Valley Rail Trail conditions March 19th

Mar 19, 2024 KVR - Gillard to Myra Canyon Trail Report Status: Significant Issue / Amber --- Condition: Icy --- Little white forest service Road very icy. Kettle Valley rail Trail deep in snow with ice crust

As every year updates for cyclists about KVR conditions. We do that via Trailforks and every 1-2 weeks.
Greetings from the lodge !
Rolf

Mar 12, 2024 KVR - Gillard to Myra Canyon Trail Report Status: Significant Issue / Amber --- Condition: Snow Covered --- KVR Ruth station west end of canyon deep in snow

The magic of winter evenings above Kelowna !

Happy new year 2024 ! Myra Canyon Lodge / the von Andrian family wishes you all the best for the coming year !

We stumbled over one of the movies shot at our location and they fit perfectly to our weather these days....

Link to copyright owner of this movie here: Title: A Christmas to Savour.

https://www.reeloneent.com/programming/a-christmas-to-savour/

The November fall weeks in before the snow came. Nothing to complain about, right ?!

Wonderful !!!

Trestle work update Sep 14 !

We are in this together !

Myra Canyon area summer vibes 2023 🌻

Myra Canyon area is full of ripe Saskatoon berries now! Ripe and sweet!

History day at the lodge:
Gord Hotchkiss puts together a documentary for the Kelowna Canadian Italian Club.
Part of it are the stories about working crews building the rail trail and living at Camp Morrisey near the west end of the canyon.

Historians and authors Barrie Sanford Maurice Williams together with Don Rampone shared their knowledge and research in front of Gord's camera. Our daughter Lena von Andrian behind the lens.
Incredible stories and so many ties to Kelownas founders' days.

Prescribed grass fire for fire safety in summer.

Always a spectacle for 1 min before it is over.

Update on Kettle Valley Railway trail Myra Canyon part: the highest point is almost snow free on April 17th. Give it a few warm days and it is mostly gone.

It is the time of the year again when people ask us about the snow conditions on the Kettle Valley Rail trail West end at Ruth Station! Photo April 1st.

Desperately waiting for spring ! Kelowna and West Kelowna seen from Blue Grouse Mountain on the west side of the lake. A little red circle marks our lodge in south east Kelowna.

A last day of 21! What a crazy year…. We wish all our friends and guests a much better 22!!!

Meanwhile in the Myra Canyon area: a dozen of fallen trees on trails after the last storm before the snow came.

And: The guys up at the KVR are still working to repair the washout between Ruth station and Bellevue bridge.
Snow slows it down but they finishing soon.

Movie set ‘Deadly secret’ here at the lodge for a week with security 24x7 - we feel very safe !