After a great sleep we drove through rocky mountain areas that gradually became desert-like. After quite some time we arrived at the top of a hill overlooking a large lake and the town of Osoyoos. It was extremely hot and dry and walking through the town exhausted us somewhat. We visited a small gallery with air-conditioning and had a great conversation with a couple that were exhibiting artists there. Lunch was at Smitty’s and consisted of waffles with local peaches. Yummy!

This area is known for its wines so we stopped at one of the vineyards and picked up two bottles of red wine.

The town of Hedley is a pretty neat place. Hedley is a former gold mining town that mined $47,000,000 in gold between 1904 and 1955 when it closed after the orebody was exhausted. At today’s gold prices, those 2,417,405 oz of gold mined would be worth $4.7 billion dollars!

The town has a variety of interesting sights, including deluxe outhouses from competitions over the years, colourfully painted houses as well as some more historical buildings.

Hwy 3 in this area has a number of steeper hills with some sharp turns. One beer truck didn’t quite make it….

We stayed at the Sunshine Valley RV Resort & Cabins where we were warned that there was cougar in the area. We went for a swim in their outdoor, indoor, and hot tubs. It felt really luxurious which was good since it cost $87 for the night!