KVR completed!

 As mentioned...this took several years, but finally, the last mile of available KVR rail trail has been completed.
While staying in Penticton this September, I calculated the most fuel-efficient path for us to take in order to complete this mission.
The remaining section was from Myra station in Kelowna, to Lois station near Beaverdell.
After much consideration, we opted to take the Beaverdell FSR from Penticton, then connect to the Okanagan Falls FSR and follow it all the way to Highway 33 where we would head South...then jump back on the trail just north of Carmi.

 

Here is where we reconnected with the KVR, just north of Lois station near Carmi.

From here, we traveled north, in a counter-clockwise direction, towards Myra station.
This part of the trail contains many rock cuts and slides...the trail is slowly but surely being overgrown.

 Just before reaching Arlington Lakes, we encountered this swampy-looking marsh...

 Unfortunately, we did not dismount at Arlington, so there are no photos of that area. Knowing that we had many more miles to go meant that we would press on.
Just north of Arlington, we encountered this section of old retaining wall.

A little further, we passed what was once Cookson station...

 

 

Then this dark, swampy-looking "lake" called Summit Lake. Apparently the owner isn't fond of intruders...there are many signs and fences notifying you that this is PRIVATE PROPERTY...

 

 

 

Moving along, we encountered Hydraulic Lake...

 

...and this water-tower remnant.

 

One last rock cut....
 

...before emerging at Myra Station...KVR COMPLETED!!!!

From here, we dropped down into Kelowna township and then back up the hill at June Springs road to pickup the rail trail once again, near Ruth Station. 

 

At Ruth, we headed west towards Chute Lake, whereon we jumped back onto Chute Lake FSR that would bring us back to the Naramata bench and back to base-camp in Penticton.

 

All tolled, we spent 7 hours in the saddle, and covered about 245 kms of various road surfaces. The Honda CRF 300L Rally performed admirably, considering it carried BOTH of us throughout the trip! At the end, we had used about 8 liters of fuel...just over 2 gallons for 150 miles, if you want to do the "old math".

 

Now that this mission is complete, I regrettably have to say that if I was recommending certain parts of the KVR as "must see"...the Carmi subdivision would NOT make the list.
There is little of note in this section, other than the canyon south of the Taurus station. The greater part of the trail east of Myra is either overgrown or overgrowing, lacking in maintenance, lacking in scenery and generally in poor condition. 

There are many sections that I wish I could do again, specifically the area between Brodie and Princeton, but alas Mother Nature has wiped those out and the chance of them being repaired is slim to none. I'm glad I had the opportunity to travel those sections if only once, during my lifetime.