Myra Canyon 1
The way it was: memories from 1980.
I posted these pictures more for local residents and those who are planning to visit this area.
In 1973, watching a steam locomotive being pushed by a diesel one as it went through the family orchard, we had no idea where it was going. The locomotive was a Canadian Pacific 4-4-0 No. 136 built in 1883. The motive power was used in the Canadian miniseries The National Dream, which was filmed in Myra Canyon the same year. Sometime in early 1980, while on a service call to repair a broken logging truck in the Hydraulic Lake area near Kelowna, I learned where Myra Canyon was. In June of the same year, I organized a Penticton Camera Club outing to visit the canyon. At that time, Canadian Pacific Railway had stopped using the line but had not removed the tracks. The scenic views of Myra Canyon, with its stunning trestle bridges and expansive vistas, made for an unforgettable photography experience. The club spent the day exploring and photographing the tunnels, bridges, and trestles. By 2002, the Myra Canyon section of the Kettle Valley Railway was designated a National Historic Site. In 2003, all the trestles were destroyed in a forest fire, and by June 2008, they were rebuilt and the park reopened.
Myra Canyon 1
The way it was: memories from 1980.
I posted these pictures more for local residents and those who are planning to visit this area.
In 1973, watching a steam locomotive being pushed by a diesel one as it went through the family orchard, we had no idea where it was going. The locomotive was a Canadian Pacific 4-4-0 No. 136 built in 1883. The motive power was used in the Canadian miniseries The National Dream, which was filmed in Myra Canyon the same year. Sometime in early 1980, while on a service call to repair a broken logging truck in the Hydraulic Lake area near Kelowna, I learned where Myra Canyon was. In June of the same year, I organized a Penticton Camera Club outing to visit the canyon. At that time, Canadian Pacific Railway had stopped using the line but had not removed the tracks. The scenic views of Myra Canyon, with its stunning trestle bridges and expansive vistas, made for an unforgettable photography experience. The club spent the day exploring and photographing the tunnels, bridges, and trestles. By 2002, the Myra Canyon section of the Kettle Valley Railway was designated a National Historic Site. In 2003, all the trestles were destroyed in a forest fire, and by June 2008, they were rebuilt and the park reopened.