Comments on: The Osoyoos Desert (Desert Week 2) http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/17/the-osoyoos-desert-desert-week-2/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: pooms http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/17/the-osoyoos-desert-desert-week-2/comment-page-1/#comment-205957 pooms Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:58:52 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7274#comment-205957 Osoyoos sure has changed since we used to go camping there in the 70's! I remember some years ago driving up from Osoyoos past the Spotted Lake when an Ironman race was being held. The temperature was well above 30C and they were riding their bikes up from Osoyoos over the Richter pass. It's hard enough to imagine being able to complete an Ironman, but to ride up that hill in that heat is crazy! Osoyoos sure has changed since we used to go camping there in the 70’s!

I remember some years ago driving up from Osoyoos past the Spotted Lake when an Ironman race was being held. The temperature was well above 30C and they were riding their bikes up from Osoyoos over the Richter pass. It’s hard enough to imagine being able to complete an Ironman, but to ride up that hill in that heat is crazy!

]]> By: RobK http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/17/the-osoyoos-desert-desert-week-2/comment-page-1/#comment-205955 RobK Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:55:39 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7274#comment-205955 Well, last year there were complaints that Desert Week featured too much sand... Well, last year there were complaints that Desert Week featured too much sand…

]]> By: Peter http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/17/the-osoyoos-desert-desert-week-2/comment-page-1/#comment-205940 Peter Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:52:26 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7274#comment-205940 I get the impression that the definition of "desert" has to be pushed to its extreme for this one to qualify. I get the impression that the definition of “desert” has to be pushed to its extreme for this one to qualify.

]]> By: Kev http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/06/17/the-osoyoos-desert-desert-week-2/comment-page-1/#comment-205934 Kev Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:28:09 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=7274#comment-205934 Ian Brown... aren't you Canadian? You should know that upstate New York and actually most of the northern United States are icier and snowier than their closest Canadian neighbours. As a skier I am consistently jealous of the amount of snowfall they get next door in New York and Michigan. Of course, if you live in Ottawa or Winterpeg, you might be forgiven for thinking that the entire country is iced in for half the year Ian Brown… aren’t you Canadian? You should know that upstate New York and actually most of the northern United States are icier and snowier than their closest Canadian neighbours. As a skier I am consistently jealous of the amount of snowfall they get next door in New York and Michigan.

Of course, if you live in Ottawa or Winterpeg, you might be forgiven for thinking that the entire country is iced in for half the year

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