Fall Colors off the Beaten Track: British Columbia
Though larches range up into southern Canada, south-central British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley holds an entirely different natural venue for fall color: fruit orchards and vineyards. Stretching almost 200 miles north to south and framed by burly mountains and long, azure lakes, the apple, peach, pear, apricot and wine-grape farms that line the valley offer every conceivable hue throughout October, often into November. Their hues are complemented by the glowing gold of native cottonwoods. The launching point is Kelowna; a day trip either north or south from there is ideal, and the most scenic and colorful route is the short drive to Naramata from Penticton, overlooking Okanagan Lake. Okanagan Valley fruit
