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Mctavish6, where is Canoe?

15 years ago

Myrle, I have a neighbor who has a second home in Nakusp, BC. Nakusp is south of Revelstoke on Upper Arrow Lake. Is that anywhere near you? Judging by the incredible scenery around your home, you must be in the mountains too. She loves hostas, and is trying to get some developed around her property. She can't figure out why there aren't many hostas up there. It would be fun to get you two together if you are anywhere nearby. Lois

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Pieter zone 7/8 B.C.
15 years ago
Lois, quite obviously I'm not Myrle :-)

Do a Mapquest search using the link below, zoom out one step, put your cursor on the map and drag the map to the right and you will see Canoe appear towards the top left of the map. This is a reasonably mountainous area, and a very scenic one!

Here is a link that might be useful: MapQuest
loisflan
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks, Pieter. I have since talked to my neighbor, (who also located Canoe on MapQuest) and she told me that she was about two hours south of Revelstoke and that Canoe looked to be about an hour west. So... she and Myrle are about 3 hours apart... definitely driving distance. I am showing her how to use the forum so she can talk to someone who has been successful gardening with hosta (and lots of other greenery judging by the photos on Myrle's My Page) in that area of BC. Thanks again for your help. I'll be out of town away from a computer this weekend, but I'll be anxious to see Myrle's response when I get home. Lois
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Hi Lois, If your friend is two hours from Revelstoke then she is 3 hours from here. We are a one hour drive from Revelstoke. I've been through Nakusp once when with the kids we did a circle drive. It took all day to do the trip. We did stop along the way. There were two ferry rides and driving in between. We ate in Nakusp then drove a little and took another ferry at Fauquier. From there we drove to Vernon which is a little less than an hour south of us. I was thinking your friend must go to a larger center to shop sometimes. Vernon is much larger than Revelstoke and the trip here is a bit shorter (also there are several nurseries on the way). I'd be happy to have her visit sometime. You or she can email me at

myrlet@telus.net

Thanks for posting the map Pieter. McT

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