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category: Travel
published: Feb 2011
ISBN:9781926855202
publisher: RMB | Rocky Mountain Books

Okanagan Odyssey

Journeys through Terrain, Terroir and Culture

by Don Gayton

tagged: western provinces
Description

Okanagan Odyssey is a quirky and lyrical examination of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. Sticking to the backroads and byways, Gayton gently pokes and prods local ecosystems, histories, vineyards and people. From Osoyoos in the south to Armstrong at the head of the Valley, the author revels in the biological and social diversity while sampling local wines and fruit along the way. In his unique version of wine pairing, Gayton matches up local books and landscapes with local vintages, giving terroir a whole new meaning. An ecologist by profession, Gayton deftly negotiates the tension between the Okanagan that is home to many endangered species and ecosystems, and the same Okanagan that is a mecca for developers and urban refugees. Okanagan Odyssey is not a travel guide, but represents travel writing at its idiosyncratic best.

Please visit Don at www.dongayton.ca.

About the Author

Don Gayton

The author of four previous books --- The Wheatgrass Mechanism (1990), Landscapes of the Interior (1996), Kokanee: The Redfish and the Kootenay Bioregion (2002) and Interwoven Wild: An Ecologist Loose in the Garden (2007) --- Gayton's career, spanning five decades, includes working for the BC Ministry of Forests and Range, the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture, the BC Ministry of Environment, the Lower Similkameen Indian Band, as well as numerous local governments and community organizations. He lives in Summerland, BC.

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