The SANDNESS Pages - Princeton, British Columbia, Canada V0X 1W0

More questions:

1. Where is Princeton, BC anyway?
2. How's the weather there?
3. What's there to do in Princeton, BC?
4. What does the area look like?
5. How's the Fishing?
6. What's it like to live in Princeton, BC?
7. Anything else we should know?

There is some duplication in the listings below:

4. What does the area look like?

For great photography by others, take a look at more photos, etc., located with the help of Google -

Links to three of the four "corners" of this area:

49°N - 120°W, 24.0 km (14.9 miles) SW of Cawston, BC, Canada;
50°N - 120°W, 32.0 km (19.9 miles) NW of Westbank, BC, Canada;
50°N - 121°W, near Merritt, BC (Here is the location of Merritt).

Send a postcard of Barnhartvale - Kamloops, BC (about two hours' drive north of Princeton, BC, from The WorldWeb Travel Guide for British Columbia).

Some photos:

Aspens (G. Horn) &
Aspens in autumn - Near Princeton, BC (krohn-photos.com);
China Ridge Cross County Ski Area "This is a tour of the China Ridge cross county ski area near Princeton, BC. No snow yet, this was a beautiful autumn afternoon in October." (PixelGems 360 Virtual Tours);
"Cookshack Bulletin Princeton, BC" from Shaping the New Forest, Part 2 - The Portraits [sic] (Dalhousie Art Gallery);
Countryside outside Princeton, BC (krohn-photos.com);
Group of deer outside Princeton, BC in early spring (krohn-photos.com);
Hedley which is "Famous for Gold" (Cfive.net);
Hoar Frost Fence (Dick Mockler);
Jim Smart's Nature Photography - Scenery;
"John in a Slash Burn, Princeton, BC" from Shaping the New Forest (Dalhousie Art Gallery);
Lenticular Sky, Princeton, BC (Geoff Ghitter);
Lonely Lake Princeton, BC (zibouline2000);
MarkRaymondMason.com not of this area, but the photographer is from this area!
Merritt Loop (BCRider99) &
Merritt Loop Pictures (BCRider99);
The Open Road - The Trans-Continental Highway Along Similkameen River near Princeton BC ca 1918 (Fernie and District Historical Society, British Columbia, Canada);
Pictures of British Columbia Canada all over the Province (Coalmont, Hedley, Hope, Manning Park, Penticton, Princeton, Tulameen & more!)
Princeton, BC (Cfive.net);
Princeton, BC (Dan Miller);
Princeton, BC (OurBC.com);
Princeton, BC "This is a tour of the areas around Princeton, BC. This was a beautiful fall day, the colours are very beautiful." (PixelGems 360 Virtual Tours);
Princeton, BC (Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen);
Princeton, BC, 1979 (Fred Bergeron);
Princeton, BC Photos (CycleLogicPress.com);
Princeton 2001 (Waite Air Photos Inc.) &
Princeton 2003 (Waite Air Photos Inc.);
Princeton 360º Virtual Tour Gallery (HomeLife Vermillion Forks Realty, Brokerage);
Similkameen Valley "This is a tour of the areas around the Similkameen Valley in British Columbia on a beautiful fall day." (PixelGems 360 Virtual Tours);
Similkimeen Valley, Princeton, BC (Landscapes From Canada, Dave Belcher);
Sunflowers in Princeton, BC, Canada (krohn-photos.com);
Tulameen river in the fall - Near Princeton, BC (krohn-photos.com);
Vermilion Trails Society;
Wild roses in flower in Princeton, BC, Canada (krohn-photos.com);
Wild roses in flower in Princeton, BC, Canada - Wild roses #2 (krohn-photos.com) .

Here are some of our photos of the Trans Canada Trail near Princeton, BC:

Scenes along the Trans Canada Trail (257 KB);
Morning walk in July along Trans Canada Trail (137 KB);
Morning walk in September along Trans Canada Trail (425 KB);
Evening walk in October along Trans Canada Trail (369 KB);
In summer, you may see yellow-bellied marmots (33 KB) along the trail or the riverbanks.

Photography, Sightseeing:

Photography - for inspiration, take a look at Cycle Logic Press Bicycle Touring & Photos Bicycle touring site. (Wonderful cycling photos from US, Canada, Europe, NZ, & Australia; Neil Anderson, author, The Lead Goat Veered Off, adventure travel book on cycle touring, also Partners in Grime: "Seeking a change in their hectic lifestyle, Neil & Sharon opt for simplicity. They chuck the house, the car, the day-to-day grind & load up their bikes to head out on the open road. Out there, they encounter a world nothing like the one they left behind . . ." See excerpts & photos; also available from Amazon.com);
Bicycle Touring 101: An Interview with author Neil Anderson;
E. C. Manning Provincial Park Photo Gallery (mouse over small image to enlarge);
Jim Smart's Nature Photography - Flowers;
Jim Smart's Nature Photography - Scenery;
Jim Smart's Nature Photography - Wildlife.

Learning to use the digital camera:

Autumn Leaves in the Rain (40 KB);
Bird Feeders After a Late January Snowfall (64 KB);
Carver's Quilt (not digital images, but worth seeing - 147 KB);
Cave & Princeton Brewery (What remains of it - 310 KB);
More Cave & Princeton Brewery (Remains - 355 KB);
Cenotaph Names of the men of the Princeton (BC, Canada) District
who fell in World Wars I & II & the Korean War (260 KB);
Court House Stop of Interest (77 KB);
Crocuses in March (32 KB);
Deer in Late February (65 KB);
Drillers Rock (96 KB);
How's the Weather There? (130 KB);
"Iron Horses" in place of the Klootchman's Race (85 KB);
More "Iron Horses" & Ore Cart (250 KB);
Live Bear Trap (30 KB);
Maple Leaf in November (155 KB);
May Blossoms in Princeton, BC (70 KB);
Mural on Former Princeton Cultural Centre by Linda Anderson (99 KB);
Mural of Princeton by Herb Castle (160 KB);
Mural of Susan Allison, Pioneer Gentlewoman by Merrilyn Huycke (16 KB);
Mural in Princeton by K. Marion (70 KB);
Another Mural of Princeton by K. Marion & G. Elderton (403 KB);
Old Buildings in Princeton (555 KB);
A Few More Old Buildings in Princeton (530 KB);
Ore Cart (330 KB);
Pelican downtown Princeton, September 2005 (105 KB);
"Phifer's Fountain" at the Princeton, BC Gateway to the Trans Canada Trail (167 KB);
Post Office Stop of Interest (130 KB);
Quilt Panels Commemorating Princeton, BC at Okanagan Regional Library (70 KB);
Red Rock Bluff downtown Princeton, BC (three lower photos, 203 KB);
Vermilion Avenue (316 KB);
Vermilion Avenue & Bridge Street, more banners (265 KB);
Weather in January & July 2005 (78 KB);
Weeping Wall (235 KB);
Welby Stagecoach (105 KB);
Wooden Bridge or Brown Bridge (185 KB);
The Zig-Zag on Billiter Avenue, downtown (169 KB);
(We're planning to add more links here!)
Mt. Baker, Washington, USA & Mt. Slesse, BC not "in" Princeton, BC, but west of here, in the Fraser Valley (122 KB).

Artwork, too:

Botanical studies done in the Similkameen Valley 1894-96 by Julia Bullock-Webster;
A drawing of the Allison townsite near present day Princeton
(Nelson & District Museum, Archives, Art Gallery & Historical Society);
The Fine Art of Donald Flather Hope-Princeton Highway Region Series 1955 to 1972;
The Fine Art of Donald Flather Princeton / Nicola Valley / Kamloops Paintings Series 1956-1965;
"My Favourite Back Alley in Princeton" by Ed Loenen;
"Near Princeton BC" by Mary Pavey;
Similkameen Landscapes 1894-96 by Julia Bullock-Webster (scenes near Keremeos);
"Similkameen Roadside" by Tom Braithwaite;
Vanishing British Columbia by Michael Kluckner, one of my favorite artists - I have spent hours enjoying this charming website. Thank you!
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