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I have been debating on uploading this photo. I have three pictures of this ready to upload, I just had to pick which one I liked better.. I think it's this one but it's really hard to choose. If you want me to upload one of the others.. Let me know, I will. I remember driving by this area a lot as a child. I always thought it was fascinating. So on the way to Vancouver in September I made sure to stop here to get pictures.

The Spotted Lake is along Highway 3, northwest of Osoyoos in the Eastern Similkameen Valley.
This is a highly stopped at spot along the drive. Lot's of tourists will come here to gaze or to take photographs of this lake.

Facts;
Spotted Lake is a small lake rich in a variety of minerals, including calcium, sodium sulphates and magnesium sulphate. During the hot summer months, much of the water in the lake evaporates, leaving concentrations of these minerals that form the spots visible in the lake. Throughout the summer, the spots shift in size and color as the minerals within each change with further evaporation. Colors ranging from blue to green to yellow appear, depending on the mineral makeup of each individual spot.

Today, there is a roadside sign telling visitors that the lake is a cultural and ecologically sensitive area, and a traditional medicine lake for the Okanagan Syilx people. The lake can be viewed from the fence that has been erected for protection from the liabilities of public access.

It's located in the Okanagan Desert. Canada's only Desert.

Read more:
blog.hellobc.com/the-magic-of-…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okanagan…

Description
I have been debating on uploading this photo. I have three pictures of this ready to upload, I just had to pick which one I liked better.. I think it's this one but it's really hard to choose. If you want me to upload one of the others.. Let me know, I will. I remember driving by this area a lot as a child. I always thought it was fascinating. So on the way to Vancouver in September I made sure to stop here to get pictures.

The Spotted Lake is along Highway 3, northwest of Osoyoos in the Eastern Similkameen Valley.
This is a highly stopped at spot along the drive. Lot's of tourists will come here to gaze or to take photographs of this lake.

Facts;
Spotted Lake is a small lake rich in a variety of minerals, including calcium, sodium sulphates and magnesium sulphate. During the hot summer months, much of the water in the lake evaporates, leaving concentrations of these minerals that form the spots visible in the lake. Throughout the summer, the spots shift in size and color as the minerals within each change with further evaporation. Colors ranging from blue to green to yellow appear, depending on the mineral makeup of each individual spot.

Today, there is a roadside sign telling visitors that the lake is a cultural and ecologically sensitive area, and a traditional medicine lake for the Okanagan Syilx people. The lake can be viewed from the fence that has been erected for protection from the liabilities of public access.

It's located in the Okanagan Desert. Canada's only Desert.

Read more:
blog.hellobc.com/the-magic-of-…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okanagan…