John Carmichael Haynes homestead, Oliver BC

by bcorson from Kanata CA on 24 Feb 2018

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Beginning in about 1865 John Carmichael Haynes began to acquire large amounts of ranch land in the Osoyoos and Oliver area. It was one of the first cattle ranches in the Okanagan valley and he eventually amassed about 22,000 acres. Haynes also was judge as well as customs officer for the Osoyoos/US border crossing.

Camera: PENTAX K-30
Focal: 45 mm
Shutter speed: 0.004 sec
Aperture: f/ 5.6

tagged: abandoned agriculture bc british columbia canada derelict farming grape vines grapes green hill homestead horticulture okanagan oliver plant ranch range land terrior valley vineyard viniculture wine country