If you have never been to Keromeos, you should go. This is a view from the east, as you enter the town on Highway 3, driving down into the village. The setting is beautiful, the weather is dry and warm, and the fertile soil is ideal for orchard fruits and produce. There has been a mini boom lately as a result of the construction of a regional health care facility. We see a revitalisation of the downtown area, and some newly constructed homes, but all on a very small scale. It has lost that depressed look and now looks spiffy and inviting without the big malls and super highways that sometimes come with growth. There are many good fruit stands along the highway, but we have a favourite farm that we go to directly to purchase our fruit.
We are driving through here on Saturday morning on our way to Oroville, and on the way back will be stopping at the farm to load up with cases of apples, tree ripened and sweet. I love this little place, nestled beneath towering mountains, beside the Similkameen River, and about half way between Princeton and Osoyoos. I always get a good feeling driving through this little town.
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