Discovering British Columbia · Drawing 19 of 32
Myra Canyon’s Trestles
Near Kelowna
At Myra Canyon, an adult and a child walk beside their bicycles. The trail crosses a trestle, a bridge on tall wooden supports. Long ago, Kettle Valley Railway trains passed here.
Did you know?
After a big forest fire in 2003, most of the trestles were rebuilt in wood.
Look together
Which shapes repeat beneath the walkway?
An idea to try
Look for triangles in the bridge supports.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
A former railway route now serves recreation. The 2003 wildfire destroyed 12 of the 16 wooden trestles; they were rebuilt between 2004 and 2008 to keep the look of the originals. BC Parks asks cyclists to walk their bicycles across the trestles. This scene follows that guidance. Railings and supports are simplified; the drawing does not record one particular trestle.
Sources and illustration notes (2)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed. Details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- BC Parks: Myra-Bellevue ParkPlace, history or habitat described on this page.
- Friends of the South Slopes: Myra Canyon & KVR History2003 wildfire: 12 wooden trestles burned and 2 steel trestles damaged (18 trestles in all); rebuilt from fall 2004 to early 2008 to resemble the originals.
Page prepared on October 3, 2026. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
This drawing is from the book My British Columbia to Colour
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