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Spotted lake in Osoyoos BC, Canada. The Lake is situated in the only true desert in the country: Osoyoos BC. The lake is coloured naturally from the minerals in the area. No, you cannot get any closer.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Correction: "you cannot get any closer legally"

I've seen many people to over the fence. Not a great idea at all.

[โ€“] cyrusg 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ecological and cultural(First Nations) protection

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

That's a lot better then being barred by a corporate dairy farm.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

The Nkโ€™mip First Nation have a desert cultural interpretation centre and walking paths in the area. You can see rattlesnakes and scorpions that they are protecting. Itโ€™s well managed ecologically.

(The website seems to be under reconstruction.)

They also have their own winery.

Well worth a visit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is one of those minor things that people argue about anyways, but supposedly Osoyoos isn't a "true dessert". Or at least, it isn't the only dessert because little Ashcroft is one too. It's a part of the town'sidentity as well.

https://infotel.ca/newsitem/canadas-only-desert-is-in-bc-but-not-where-you-think-it-is/it75548

The lake looks cool! Does it change much over the course of the year or does it often look spotty?

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