iN PHOTOS: End of summer images from Kamloops, Okanagan

With autumn approaching, and students heading back to school, many people are soaking in the last stretch of warm summer evenings and cool sunny mornings in cities and parks in Kamloops and the Okanagan.

Area photographers captured others enjoying quiet, reflective moments on waterfronts and fun-in-the sun moments on local lakes and parks this month.

These colourful photographs showcase the natural beauty of our cities.

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Paddle boarders drift along the Kelowna waterfront on an early summer morning. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Neil Thacker

People stroll through downtown Kelowna on an early morning in August. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Neil Thacker

Sailboats cruise along the Okanagan Lake in Summerland. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Robert Brunet

A group takes a selfie on a dock at Paul Lake, a community near Kamloops. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Peter Olsen

People relax on the Okanagan lakeshore in Penticton | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Edward Wrobel

The summer sun sets over Riverside Park in Kamloops. | Credit: SUBMITTED/ Hayden Scott

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