Wapiti Creek FSR

 Appears to be tree spacing along the Baldy Road, not deeper into Wapiti.

Thursday Update

Supper hour 37C in Oliver, 26C at Baldy.

GC and I saw smoke heading down #3 to the valley, assuming it was from the older fire. I guess it was a new start, as is the one near Idabel Lake.

Nothing super close, but hot and dry. 

Our storm early this morning

I was wakened by thunder at 5:22am, and have no idea of the length or severity of the storm, but thankfully everything is wet this morning. 

Oliver - deluge, downpour, hail this afternoon along with a lot of thunder.........

I'm told that Osoyoos did not get the moisture, and it doesn't look like Baldy did either. I was sitting under a friend's gazebo in Oliver until the hail started coming in sideways, and we couldn't hear each other talk. 

"Take a break from the lake..."

Snacks and ice cream at the "Roundhouse" aka Kiosk

Open every Friday & Saturday from 9am-3pm

 

BC Wildfire concern with weather event coming through - lightning and dry conditions

 https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/624667/Lightning-storms-on-the-way-to-tinder-dry-B-C-

Wildfire on Anarchist Mountain

3:55pm update, fire now classified as "being held"

Currently posted at 1.7 hectares, out of control. 

Flightaware showing Bird Dog and Tanker overhead.

"directly across from the rest area, ( north east of it ) they're hitting it hard with 4 fire departments and 3 planes "

Sign is on Baldy Road, Trees Down on Wapiti FSR

 

ER Closure Sunday Night

 https://www.castanet.net/news/Oliver-Osoyoos/624381/South-Okanagan-General-Hospital-ER-closing-Sunday-overnight

Trails Grant

Next volunteer work days are August 2nd and September 6th. The grant obtained by the BMCA requires volunteer hours. Here are examples of some of the colour coded trail markers that will be put up on the next work party. Missing Bryce and his stilts, but there isn't enough money to fly him out from Ontario for the task...😜

Wylee supervised photos.