Smoke started moving in around 6:30pm
Friday, July 17, 2026
Still quite breatheable here...........
I heard from a friend in Osoyoos that it is quite smoky down there.
Turkeys
I've seen a few this week - a large flock of wild ones holding up traffic on Hwy 33 on Tuesday - near where the old S and O Sawmill was located a long time ago.
I saw a packaged turkey being carried along Porcupine by a daughter and three grandkids - all part of a family gathering to celebrate one of our Snowshoe Guides. Cheryl turned 70 last month, and all her kids and grandkids are here.
Thursday, July 16, 2026
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.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Monday, July 13, 2026
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 "
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