IN THE MORNING ON NOVEMBER 2 I WENT UP THE MCKINNEY ROAD TO A LITTLE RESERVOIR EXPECTING TO GET SOME NICE LARCH REFLECTIONS.

However, when I got there, they were draining the pond so very little reflections were available so I went for a walk around  the pond and through the forest and found some nice Larch colour.  With the extreme winds we're having today I would expect many of the needles will be shed as well as many of the remaining leaf trees.

A well frosted Mullein leaf.

Dandelion puff after the frost melted.

Dandelion.

A Black-backed Woodpecker.

I found this old corral back in the trees.

I found this old corral back in the trees.

ON NOVEMBER 2 IN THE AFTERNOON, AILEEN AND I WENT FOR A WALK ON A SIDEROAD OFF THE BURNELL LAKE ROAD.

Got the Bald Eagle on the highway on the way.

Starting up Burnell Lake Road.

Shortly after leaving the car we stopped for a break.  When I looked behind us, I saw that we had walked right past this Northern Pygmy Old.  I walked back down toward it and it was unconcerned.  I took several photos and left it alone.  It was still there the last we saw before going out of sight. 

There are still little pockets of nice colour.

TODAY IS MY 80TH BIRTHDAY AND I WILL SHARE THE LAST PHOTOS FROM OUR OCTOBER 30TH DRIVE.

THE OCTOBER 30, 2026 DRIVE CONTINUES STARTING DOWN FROM MT BALDY TO ROCK CREEK, BRIDESVILLE AND SIDLEY MTN ROAD.

The vast majority of the yellow trees in this post are Western Larch, which is a deciduous evergreen.  The needles fall off for the winter after giving us this incredible display of colour.

Jolly Creek cabin.

Mt Baldy ski hill from the Rock Creek-Bridesville Road.

OCTOBER 30, 2026 DRIVE UP THE MCKINNEY ROAD FROM OLIVER TOWARD MT BALDY. PART TWO.

We continue up McKinney to the junction with the Mt Baldy 
Road coming up from Rock Creek area Highway 3.

Chipmunk.

Frosted Larch needles.

The Larch trees looked good this day.