MONDAY DRIVE

 With the promise of some nicer weather we went for a drive around the block yesterday.  It was about 120 kilometres around via Oliver, Osoyoos and Cawston then back via Fairview Road to Oliver and home.  We found a nice quiet spot for our hot soup lunch and explored several new to us rods along the way.  We had to stop at the car wash in Oliver after driving Fairview Road as the lower elevation sections were very muddy with above freezing temperature and the sun shining. 

Orchard in winter

Vineyard in front and orchard

Vineyard across Osoyoos Lake

Osoyoos Cottages on Indian land across Osoyoos Lake

South of Oliver

South of Oliver

South of Oliver

Vineyard South of Oliver

Vineyard South of Oliver

Vineyard shadows

South of Oliver

South of Oliver

Osoyoos

Spotted Lake

Spotted Lake

ICY

 The first four are of ice on the bluffs above Vaseux Lake while the last image was taken looking down to the lake.  This is about five minutes drive north of us.

ROAD TRIP SCENERY

 A couple of miscellaneous photos then the rest of our Tuesday road trip.  These were all taken with my iPhone 11.

I veered off the trail the other night and this is what I found when I got home and into the light, we have lots of Prickly Pear Cactus lining both sides of the river trail in spots.

This is what we've been using on our boots for walking in the slippery snow and ice along the river trail.  They are called Yak Trax.

The yellow lichen stood out well in this light

Fairview Road, the back road over the hills from Oliver to Cawston

Fairview Road, the back road over the hills from Oliver to Cawston

Fairview Road, the back road over the hills from Oliver to Cawston

Looking down toward Cawston

Looking down east of Cawston

Fairview Road, the back road over the hills from Oliver to Cawston

Fairview Road, the back road over the hills from Oliver to Cawston

Ice along the Similkameen River just west of Keremeos

The Ashnola River taken from the first bridge

ROAD TRIP SHEEP AND ICE

 We drove over to Keremeos yesterday then took the Ashnola Road.  The first group of Bighorn Sheep were along the Similkameen River.   The last few sheep were further up along the Ashnola River.  Today's photos were all taken with my full frame DSLR and 100-400 mm lens. 

These sheep were very interested in whatever was in the sand and weren't eager to give it up and let the car past.  Taken through the windshield.

Lots of thick ice in the Similkameen River

The rest of these ice photos are in the Ashnola River

These sheep photos were taken through the open sunroof while I was sitting in my seat as the sheep were up the hill above the road.