PART TWO OF THREE - HOAR FROST UP THE CAMP MCKINNEY ROAD IN THE FOG.

Yep, foggy!

Branch stub on a fir tree.

Branch stub on a fir tree.

Branch on a downed tree.

Branch on a downed tree.

HOAR FROST MONDAY JANUARY 19, 2026 UP THE CAMP MCKINNEY ROAD. PART 1 OF 3

Last Saturday I played with hoar frost on the west side of the valley which was my last posting.  Yesterday I went up the east side which is predominately Ponderosa Pine and lots of recent forest fires while the west was more Douglas Fir zone. 

I wasn't far out of Oliver when I came upon some indigenous horses.  This one was pretty scruffy.

Then a few miles up the road another band was blocking the road.

Ponderosa Pine.

Ponderosa Pine.

The Balancing Rock is a local attraction.

The Balancing Rock is a local attraction.

The Balancing Rock is a local attraction.

That's a Fireweed under all the ice.

Wildfire starkness.

Wildfire starkness.

Wildfire starkness.

Wildfire starkness.

WHAT TO DO. THE FORECAST SAID IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SUNNY BUT WE WERE BLESSED WITH VALLEY OVERCAST.

We decided to make use of the situation and drove up the Fairview Cawston Road to get into the freezing zone which gave me the opportunity to capture today's photos.   We actually started our day by visiting The Art Gallery Osoyoos to join some of the artists for today's show opening.  Much of the other art installed was of excellent quality so well worth the visit.

Red-osier Dogwood.

Red-osier Dogwood.

Red-osier Dogwood.

Douglas Fir branch.

Douglas Fir branch.

Moss.

Douglas Fir.

Douglas Fir.

Douglas Fir.

Wild Rose.

Wild Rose.

Wild Rose.

A WALK AND A DRIVE GAVE ME A FEW IMAGES YESTERDAY.

Pygmy Nuthatch.

Northern Flicker.

Black-capped Chickadee.

Kestrel.

Red-tailed Hawk.

Red-tailed Hawk.

Red-tailed Hawk.

Red-tailed Hawk.

Red-tailed Hawk.

Red-tailed Hawk liftoff.

Giving me the stink eye.

This young horse got left behind and was worried.