Yesterday, Herb and I took our wives, Dorothy and Martha, with us on a drive along the Westside Road to try to find some of the bighorn sheep that live in that area. We had not got beyond the Bear Creek logging road turn off when we came upon a group of sheep, several on each side of the road. As we slowly approached, the two that were on the right side of the road hopped nimbly up on the concrete side rail and down on to the road in front of us.

 They are not afraid of automotive traffic! As they walked calmly down the road ahead of us, a logging truck loaded with logs appeared from the opposite direction. The driver slowed somewhat as he passed the sheep--which then crossed the road to join the larger group.

There were 11 animals all together, all ewes and grown lambs. From previous visits, we know that there are some large rams in the herd but yesterday, we did not see them. 

The sheep were not alarmed even when Herb got out of the car to get a better view.

Our search for sheep came to a sudden stop when we came upon a roadblock.

The woman who waved the stop sign explained that the road would be closed for another hour for rock blasting. The road is being widened in some of the more dangerous areas.

On our way home, we came upon two bald eagles perched on a tree by the lake (Lake Okanagan) and in another place, two pileated woodpeckers foraged on the roadside trees.