Monte Lake and the White Rock Lake Forest Fire
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Post fire video here: • Westwold, BC to Monte ...
Traveling from Falkland, BC and the small community of Monte Lake, BC six days ahead of the White Rock Lake Forest Fire.
If you want to see the effects of the fire I created another video one month later after the fire passed though.
Check it out here: • Westwold, BC to Monte ...
The after video: ruclips.net/video/9tmw3caC4qA/видео.html
canada makes a seaplane water bomber called the cl 415. and there is a lake right there. wouldnt it be a good idea to build 100 of these planes and demonstrate how you can extinguish large fires quickly when they are all used together,,then ,europe, california and all of usa would pay a 100 million a day to extinguish their fires. create jobs for canadians and save lives,homes.
when the lake is not visible from smoke. seaplanes will not bucket water
those planes require massive runways with a full payload. 99% of lakes in BC are not long enough. There's a reason why we use helicopters with buckets.
@@baziloneil1271 most people live around larger bodies of water. the reason why the fires continue to burn is not enough cl 515, or helicopters, just not enough effort. even if it was 100 miles to the nearest water a large fleet would be effective. the fires could be put out.
@@cementeagle3596 ::: Scaring folks off their property, Agenda 21 in full swing.
Kia kaha, kia ora from NZ.
Confronting footage but very appreciated. I'm following news updates and glad I stumbled across your video.
My son works with BC WS and lives in Silver Creek. I know and love your part of the world. My thoughts are with you all.
Bad memories of the larch hills fire in the 90s and the Okanagan regional park fire of 2003, both those fires were mismanaged. From the start, both could have been extinguished when they were first reported but left to burn and spread, they hsave not learnt anything from those two fire, white rock lake could have been doused earlier,
Thank you, you have a kind heart and a compassionate voice
My cousins were among the evacuees from Falkland this week, and my daughter is currently packing up everything "just in case". They are in the Spallumcheen Valley and the fire is now only 12km away.
Ya it's really tough to do at the last minute. They are very smart to be prepared. I'm really surprised how many tourists are still pouring into the area to do normal summer stuff. It's not somewhere I'd take my family right now if I had a choice.
@@TravelBackroads Do tourists not keep in touch with the news? Do they think they are special? Sheesh. My daughter and her family started packing up last night; loading the travel trailer, sorting through what to take, what can burn. They keep a very tidy house, so it's pretty easy. They just got the Evacuation alert 10 minutes ago. The next will be the notification to get out. Her husband is off helping the neighbours move their horses to a safe location and then he'll be back. All of Spallumcheen and Armstrong are now on the alert. Parts of Vernon are now as well, and the west side of the OK lake is a nightmare and it's heading down to West Kelowna.
brings back memories from my husband and I trucking through here, been a long time since I was through there..once my hubby passed away I retired from trucking..thanks for the memories..praying for all those who live in this beautiful area are safe and the fires are put out soon, we are having rain falling in Williams Lake as of today, hope it goes south into this area too..
i got evacuated from killiney beach today. Doesn't look good.
I hope things turn out ok for you. Crossing fingers big time for mega rain
Hey!.. from Oyama lol!.. thanks for the drive bro...needed it 👏💗
Sure would be nice to see some preventative thinning and ground clearing. They don't learn - ever!
You mean get the rakes out? LOL It's forest.
ha ha done thinning but it just leaves acres of firestarter brush waiting for a lightening strike The Victoria Gov't gutted the professional BC Forest personnel in the 70's to make the books look good imo.. was a firelookout/ treeplanter, etc bushnic Now they try and keep the locals out of the bush! Soft Fascism abounds cheers
@@hilaryc3203 You mean like work? Yes - like work! I'm guessing you know nothing about modern brush handling... Their are machines, techniques, skills that elude you. Stop blaming others - get your rear in gear.
When I lived in Kamloops this was my favourite road trip route, and now my sister lives in Monte Creek area (I’m in Winnipeg currently) so it is greatly appreciated to see an update of the area and get a better idea of what and where things are happening. Thank you for doing this and once everything is safe again can you update it? (Only when it is safe and legal to drive there)
Yes I will do the same video again. Probably in a couple of months. Thanks for watching. Subscribe and click on the Bell Icon if you want a notification of when it goes up.
I think fires can be started by laser beam from satelites, like all those fires in California, I wonder who would do that and why???
I'm in Vernon & evac alert recently extended to the entire city. The fly shop in Westwold was McDonald's. I knew it very well, long before moving to Vernon. My Dad's uncle Abe had a cabin at Pinaus Lake & he let us use it back in the 1970's. Mom & Dad living in OK Falls at the time, I would visit on my holidays. Drive all the way up to Pinaus to go rainbow fishing. Stop at McDonald's Fly Shop for a couple 'Pinaus Special' wet flies & assorted others. I think I still have one of his aluminum fly boxes. Fairly certain he would have closed shop because of age rather than going out of business. Anyhow, great memories & sad to see the town of Monte Lake razed. One of my favourite motorbike rides, Vernon to Kamloops, maybe get on Barnhartvale Rd. for more twisty ride. Noticed you had a couple bikes ahead of you.
Thanks Mike, yes that name sounds right, I'm sure he just retired. My memory isn't really great for details sometimes. Pinaus Lake was a very popular lake back then that's for sure. Yes, I've actually recorded a Barnhartvale Rd trip. It will be posted in the next week or so. Subscribe and click on the Bell if you want a notification when it's up. Ya Vernon is on Alert now. Wow! I just heard that this morning. Well do what you can to get yourself prepared but it's out of our hands so try not to let the stress get to you. Thanks for watching.
I think McDonald was killed, when he was driving from Falkland, when he failed to negotiate that left hand curve right where that little bridge is just a few kilometers north of Falkland and missed the bridge landed in the water, if my memory serves me he was drunk and it was at night. I believe there is a rail road crossing on the north side of the bridge.
Got a new subscriber out of me my friend I'm from Youbou on cowichan lake on Vancouver Island! Sorry your having to deal with how climate change is these days! Stay safe and blessed my friend! Cheers, Jerbs 👍🏼🇨🇦👍🏼
Thanks Jerbs! Yes big forest fires used to be every 5 or 10 years, then it slowly became yearly now it's several big big fires every year. I know Youbou. I lived in Cowichan Bay for a few years. I used to camp down at the end of the lake. Honed my fly fishing skills on the Cowichan River.
@@TravelBackroads nice nice! Yessir cow river is world class that's for sure! I hope to bring more fishing vids soon as we just got a truck not to long ago...I'll try to get a few on the river for ya! I know a few business owners in cow bay...rock cod and the marina and we got a sailboat out of cherry point two years ago...i love the Cowichan Valley for sure and Youbou is definitely were I want to spend the rest of my days for sure! Look forward to seeing more of your adventures! Cheers
@@BCJerbs Awesome, yes it's been many years since I moved away. I'll look forward to it.
@@BCJerbs except I hear the river is Very low 😔? Perhaps the rain tonight can help it. Then I hope it pushes East then stalls over all the fires. They really need a break
@@cdnjan ::: Weather wars in full swing globally.
Vernon area is seeing a bit of rain now.
That was a pretty darn scary summer for us as we just pulled up our roots from the coast to plant here in Falkland and our first summer had to evacuate back to our homeless coast, luckily we had friends left there to invade for our refuge thank goodness, but while evacuating, at night came across a frightened deer ready to pounce onto the highway right in front of us and at 90km/hr. something, or someone would not have survived if it did, but luck was with us as we passed by just before it did, a morning evacuation would have been better with the fire still 20 km away. I actually like the winter more so than the summer - let it snow!
Don't you go thinking you are exploiting this situation...Because of you, I can see how bad things are. I'm sitting in my home in Ottawa. We see the news and the reporting but now we can visualize how devastating it is to your lives. God bless them and keep them safe.
Great video. We have travelled many times to the Shuswap from Ontario and when we fly to Kelowna we usually go through Falkland (with the traditional stop at the Falkland hotel) and then go up through turtle valley to Squilax. I know this area quite well and we have many friends in the area. All I can say is we wish you all the best!
Thanks for watching! We got a little rain this morning. Not much but it'll help a little bit.
Thank you so much for your video. I lived in the North Okanagan most of my life (1980 - 2010 except for the last decade and I appreciate having the chance to motor down the highway with you (brings back lots of memories). Will try to send some of this rain from the UK to you. Take care & stay safe
I have a number of relatives up in the Vernon area under evacuation and others at risk of needing to evacuate.
BC, the Most Beautiful Place on Earth!! (cough)
That was the best fly shop in the province.
Thanks for sharing!
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Smoke just starting to clear here in west K.
Don't forget Louis Creek which was razed by the 2003 fires.
Yes that was a bad one. I worked that fire.
@@TravelBackroads I'll never forget that one.
The channel HAMMERSON PETERS
Has a video on BCs Bermuda Triangle.
This are is in the triangle.
Food for thought.
Thank You for sharing I’ve traveled this hwy
many times.
Safe trip. Thanks to bring us to see this info. Regards
Reg was the owner of the fly shop on the corner. Sadly, he died in a car accident on the road between Westwold and Falkland I believe, maybe 20 years ago-ish
Ahh, the tape cut just as you were passing the big hill with the star on it. That property, the man bought the last of the camels that were imported to use on the Cariboo Wagon Road, back in the 1800's. The animals are buried there....... @ 7:34, on the left is the Douglas Lake road. At the time of this video, the fire was less than two kms from the hwy. This road is a beautiful drive. From here it takes you to Nicola Lake, and Merritt. We saw a bunch of cowboys driving a huge herd of horses across the road one time. @7:42 on the right, there is a fenced in park where you can walk your dogs. Westwold is a beautiful community.
Lived in Westwold , Monte lake for a number of years, most of the 90's. Worked ranches. Lived across from store in 90 when flooded
This was our usual route when we traveled from our home in The West Kootenays to visit the offspring at the coast. We sometimes stopped at the gas station at Monte Lake. Neat funky place. This is awful. We have seen smoky summers before but never this bad, this long.
Absolutely heartbreaking 💔 thx for sharing - this reality 💦prayers for rain
I was through here a month before the fire and got some great drone video of the Lake and a train as it rounded the west shoreline. What a shame to hear that area burnt up and the loss of property.
I noticed you skipped a section of the road at 4:15. lol
There are many edits. Sometimes a couple of dozen or more cuts. That's how I get a 30 or 40 minute trip down to a 15 min video. I try to include any landmarks, turns and intersections so it will look familiar to anyone using it for reference.
@@TravelBackroads Gotcha. There were a couple historical landmarks I wanted to mention here but given the social situation, I'll keep my lips sealed. I really enjoyed this video. Brings back so many great memories of my years living in Westwold and the drive to Kamloops
Thank you for sharing. It helps give us strangers out here some perspective. I am embarrased to admit that I had NO clue about all the ranchland and livestock out there until last night when I was helping folks .. between twitter and fb groups .. sharing like crazy between livestock haulers, hay haulers and the folks that needed help. Terrible nightmare for you all. I hope your place is safe and that you get this rain tomorrow. 1st rain here in 45 days I think. I would be happy to send it your way.. you need it now. Take care and thank you
Oww...it's amazing, sir. I like it..good job.. 👍😎 my best regard from Indonesia..
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Preying for this season all the people and creatures effected by the fires. Stay safe be safe and take responsibility for your flammables so more devastating fires are not started by our hand. Side note as you pointed out some of the businesses in your back yard. If you want your community to stay in business you should shop locally not every time but enough so like your fly fishing business more don’t have to close the doors. Like the restaurant that is there was a very good place to stop and eat, just a fyi for when things get back to a normal without fire.
I have traveled this area many time through the years. Seen fires in this area but this is the worse. Other times most buildings made it still one piece. So very horrible to know that most of that is gone.
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Thankyou for making this video. Very informative, stay safe and all the best to you! I shared to help educate others as well.
Thank you for watching!
Keep safety first.. 👍
Great Video, Thank you!! I like the part about being away from the fire and what can happen when four ft branches on fire, drop from the sky.
@@phillyunrau4736 ::: Note, like Lytton, the homes are reduced to dust, while many trees are still standing.
So if the hwy was closed...why are all the cars travelling that road? Just curious.
It wasn’t closed the day he filmed it
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