What we thought would be a very scenic drive today certainly
didn’t start out that way. The gravel dust from the construction and smoke from two
nearby forest fires made it difficult to see very far. We couldn’t even see Steamboat Mountain well
through the smoke.
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| Smoke and Fog at Steamboat Mountain |
We had to stop at the Tetsa River Lodge and indulge in those
famous cinnamon buns. Yummy! I could feel the calories attaching
themselves to my hips.
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| Some of group enjoying their wonderful cinnamon buns |
The next stop was the Toad River Lodge. We were too full of cinnamon buns to try
their ice cream, but we have never seen a larger collection of baseball caps
than their 7,000 – 8,000 on the ceiling.
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| This is one room of the many hats on display |
After that stop, the smoke started clearing as we made our
way down the Alaska Highway. The scenery
was beautiful – lots of birch trees and the pine forests were all green (no
brown trees from those pesky beetles).
Muncho Lake was particularly gorgeous.
The cliffs on the side of the road were straight up, and we had never
seen mesh on cliffs before to prevent rock slides.
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| Moncho Lake was on the left and cliffs on the right |
Trout River was blue, clear, and awesome. The pictures don’t do that river
justice. Arnie really wanted to get his
fishing rod out and try his luck to see if there were trout there, but oops, no fishing license.
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| Trout River |
This second half of this trip was very enjoyable. Unfortunately, the only elk, moose, or sheep
we saw were metal .
We settled into the Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park,
which was in a quiet wooded area. We
then headed down to the Hot Springs.
They were certainly hot. The
Alpha Pool was too hot to do much except wade in and out. Someone claimed they measured the temperature
at 140 degrees. The Beta Pool was still
hot but comfortable when you went into the far end where there were a few cool
springs coming up from the bottom. The
hot water felt great on sore muscles, which was a good way to end our travel
day.
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| Liard River Hot Springs at Provincial Park |
Submitted by: Rig # 17
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| Arnie & Robbie |
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