We left the first rest stop rather early for us. It was about 8:30am. We didn’t have far to go before it started really getting pretty. We started seeing the mountains off to the side of the road around almost every curve.
We saw a lot of wildlife today, some we got pictures of and some we didn’t. If we had a place to pull over we got a picture if not we didn’t. We saw moose, buffalo, caribou, porcupine, deer, stone sheep, and bear.
We also saw some beautiful mountain lakes such as Summit Lake and yes that is ice still on the lake at the end of May.
This is Muncho Lake. It is deep green and blue which is caused by copper oxide leaching into the lake.
We crossed the lower Liard River Bridge which is the last remaining suspension bridge on the Alaska highway. It is 1,143 feet long.
We stopped in the parking lot across from Liard Hot Springs Provincial Park. The hot springs were used by the army troops building the Alaska Highway. We thought we would have to pay to go into the park but since we walked in and weren’t planning on swimming we didn’t have to pay. The fee to get into the springs is $5.00 Canadian. Mattie and Twila did get their feet into the spring.
The lower springs are hotter than the upper springs but are much prettier. There is a lower pool at the lower springs that is suppose to be much cooler. It is the farthest away in this picture.
It should be noted that it is about 1/2 mile from the parking lot to the lower spring and yes a half mile back.
We ended the day at a pull off just west of the Hyland River Bridge on the south side of the road. This about 26 miles from Watson Lake which is where we will stay tomorrow night. We pulled out the charcoal grill and had a cookout keeping a sharp lookout for bears that might have been attracted by the smell of cooking meat. After the cookout we cleared the table and played cards until bedtime.
This was mile 2879 since we left home.
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