Day 84 – June 2 – Liard River Hotsprings

We left our campsites at Muncho Lake and started the 40-mile move north.  We drove with the lake on our left and we topped a small hill with a curve and the lake was in front of us reflecting all the surrounding landscape.  We had to stop for photos.

We stopped once more for an overview of the lake.

We then continued our slow drive towards Liard River Hotsprings Provincial Park.  We saw a sign along the rode for Bison, but never saw a single one.  Once at the park campground we selected a double site and set up camp.  After a lunch of wine, cheese, and sourdough bread Dorrie and I set out for the hotsprings.  Rick and Mary were not too far behind us.

The park has two hotsprings areas but the one known as the upper pool is closed to visitors for now – something about an endangered snail.  The closer you get to the up stream end of the pool, the hotter the water.  I read that it is boiling temperature at the very end.  I know it is too hot to try to go very far past the last set of steps.  There is a slight sulfur smell, not as bad as I expected.  The water felt great and all the people were very friendly.  Rick ran into a guy he used to work with and they had a great time talking about all the people they knew.

We stayed at the pool for about 90 minutes and then walked back to the camper.  About 6 this afternoon it started a nice gentle rain.  It is now 8:30 and rain continues to fall.  This should be our last night in British Columbia and I guess it is the B.C.’s way of saying it will miss us.  Tomorrow we should move into the Yukon Territory.  I will be on the outlook for Sgt. Preston.