We made a semi-lunch stop in Tetsa River for a taste from the "Cinn-Bunn Centre of the Galactic Cluster"...mmmmm. Then we found ourselves on the Caribou Highway- and they aren't kidding. Caribous everywhere!
We had to make numerous stops, sometimes to let the caribous clear the road and mostly just to snap another photo.
To make things a little more interesting, the road also started to get steeper and windier (you never quite knew what was waiting around the next turn...) and we were soon back into the thick of the Northern Rockies. Our drop into the valley of Taylor BC was pretty spectacular!
Aside from a few spots where crews were filling potholes, the road is still in great shape. To Dan's delight, the end of Caribou Highway led straight into the start of "Buffalo Crossing" part of the Alaska Highway. And it didn't disappoint.
These guys are so huge! At some points, they were right beside the car, eyeballing us as we passed or as we waited from them to lumber off the road (and Gus really isn't in much of a fighting position to rush one of these guys away).
Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park was our stop for the day. Not only was this our first open provincial park so far, but we were joined by a caravan of 21 RVs of Aussies travelling from Seattle to Anchorage. And the hot springs were FANTASTIC! There are two natural hot springs pools- the top one was so hot that we could only stay in for about 10min. The walk back down to the primary pool was enough to cool off and head back into the sulfur warmth.
The top end of the pool, near the spring opening was almost scalding and that wasn't even within 20m of the top! By the time I got out, my silver ring had been turned an iridescent copper colour,
I was completely pruny and all dopey sleepy. It was about all I could do to drag myself back to the tent and despite still having almost full daylight at 10pm, I think I was asleep before my head even hit my pillow.
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