This place guides hunters as well as other activities, hence the name, I guess. We saw several animals on the way here, and found that not all of the Alaska Highway is a 2-lane freeway. Much of the trip here was narrow and twisty, as a road through the Rocky Mtns has every right to be. We stopped at the Liard River Hot Springs for a quick dip. This area has enough warm water coming up to create a micro climate all its own. There are wild orchids and other tropical plants above the pools, but some endangered water creature spawns up there, so the trail was closed.
I have pictures of some different mushrooms, but here is one of my favorites.
The upper pool is quite hot, and incredibly clear.
The park has added some nice improvements, including the dam wih waterfalls to feed the cooler lower pool.
Along the way, I needed a cup of coffee and went into the Toad River Lodge and found their growing collection of 10,093 hats.
After seeing warnings about bison on the road, we saw this bull walking along the shoulder.
Later we came upon these females and calfs along side the road.
A guy in a sedan passed me, then screeched to a halt to avoid this Stone sheep in the road. It jumped back up the road cut as I pulled up.
This is the first elk we have seen. Lots of caribou, but no elk.
The RV park is built from some old buildings. They re-purposed this one as the generator shed. They still make home made bread and the self-proclaimed “best cinnamon rolls in the galactic cluster.”
