...Liard River Hotsprings

The sign at the park entrance to Liard Hotsprings in British Columbia.

Emily and Mrs. Huffy enjoying the warm water of the lower pool at Liard Hotsprings.

Laura liked the extremely warm water of the upper pool.

After we left the hotsprings we drove several miles and saw this along the highway.  Some travelers had pulled off the road to spend the night and a herd of bison moved in with them.  I bet they were surprised when they woke up!

This bison calf was cute.

Leaving Coal River Lodge we were on the road bright and early.  Our first stop would be at Liard Hotsprings for a soak in the thermal waters that come out of the ground there.  We parked our rig and made the hike to the pools where we eased our way into the heated water.  It was a good early morning activity and we stayed in the pools for nearly an hour.  We visited with other travelers and slowly moved from pool to pool.  The weather was perfect and we enjoyed our time there.

After we stayed in the water long enough to have red, pruny skin we got out and back on the road.  Driving just a few miles we saw a herd of 35+ bison on the edge of the road.  As we got closer we could see and RV parked in a pull-out where they had obviously camped for the night.  The bison were within several feet of the RV and we wondered if anyone was awake inside.  We didn't see any activity and thought of how funny it would be to wake up and be surrounded by a herd of bison.  Only on the Alaska Highway.

We drove on and made way for Muncho Lake after an early morning soak at ...Liard Hotsprings.