We pulled out at 6 and went to breakfast at the Ft. Nelson Hotel Cafe--good food.A little out of town we saw a sign for a Buffalo Ranch. Further down the road Dee called out "buffalo" and boy was there. There were about 25 on each side of the road just grazing. On some sides of the road there are these concrete baracades like in the states and sitting right on top of one was a marmot--he never moved as we passed and sometimes later 2 more black bears. We stopped at the Testa River Services and Campground because we were told they have fantastic cinnamon buns. Marvin and Dee decided to buy one but we did not. They were big.
At Summit Lake we saw a young moose with no antlers yet. Summit Pass elevation is 4,250' and we also saw Stone Sheep--they have a dark coloration. We then went down into the rocky valley of MacDonald Creek
and off and on all day we were in rain. The clouds were caught between the mountains all along the way--beautiful sight.
We stopped at Toad River Lodge for a nap and lunch in the coach. This little place had a running total of 7,774 hats fastened to the ceiling. It has been in business since 1950. We went thru an area that is known for its "folded mountains" which refers to how they were compressed and pushed up. Then we came to Muncho Lake which has the same color of water as at Lake Louise--a beautiful deep green and blue waters caused by the iron oxide leaching into the water. We saw another black bear and 2 more buffalo beside the road.
We camped at the Liard (lee-ard) Hot Springs Provincial Park for the night and the mosquitoes were thick--it was highly wooded. We got quickly settled in and then drove up to Hot Springs for a soak. The four of us went up in our car. There were two different springs. The one at the top was the hottest at about 140 degrees so we went to the lower one which also had a change building but if you went toward the end nearer the top one it was still really hot. I tried going in there, but couldn't so I went to the other end. My back was hurting that day and after being in there for awhile it really helped. Hot tubs must be a great things. Too bad we couldn't have afforded one when we had the dry cleaners and Bob was at Aisin.
We got home, changed, ate supper and watched Backdraft--thanks to our son we have a number of his DVD's on loan. We are truly enjoying them. Onward again tomorrow.
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