Sunday, July 21, 2011
Day 38
Contact Creek, Yukon to Ft. Nelson, BC
Sometimes, many times, it's not easy to get out early when camping out, at least for me, with the overhead of breaking down tent and gear, usually wet, but today I was on the road before 6 am. Being light all nite helps both the getting up and the finding things not in the dark.
There were multiple rewards:
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| Awesome ground fog formations |
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| Wild life - saw 3 black bears this morning |
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| Challenging driving conditions at some times... |
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| ...leading to apparitions in the fog... |
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...to which a motorcyclist must pay close attention to stay alive!
These behemoths were all over the road, laying, standing... |
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| ...peeing |
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| Whirlpools and driftwood on the Liard River |
Great breakfast at Coal River Lodge (highly recommend a stop to get the big, hearty breakfast there which I needed after yesterday) and conversation with Richard and Taylor Sprague of Yuma, AZ, who had just arrived to join a stone sheep hunting expedition. Richard owns a gun shop, coincidentally named Sprague's Sports, www.spragues.com, seems really knowledgeable.
Then back on the road.
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Welcome detour for a dip into the Liard Hot Springs, and HOT is accurate.
I went into only the so-called "cold" pool, and only the cold end of it; I didn't even try the hot pool.
There was some sort of competition to see who could place a rock furthest along the shore toward the hot end of the pool which I did NOT take part in, preferring to keep my skin to use another day. |
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After Action Report on lunch at Toad River Lodge:
Food: tasty; Service: way below the usual relaxed standards that one gets used to as the norm up here |
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But they did have this big collection of ball caps hanging from the ceiling...
purportedly over 6,000 donated by Alcan travelers |
After lunch, a long sleepy ride toward Fort Nelson.
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| Last remaining suspension bridge on the Alcan Highway |
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| By now you can guess what that is over Muncho Lake, and where I was going. |
Wet and raining, I drifted into Fort Nelson, BC and picked up a motel room to dry off and a Subway sandwich for dinner.
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