7/17
On our way to Liard Hot Springs we stopped by the Liard Cranberry Rapids. Not sure how the rapids got their name. They were much more spectacular than the picture that I took. The hot springs were in a government park so we had to pay just to see them. There were two pools. One was so hot the instructions said to only stay in one minute. The other was 130 degrees coming out of the ground and then was cooled gradually to 108 degrees. Then it poured down into the creek and cooled rapidly. Big problem: Mosquitoes were all over and all over any part of our body out of the water. The water was not very deep so we found a bench to sit on and enjoy the hot springs for about 15 to 20 minutes. That was our excitement for the day. We did see Caribou three different times and a Moose. We made it to Fort Nelson, BC. When we were there before we had seen other RV’s parked on the street and thought we would do that but we saw signs that said “no overnight parking” so we did not want to do that. Gene bought gas and asked the clerk if there was any place we could park for free (economical). They allowed us to park in their parking lot.