06/24/2010, 319 miles
It was cloudy but not raining when we left Watson Lake. It rained on us some but not nearly as much as the previous day.
We stopped for gas at Coal River where Janna talked with a woman who had ridden her GS1200 from LA to Alaska. She was headed for Newfoundland on a three-month trip.
We'd originally planned to camp at Liard Hot Springs on the way back. With the recent trouble we'd had with the SV still fresh in our minds we decided to just stop there for an hour and then continue on.
Liard Hot Springs
We'd brought cameras with the intention of taking some photos of the pools. But they were full of retired folks who were nice to us but not that photogenic.
Canada is full of lots of interesting road signs that I'd never seen before.
Sure enough, a few miles past the Hot Springs there were bison hanging out by the side of the road.
We stopped for more photos of Muncho Lake.
At the southern end of Muncho Lake is a little outpost where we stopped for gas and excellent sandwiches--they make the bread right there. Janna found a little guy who hopped right up on her tank bag!
Then he climbed in!
The owners said his name is Smudge and he loves motorcycles. I know Janna was wondering if he might like to ride home with us in her tank bag.
Heading toward Fort Nelson we saw huge grey clouds and lightning. As we got into town it started pouring rain. The previous day we'd called ahead at the Blue Bell Inn, which turned out to be a total dive. We were glad to have it just the same, as we saw other folks riding into town and having trouble finding rooms, just like at Watson Lake. The hotel was across the highway from Dan's Neighborhood Pub where Janna tried Poutine (Canadian cheesy fries).
No comments:
Post a Comment