April 22, 2009 – And Even More Snow

We woke this morning to even more snow and a layer of ice.  We walked up to the highway and it is a mess so we are staying today.

How about this ice (our poor motorhome):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But it is beautiful:

 

The sun started to come out this afternoon and then peaked in and out all day.

So we spent our day relaxing, taking pictures, taking walks, beading, reading and of course, soaking in the Hot Springs.

 

The Springs (Armand and Andy on the deck and Fred and Stephanie in the pool):

And more (notice the snow on the trees):

 

    

Isn’t it just lovely.

It is so quiet here.  What has been interesting to me is that when the geese or ravens fly over head, you can hear their wings flapping (or is it the air thru their wings – :-)) – what a neat sound!

 

So tomorrow we head out again!

 

April 21, 2009 – Welcome to the True North

We woke this morning to this:

 

 

 

 

  

We are now experiencing the winter we missed – LOL!  Overall today, we had about 6 inches – oh my.  It is beautiful!!!

So we spent the day soaking in the hot springs, taking walks, taking pictures, talking with our neighbors (and also those who decided to get off the road), reading and beading.

We are going to wait this front out before we leave and thank God we are a great place to wait it out – :-)

April 20, 2009 – More Liard

We have decided to stay here for a few more days.  Whitehorse is expecting snow tonight and tomorrow and we felt that this would be a better place to wait it out.  And of course having the hot springs right here helped with our decision making.

We did not see the northern lights last night – :-( - too cloudy so maybe tonight – :-)

A nice morning soak was the first thing on our agenda.  Most of our neighbors were there and we all had a nice time chatting and soaking – :-)))))

Some pictures of the way to and from the springs:

 

 

 

The Hot Springs:

 

Our MH – Andy had to put the flag up for Armand:

We spent the rest of the day, relaxing, taking walks, soaking in the hot springs, reading, and beading…How nice!

April 19, 2009 – The Alaskan Highway – Day 2 – Snowy Mountains and Hot Springs

Be aware, this blog is picture intensive.  I just couldn’t stop myself!

Today more than made up for yesterday in scenery (And, yesterday, I questioned my sanity in coming up this early as well as kicking myself for not checking on openings!)

How about this:

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

We found that some streams/rivers are flowing and some are still frozen.  What was interesting to see is that some of the streams and lakes that are frozen have a lot of animal prints on them.  And some are totally devoid of prints – how interesting!

 Summit Lake (still frozen):

Muncho Lake – also still frozen!  For those who have been following the blog, this is the lake that has an incredible blue/green almost turquoise color:

 

  

From the Milepost 2009, info on Muncho Lake “Muncho Lake, known for its beautiful deep green and blue waters, is 7 miles in length, and 1 mile in width:elevation is 2,680 feet. The colors are attributed to copper oxide leaching into the lake. Deepest point has been reported to be 730 feet, although government tests have not located any point deeper than 400 feet/122m. The lake drains the Sentinel Range to the east and the Terminal Range to the west, feeding the raging Trout River in its 1,000-foot/305-m drop to the mighty Liard River. The mountains surrounding the lake are approximately 7,000 feet.”

We saw this little lady:

 

Caribou:

Buffalo – Oh My!!

Our poor motorhome and Tracker are getting really dirty:

We have come to Liard Springs Provincial Park and found the campground closed and snowed in but they are allowing camping in the day area.  So that is where we are and thoroughly enjoying the hot springs – Oh My (again!!)

The entrance to the park:

The entrance to the campground:

Armand is here taking care of the place and he remembered us from 2 years ago (the PA people with the flags – LOL).  So we had a really nice chat.  He told us that they have had record snows this year.  Last year at this time the campground was open but due to the snows it will be a little while yet..  oh well.

There are a few people camped here and we joined our neighbors at the campfire tonight.  Fred brought out his guitar and we were entertained by him and then by Armand on the guitar.  What a great evening.  We were told that the last 2 nights the northern lights were very visible here so I am hoping we can stay up to see them – :-)

We are not sure what our next move is going to be – we are checking on the weather and what is open so stay tuned. 

Miles Traveled:  140 Miles

Routes Traveled:

BC: PH-97

 

August 31, 2007 - The Hot Springs

Our travels today took us further south on the ALCAN to Laird Hot Springs Provincial Park.

We passed through more beautiful country:




And came upon this fellow (buffalo) just munching along:

We spent the afternoon just soaking and relaxing in the springs – it was great!!

Then this evening as we sat around the campfire, we were joined by a couple from Quebec and a fellow Escapee from North Carolina – another great time chatting!!

Miles Traveled: 133.2
Routes Traveled:
Yukon: YK-1 (ALCAN)
British Columbia: BC-97 (ALCAN)