| There are two hot
springs. This is the lower spring which is the most visited. It is $10 per
car to get in but free if you have paid to camp. The water is about 50ºC. |  |
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This pool is quite shallow with a sandy bottom. There is another pool below
and walkways, toilets and changing rooms. There is an upper pool about
half a km away. It is hotter, too deep to stand in, and less visited. We had it to
ourselves. The bottom feels pretty horrible (says Jan). |
| The waters in the area
are all pretty warm and they contain hundreds of tiny fish and many unusual
plants because of the minerals present. |  |
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The camp sites are very pleasant but there are no services. Even so it fills
up pretty quickly given that it is 100 miles from anywhere else. |
| Back to the mountains as
we carry on travelling mainly in a north west direction. |  |
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Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish between the lakes and the rivers,
the rivers are so large. The maps are not that detailed and many are not named. |
| We are basically
following the Liard River which is one of the biggest. |  |
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The weather can be very changeable particularly when you climb out of the
valleys. Headlights at all times are mandatory. |
| We saw signs which warned
of buffalo for the next 73km. |  |
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The next 73km had bison instead! |
| And always the backdrop
of mountains and trees. |  |
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Usually the buffalo are solitary young males but we did spot this couple -
and yes it was about to rain. |
| In fact it came over
quite dark and menacing as we pulled into Watson Lake. |  |
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This is a two horse town whose main claim to fame is its signpost forest.
There are now about 67000 which people leave. If you wondered what happened
to your missing town sign, it is probably here. |
| Nice try - but I think it
is Sheffield Alabama, one we haven't visited yet. |  |
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If we ever come again, we will have to bring a couple with us. They are
mostly American and Canadian but with a surprising number of German and
Swiss signs. |
| The campsite is next
door with First Wye Lake on the other side. Second Wye Lake is just
up the road. Why? |  |
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