I forgot to give you mileage for Wednesday, which was only 36 miles -- told you we were slowing down.

On Thursday, June 11, we went down to the Springs for an early morning dip and then had breakfast at the First Nation store. We got a really late start because we had to dry all our gear from the previous night's rain, but at least it put the fire out and opened the road north.
We road to Coal River and stopped for air for the tires and, of course, ice cream for the trikers. That is where we found out about Whirlpool Canyon on the Liard River, GPS N59-37.476 W127-05.175, Elev 1578, 42 miles. We set up camp right near the crashing waves of the whirlpool and built a good campfire to keep away the bears, but soon discovered that the river was too noisy for sleeping and moved camp up the hill after a couple hours of not being able to sleep. It's a good thing it never gets dark or the move would have been difficult.
Wildlife count today -- 3 black bears and several buffalo.