On Wednesday, June 10 we left the lake early so we could get to Liard River Hot Springs for a good soak. Before we checked into the campground, we stopped at the First Nation store across the road for pie and ice cream. That is where we met Terry and Cathy from Grande Prairie. We ended up setting up camp right across from their camper and spent a wonderful hour soaking with them at the hot springs. After a shower Terry and Cathy invited us to ride with them to Smith River Falls, but we soon discovered the highway was closed north of Liard because of that fire I mentioned earlier. They said they might have to evacuate our campground, but the rain came just in time. Terry and Cathy invited us over for a wonderful steak dinner and good conversation while the rain poured. This time our tent didn't leak too bad. The patches worked.
Our wildlife count on our ride today was one moose.