We woke up at 6:30am and took some time to clean the grime off our bikes.
I guessed it was less than 40oF in the morning and we were looking forward to reaching Liard Hot Springs.
It was a half-day ride to the hot springs in nice weather. We stopped at Coal River to use the internet. Frantz met us there and we soon headed out together. We saw a lot of buffalo. Some buffalo held up traffic by standing in the road. I saw a black bear about 20 feet from the road and I took a picture as I rode by.
We paid for a campsite at the hot springs and decided to camp there. We went to the springs and got into the hot water. We took turns going to the hottest end of the pool and touching a rock where the hot water came out. We all hung out in the springs for about an hour and then we laid on the pool deck and took a nap.
We went back to the campsite and ate dinner. Frantz told us how he had found a nice place to camp the night before. He had missed the rain storm that caught us and he had been given beer and smoked salmon by a guy in a motorhome where he made camp.
We got a fire going in the campsite. Frantz reported that there was a cute girl working in the convenience store across the road. I went over there to check it out. She invited me to go out to the hot springs later that night with her and a friend. The Paul and I went to the hot springs at night and found a party scene. Some people were lighting off fireworks in the hot springs. It was neat and we stayed there until 2am.
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| We camped here out of the rain. |
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| Going to Liard Hot Springs. |
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| Kosuke, Frantz, Paul, and me at Liard Hot Springs. |
