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| LIARD
RIVER HOT SPRINGS |
| Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park has 53 campsites, water, toilets and day-use area, change houses, boardwalks connecting both hot spring pools, playground and horseshow pit. It is open year-round. Park gates close at 10 P.M. and open at 6 A.M. No hook-ups, all sites are dry camping. There are no stores, post-office or anything other than wild animals within a short driving distance of the campground. |
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| The boardwalk trail crosses a wetland environment that supports more than 250 boreal forest plants, including 14 orchid species and 14 plants that survive at this latitude because of the hot springs. People are advised to watch for moose feeding in the wetlands (although we did not see any). A ranger did patrol constantly watching for moose or bear. | |
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The photo to the left was taken around midnight. The two RV Gypsies took a 20-minute walk to the hot springs around 10 P.M. and it was still daylight. Dusk started to settle in around 11 P.M. |
views of the wetlands alongside
the boardwalk to the hot springs |
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| There are two hot spring pools with water temperatures ranging from 108 degrees Fahrenheit to 126 degrees Fahrenheit. The lower pool is the Alpha pool with a rocky bottom, and the upper pool is the Beta pool (about a half mile walk), which is deeper with a muddy clay bottom. Both have changing rooms. | |
THE BETA POOL |
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Karen enjoys THE ALPHA
POOL |
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Liard Hot Springs stays
open 24/7. The area is patrolled for bears. |
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THE HANGING GARDEN &
TUFA |
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| The hot springs water bubbles through porous limestone, dissolving calcium and other minerals. These minerals react with air and are deposit on the surface where they harden into stone to form tufa. Tufa forms the terraced base for the spectacular greenery and flowers that grow here in the Hanging Garden. | |
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| The new yard of the two RV Gypsies, their RV and dirty toad. Since there are no amenities here, the toad cannot be washed. Lee will use the California Duster on both vehicles and they will look pretty good afterwards. If you have an RV, the California Duster is something that you certainly should own. | |
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| PARK RULE: put all BBQ grills and utensils in your car every night because of the possibilities of bears. (However, none were seen by the two RV Gypsies). | |
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| Temperature was in the 50's (Fahrenheit) in the daytime, the 40's (Fahrenheit) at night. The walk to the pools was cold, but returning to the RV was warm after being in the hot springs for hours. | |
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