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As you ease into Canada’s second largest hot spring, relaxation pours into your body. After a hard day on the road, travellers traveling to Alaska can relax at Liard River Hot Springs.
The hot springs complex is noted for its natural setting in a lush boreal spruce forest, and it is of national ecological value. During the summer months, the park is such a popular tourist destination that the campground fills up early each day. Liard is also open throughout the year. Alpha Pool, a public hot spring with water temperatures ranging from 42°C to 52°C, is open to the public. A changing room and a composting toilet are available. A boardwalk that leads to the hot spring pools travels through a warm water swamp and boreal woodland, which are home to a broad range of plant groups as well as mammalian and avian species.
To avoid disturbing the vulnerable habitat, visitors must stay on the boardwalk at all times in this region. In the warm water wetlands, keep an eye out for moose eating. The area was formerly known as the “Tropical Valley” because of the rich plant life impacted by the springs’ warmth.
The tiny freshwater fish darting back and forth under the park’s wooden boardwalk are lake chub. Endemic to the park, these small fish are unique among North American minnows because they can survive in such warm water. the absolute number of Lake Chub in the Liard Hot Springs complex is not known but they are abundant and may number in the thousands.
Liard River Hot Springs is located on the Alaska Highway at kilometer 765, some 60 kilometers north of Muncho Lake Provincial Park.
Day of Inception: April 26, 1957
Size of the park: 1,082 hectares
Kootenay Forest Services Ltd. proudly operates this park.
For more information on the campground, contact Kootenay Forest Services at kootenayforestservices@gmail.com.
ph: 250 776-7000
access to campsite reservations
User Fees
The day-use fee is $5 for adults, $3 for youngsters, and $10 for families from April 1 to October 31.
Adult annual passes are $10, and family passes are $20.
Visitors must pay at the gatehouse, which also serves as a nearby visitor center. The funds will be used to expand programs and personnel presence. The payments also contribute to the park’s upkeep expenses, which are elevated due to environmental variations and heavy usage. At the park, all fees must be paid in cash.
Reservations for campsites must be made by Discover Camping. When no reservations are open, all campsites are first-come, first-served.
Have you ever seen a bison?
Learn about BC's bison in our Spring Issue where we visit the rockymountainbuffaloranch. If you're near Golden, stop in for a Buffalo Tour or stay a while in one of the rustic cabins overlooking the pastures.
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Photo by wildnorthphotos
Wood Bison crossing the Alaska Highway in Liard Hot Springs Provincial Park.
Have you ever seen the Northern Lights?
Travelled from Mile Zero to Mile 475 just to take a warm bath.
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Liard Hot Springs, which is the second largest in Canada, is an iconic Alaska Highway stop and is the perfect way to relax after some long days of driving!
Here’s what you need to know before you visit!
💸 It costs $5 per person during peak season.
💧The public portion of the hot spring is called the Alpha Pool and while we normally prefer hot springs that aren’t as developed, they did an amazing job keeping a natural vibe here, while still offering amenities, like changing rooms and restrooms.
🌡 The temperature ranges from 42°C (107.6°F) to 52°C (126°F), with the left side of the pool being the coolest and the right side being the hottest (which felt VERY hot to us).
⏰ Don’t expect solitude here, but going early in the morning (it opens at 7 AM) will mean less people. We met some awesome people here and socializing in the hot spring was part of the fun!
🐻 Bears do live in the area and there is an electric fence you have to go through to get to the hot spring. Make sure to bring bear spray!
🌿 After soaking in the hot spring, check out the short Hanging Gardens Trail to see a waterfall!
🏕 They do have a campground here, but we didn’t personally stay here. The main campground has 53 campsites (some are reservable) for $26 CAD/night, which includes hot springs access, but we did see a bunch of RVs in an overflow camping parking lot across the road from the park entrance.
a welcome soak in liard river hot springs, 3000km between the last hot springs on this trip
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Have you ever visited a location after reading about it in a book?
Ever since reading Into The Wild in 6th grade I was enamored by Christopher McCandless. I dreamed of following his journey and making it to Alaska and seeing even a portion of the sights he saw. 4 years later I bought the book of his photographs from his camera that he carried along on his trip, which felt like an intrusion into his personal journey but I loved the personalness of it compared to the book written about him. Before moving down to Arizona, I decide to follow this dream and drive up to Alaska and follow some of the spots he hit along the way.
This will be a series as I visited around 5 specific spots that he stood, but here is my favorite part of the entire trip, Liard River Hot Springs. I LOVE taking my baths and I need them to be scalding and slightly painful before I am willing to get in and take one. Liard Hot Springs ended up being a sort of choose your own adventure of taking a hot bath. If you choose to relax away from the source the water is nice and warm, and then if you choose to go closer to the source it gets to be very, very hot. This is one of the points of the trip that I am constantly thinking back to, wishing I could just live close so I could come and relax here all the time.
We drove 8h round trip from Fort Nelson to go to Liard River Hot Springs! I’ve been before, but it was in June. Ever since, I’ve been looking forward to returning in winter. A short boardwalk takes you to the hot springs, and on the cooler side, you can head downstream until the branches converge and you’re in the middle of this winter wonderland. The water in the main pool is around 40°C and the ambient air temperature was approximately -25°C. Definitely stop by if you’re ever on the Alaska Highway!
Feb 2020 at Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park. We took a 4h (each way from Fort Nelson) drive to visit the hot springs in -30C weather. Absolutely worth the slight white-knuckled drive for this winter wonderland.
Leaving the hot spring was the hardest part... It’s hard to convince your body to leave 30C+ water when you KNOW it’s -30C outside 😂 A lot of self pep talk had to happen, and I don’t think I’ve ever gotten changed as fast in my life.
#northernrockies #muskwakechika #woodbison #liardriverhotsprings #northernbc #frostydays
An absolutely beautiful Red Fox, spotted at Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. #fox #redfox #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #hellobc #britishcolumbia #bcwildlife #provincialpark #liardriverhotsprings #bcparks #explorebc #explorecanada #northernbc #alaskahighway #foxesofinstagram
28SEP: By the time you reach Liard Hot Springs whether driving north or south, it’s hard not to stop for a break. I had soaked at a hot springs located in the last sizeable city on the road, which was Whitehorse … only 7-8 hours further back. If you keep driving south, it’s another 8 hours before you reach another sizeable town, and at least 14 hours before getting to a mid-size city.
Soaking in this river of hot water was definitely a welcome reprieve from the road, and marveled over the ecologically unique plant life that results from the unusually warm swamp for an area this far north. I did not see any large animals while I was here, but still enjoyed the boardwalk stroll over the warm swamp surrounded by golden trees and mountains before relaxing in a more refined steamy pool that feels hidden from the rest of the world.
Scalding hot water pours into the head of the pool from a small creek while colder water seems to fill the pool from another location. You could soak in this pool for hours without overheating as you can move closer to the natural heat source when you want more thermal goodness, and move further away to cool off in water that could be up to 20 degrees cooler. In some areas of the pool, the temperature difference could be a bit much though with my feet in cold water and my shoulders in steamy, hot water. Nonetheless, this is a truly delightful and worthwhile stop if you’re traveling through the far northern reaches of British Columbia.
- “Chasing Autumn from Alaska to Florida”
Liard hot springs was a welcomed break as we continued up the alcan
#liard #liardhotsprings #liardriverhotsprings #hotsprings #britishcolumbia #canada #fulltimetravel #travel #wanderlust #adventure
Waking up at 4:30am Alaskan time to work our eastern time zone jobs, means it’s extra cold when we start our days. Wishing we were back here in the warm Liard springs!
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Hot Springs - Águas Termais
We have been to 3 Hot springs on this trip so far, details below:
1 - Miette Hot Springs, close to Jasper in Canada. It was around 45 minutes from the main road, it was just swimming pools with the hot water, but not much nature, it cost $7 per person (water was not so hot)
2 - Liard River, in the middle of Alaska Highway, this was our favorite, place right in the middle of the nature, well taken care and just $5 per person
3 - Cheena Hot Springs, was close to Fairbanks/Alaska, in a resort complex, also 1 hour drive from the city. It was a great spot, cost $13 per person.
In the end the experience in all of them were amazing and very relaxing.
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Fomos em 3 Águas termais na viagem, 2 no Canadá e 1 no Alaska.
A nossa favorita foi Liard River, na beira da estrada Alaska Highway, mais barata ($4 por pessoa) e com uma linda estrutura na beira da natureza.
A Miette (perto do Parque de Jasper, Canadá) eram apenas piscinas com água quente ($7) e a da Cheena era mais cara ($13) e mais longe pra chegar (jáno Alasca).
No fim todas foram super relaxantes e saímos com a bateria recarregada!
#hotsprings #relaxtime #liardriverhotsprings
This was an absolute dream come true.
Sitting in an all natural hot spring in the fall catching a sunset. I could have spent hours on hours in here. Total relaxation mode.
More about this beautiful place be coming up this weekend in my blog 👌🍂🍁
This was third time I've been in one and they fascinate me and feel so good for the mind and body all in one. I love my baths but they do not come close to this. 🙏
First time was in Peru when hiking to Machu Picchu. Second was in Costa Rica outside of La Fortuna & third was well HERE in the homeland of Canada. Canada sure is a beautiful country. 😍
Who else loves themselves a hot spring?
Vacation..vacation.Memories..memories...
Liard River Hot Springs BC Canada
#vacations #vacationtime #memories #liardriverhotsprings #happyday #woman #she #travellife
Roadtrip Day 30: Liard River, BC (July 31, 2022)
The Liard River Hot Springs was an interesting place.
The first thing we noticed when we arrived was the huge electric fence surrounding the perimeter of the campground. It was very Jurassic Park-esque! But instead of dinosaurs, the beasts being kept at bay were huge wood bison, bears, and moose who occasionally enjoy the warm mineral-rich swamp adjacent to the hot springs.
There were a bunch of spots available at the campground (yay!), but soon upon arriving we found out why that was. There were a shit tonne of mosquitos EVERYWHERE! It was impossible to stay outside for anything non-mandatory. But we weren’t going to let the mosquitos hold us back from enjoying the hot springs! Fortunately, they weren’t as much of a problem once we left the electric fence compound and followed a boardwalk trail to the hot springs.
The hot springs were just a hot pond out in the woods! It was awesome! Swimming in the natural warm waters was rejuvenating.
A cool fact about the Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park is that it's home to an endemic snail species (meaning it isn’t found anywhere else in the world!) called the Hotwater Physa (Physella wrighti). It’s a tiny freshwater snail that lives in water temperatures between 23 – 40°C.
#liardriverhotsprings
#liardriverprovincialpark #hotsprings #bc #northernbc #canada #northamerica #summer #july2022 #vanlife #roadtrip #adventure #electricfence
Day 3 of the road trip to Alaska. Started Muncho Lake, BC and ended in Beaver Creek, The Yukon. Stopped at Liard River Hot Springs!
Bears 12; Moose 5.
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#gypsynurse #travelnurse #alaskabound #britishcolumbia #britishcolumbiacanada #alcan #roadtrip #alaskabound #adventure #explore #alaskaorbust #theyukon #yukoncanada #liardhotsprings #liardriverhotsprings
"The farther one gets into the wilderness, the greater is the attraction of its lonely freedom." Our hearts needed this. No cell service, no wifi, just living in the moment. Here's to many more adventures this year 🥰🏞🏕🌍 #roadtrip #camping #memories #liardriverhotsprings #yukon #muncholake #northernrockies
After a grueling, long day of driving, Liard River Hot Springs was the perfect location to stop for the night. I've never been in a hot spring before, so after we set the RV up, we went straight there. It was well-needed after a long day of driving the sketchy part of the Alaskan Highway. While walking the boardwalk to the hot springs, we ran into a moose enjoying the mineral-filled swamp, but I was too slow to get a picture. An interesting fact about the Liard River Hot Springs is that it drains into swamps instead of a creek or stream, which creates a wetland that doesn't freeze in the heart of winter. Surrounded by nature while relaxing in the hot springs was a wonderful experience, but the sulfur smell kind of threw it all off (it wasn't unbearable, but it was noticeable). Once I looked like a wrinkly-80 year old man, it was time to head back. We ran into a beautiful rainbow after the recent rainfall arching over the various species of trees on the walk back. Once back, I took a nice hot shower and called it a night. Having no service yesterday and parts of today really let me enjoy what Canada has to offer and I'm glad about that because I would have missed so much more than I already have.
#rvtrip #liardriverhotsprings
#britishcolumbia
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Have you ever seen a bison?
Learn about BC's bison in our Spring Issue where we visit the rockymountainbuffaloranch. If you're near Golden, stop in for a Buffalo Tour or stay a while in one of the rustic cabins overlooking the pastures.
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Photo by wildnorthphotos
Wood Bison crossing the Alaska Highway in Liard Hot Springs Provincial Park.
Have you ever seen the Northern Lights?
Travelled from Mile Zero to Mile 475 just to take a warm bath.
#northernlights #liardhotsprings #liardriverhotsprings #mile475 #milezero #alaskahighway #dawsoncreek #britishcolumbia #canada #peacecountry #visitnortheastbc #alaskahighwayjourney #tourismdawsoncreek #nikon #nikoncanada #nikond850 #nikon1424 tourismdawsoncreek visitnortheastbc nikoncanada liardriverhotsprings
Liard Hot Springs, which is the second largest in Canada, is an iconic Alaska Highway stop and is the perfect way to relax after some long days of driving!
Here’s what you need to know before you visit!
💸 It costs $5 per person during peak season.
💧The public portion of the hot spring is called the Alpha Pool and while we normally prefer hot springs that aren’t as developed, they did an amazing job keeping a natural vibe here, while still offering amenities, like changing rooms and restrooms.
🌡 The temperature ranges from 42°C (107.6°F) to 52°C (126°F), with the left side of the pool being the coolest and the right side being the hottest (which felt VERY hot to us).
⏰ Don’t expect solitude here, but going early in the morning (it opens at 7 AM) will mean less people. We met some awesome people here and socializing in the hot spring was part of the fun!
🐻 Bears do live in the area and there is an electric fence you have to go through to get to the hot spring. Make sure to bring bear spray!
🌿 After soaking in the hot spring, check out the short Hanging Gardens Trail to see a waterfall!
🏕 They do have a campground here, but we didn’t personally stay here. The main campground has 53 campsites (some are reservable) for $26 CAD/night, which includes hot springs access, but we did see a bunch of RVs in an overflow camping parking lot across the road from the park entrance.
a welcome soak in liard river hot springs, 3000km between the last hot springs on this trip
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#liardhotsprings
#liardriverhotsprings
#livingthevanlife
#livingthedream
#vanlife
#vanlifecanada
#vanlifedreams
#vanlifediaries
#vanbuild
#vanlifeinspiration
#vanlifecommunity
#vanlifecommunitycanada
#stealthvan
#stealthcamper
#stealthcamping
#campervan
#campervanconversion
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Have you ever visited a location after reading about it in a book?
Ever since reading Into The Wild in 6th grade I was enamored by Christopher McCandless. I dreamed of following his journey and making it to Alaska and seeing even a portion of the sights he saw. 4 years later I bought the book of his photographs from his camera that he carried along on his trip, which felt like an intrusion into his personal journey but I loved the personalness of it compared to the book written about him. Before moving down to Arizona, I decide to follow this dream and drive up to Alaska and follow some of the spots he hit along the way.
This will be a series as I visited around 5 specific spots that he stood, but here is my favorite part of the entire trip, Liard River Hot Springs. I LOVE taking my baths and I need them to be scalding and slightly painful before I am willing to get in and take one. Liard Hot Springs ended up being a sort of choose your own adventure of taking a hot bath. If you choose to relax away from the source the water is nice and warm, and then if you choose to go closer to the source it gets to be very, very hot. This is one of the points of the trip that I am constantly thinking back to, wishing I could just live close so I could come and relax here all the time.
We drove 8h round trip from Fort Nelson to go to Liard River Hot Springs! I’ve been before, but it was in June. Ever since, I’ve been looking forward to returning in winter. A short boardwalk takes you to the hot springs, and on the cooler side, you can head downstream until the branches converge and you’re in the middle of this winter wonderland. The water in the main pool is around 40°C and the ambient air temperature was approximately -25°C. Definitely stop by if you’re ever on the Alaska Highway!
Feb 2020 at Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park. We took a 4h (each way from Fort Nelson) drive to visit the hot springs in -30C weather. Absolutely worth the slight white-knuckled drive for this winter wonderland.
Leaving the hot spring was the hardest part... It’s hard to convince your body to leave 30C+ water when you KNOW it’s -30C outside 😂 A lot of self pep talk had to happen, and I don’t think I’ve ever gotten changed as fast in my life.
#northernrockies #muskwakechika #woodbison #liardriverhotsprings #northernbc #frostydays
An absolutely beautiful Red Fox, spotted at Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. #fox #redfox #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #hellobc #britishcolumbia #bcwildlife #provincialpark #liardriverhotsprings #bcparks #explorebc #explorecanada #northernbc #alaskahighway #foxesofinstagram
28SEP: By the time you reach Liard Hot Springs whether driving north or south, it’s hard not to stop for a break. I had soaked at a hot springs located in the last sizeable city on the road, which was Whitehorse … only 7-8 hours further back. If you keep driving south, it’s another 8 hours before you reach another sizeable town, and at least 14 hours before getting to a mid-size city.
Soaking in this river of hot water was definitely a welcome reprieve from the road, and marveled over the ecologically unique plant life that results from the unusually warm swamp for an area this far north. I did not see any large animals while I was here, but still enjoyed the boardwalk stroll over the warm swamp surrounded by golden trees and mountains before relaxing in a more refined steamy pool that feels hidden from the rest of the world.
Scalding hot water pours into the head of the pool from a small creek while colder water seems to fill the pool from another location. You could soak in this pool for hours without overheating as you can move closer to the natural heat source when you want more thermal goodness, and move further away to cool off in water that could be up to 20 degrees cooler. In some areas of the pool, the temperature difference could be a bit much though with my feet in cold water and my shoulders in steamy, hot water. Nonetheless, this is a truly delightful and worthwhile stop if you’re traveling through the far northern reaches of British Columbia.
- “Chasing Autumn from Alaska to Florida”
Liard hot springs was a welcomed break as we continued up the alcan
#liard #liardhotsprings #liardriverhotsprings #hotsprings #britishcolumbia #canada #fulltimetravel #travel #wanderlust #adventure
Waking up at 4:30am Alaskan time to work our eastern time zone jobs, means it’s extra cold when we start our days. Wishing we were back here in the warm Liard springs!
#liard #liardriverhotsprings #canada #thenomadicpack #rvlife #rvcouple #homeonwheels #fulltimetravel #fulltimerv #rvfulltimer #rv #rvcommunity #rvliving #rvtravel #rvlifestyle #adventure #travel #wanderlust #explore #livelife #liveyourlife
#liardhotspringsbc #liardriverhotsprings #britishcolumbia #naturelove #naturalpool #traveltheworld🌍 #travellovers #travelthenorthamerica #trucktravel🚚
Hot Springs - Águas Termais
We have been to 3 Hot springs on this trip so far, details below:
1 - Miette Hot Springs, close to Jasper in Canada. It was around 45 minutes from the main road, it was just swimming pools with the hot water, but not much nature, it cost $7 per person (water was not so hot)
2 - Liard River, in the middle of Alaska Highway, this was our favorite, place right in the middle of the nature, well taken care and just $5 per person
3 - Cheena Hot Springs, was close to Fairbanks/Alaska, in a resort complex, also 1 hour drive from the city. It was a great spot, cost $13 per person.
In the end the experience in all of them were amazing and very relaxing.
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Fomos em 3 Águas termais na viagem, 2 no Canadá e 1 no Alaska.
A nossa favorita foi Liard River, na beira da estrada Alaska Highway, mais barata ($4 por pessoa) e com uma linda estrutura na beira da natureza.
A Miette (perto do Parque de Jasper, Canadá) eram apenas piscinas com água quente ($7) e a da Cheena era mais cara ($13) e mais longe pra chegar (jáno Alasca).
No fim todas foram super relaxantes e saímos com a bateria recarregada!
#hotsprings #relaxtime #liardriverhotsprings
This was an absolute dream come true.
Sitting in an all natural hot spring in the fall catching a sunset. I could have spent hours on hours in here. Total relaxation mode.
More about this beautiful place be coming up this weekend in my blog 👌🍂🍁
This was third time I've been in one and they fascinate me and feel so good for the mind and body all in one. I love my baths but they do not come close to this. 🙏
First time was in Peru when hiking to Machu Picchu. Second was in Costa Rica outside of La Fortuna & third was well HERE in the homeland of Canada. Canada sure is a beautiful country. 😍
Who else loves themselves a hot spring?
Vacation..vacation.Memories..memories...
Liard River Hot Springs BC Canada
#vacations #vacationtime #memories #liardriverhotsprings #happyday #woman #she #travellife
Roadtrip Day 30: Liard River, BC (July 31, 2022)
The Liard River Hot Springs was an interesting place.
The first thing we noticed when we arrived was the huge electric fence surrounding the perimeter of the campground. It was very Jurassic Park-esque! But instead of dinosaurs, the beasts being kept at bay were huge wood bison, bears, and moose who occasionally enjoy the warm mineral-rich swamp adjacent to the hot springs.
There were a bunch of spots available at the campground (yay!), but soon upon arriving we found out why that was. There were a shit tonne of mosquitos EVERYWHERE! It was impossible to stay outside for anything non-mandatory. But we weren’t going to let the mosquitos hold us back from enjoying the hot springs! Fortunately, they weren’t as much of a problem once we left the electric fence compound and followed a boardwalk trail to the hot springs.
The hot springs were just a hot pond out in the woods! It was awesome! Swimming in the natural warm waters was rejuvenating.
A cool fact about the Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park is that it's home to an endemic snail species (meaning it isn’t found anywhere else in the world!) called the Hotwater Physa (Physella wrighti). It’s a tiny freshwater snail that lives in water temperatures between 23 – 40°C.
#liardriverhotsprings
#liardriverprovincialpark #hotsprings #bc #northernbc #canada #northamerica #summer #july2022 #vanlife #roadtrip #adventure #electricfence
Day 3 of the road trip to Alaska. Started Muncho Lake, BC and ended in Beaver Creek, The Yukon. Stopped at Liard River Hot Springs!
Bears 12; Moose 5.
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#gypsynurse #travelnurse #alaskabound #britishcolumbia #britishcolumbiacanada #alcan #roadtrip #alaskabound #adventure #explore #alaskaorbust #theyukon #yukoncanada #liardhotsprings #liardriverhotsprings
"The farther one gets into the wilderness, the greater is the attraction of its lonely freedom." Our hearts needed this. No cell service, no wifi, just living in the moment. Here's to many more adventures this year 🥰🏞🏕🌍 #roadtrip #camping #memories #liardriverhotsprings #yukon #muncholake #northernrockies
After a grueling, long day of driving, Liard River Hot Springs was the perfect location to stop for the night. I've never been in a hot spring before, so after we set the RV up, we went straight there. It was well-needed after a long day of driving the sketchy part of the Alaskan Highway. While walking the boardwalk to the hot springs, we ran into a moose enjoying the mineral-filled swamp, but I was too slow to get a picture. An interesting fact about the Liard River Hot Springs is that it drains into swamps instead of a creek or stream, which creates a wetland that doesn't freeze in the heart of winter. Surrounded by nature while relaxing in the hot springs was a wonderful experience, but the sulfur smell kind of threw it all off (it wasn't unbearable, but it was noticeable). Once I looked like a wrinkly-80 year old man, it was time to head back. We ran into a beautiful rainbow after the recent rainfall arching over the various species of trees on the walk back. Once back, I took a nice hot shower and called it a night. Having no service yesterday and parts of today really let me enjoy what Canada has to offer and I'm glad about that because I would have missed so much more than I already have.
#rvtrip #liardriverhotsprings
#britishcolumbia
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