Saturday, August 7, 2010

Liard Hot Springs Campground [Friday night]

Have not heard from Jesse since he called from Whitehorse on Thursday afternoon.  He called tonight to tell me he is in Dawson Creek, B.C. getting ready to set up his tent at the campground there.  He stayed at Liard Hot Springs Lodge Campground on Friday night, and drove through rain, fog and poor visability today.  The poor visibility added to the 'joy' of road construction and the bike is covered with mud.  He saw three carribou today, and rode through a heard of 50-60 buffalo, who come to eat in the grassy areas along the Al-Can Highway.  Some were even sleeping in the road!  When I asked about other bikers on the highway, he said he had played 'leap-frog' all day with "a couple of Harley Chicks"!  He saw the 2 'ladies' riding their Harleys on the road, spoke to them at a gas station, and was horrified that they somehow passed him up.."they had to be flying because I was going pretty fast"!  He says he believes he can keep ahead of them "because my gas tank is bigger and they have to stop at every gas station.....and, I can pee faster than they can!"  Starting to sound like 'Cannon Ball Run'!  He was very impressed with the Emerald waters of Mucho Lake [will attach a picture of the lake], and talked to a father & daughter from Montreal, who had ridden in a canoe down the Yukon River for the last 10 days.  Very isolated area, and they had gotten a little uneasy because it was so remote...the only thing they saw were the bears in the river! 

Muncho Lake, British Columbia

Bison near Dawson Creek