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Tetsa River to Liard Hotsprings, Alaska Highway
15 September 2015 - Tuesday
Another beautiful morning after a quiet night.
Hiking with the dogs along the Tetsa River
Last night we passed a hiking trail a short distance from the campground, so decided to backtrack and check it out.
Sign for Teetering Rock Trail - 23 km round trip
It was more than we needed! So we walked along the old Alaska Highway through here, which was an easy hike and scenic.
Fall colours from near the Teetering Rock Trail
On the road again...
Back to the Alaska Highway and ready to turn north
Alaska Highway heading north
Fall colours in the brilliant sunshine
Stone Mountain park is a nice area so I looked forward to the drive through.
Stone Mountain provincial park sign
km 595 approaching Stone Mountain
We camped at Summit Lake on our way south. It is a beautiful spot with good hiking, but is often windy. It was too early in the day to stop for the evening so we carried on.
Summit Lake campground sign, with Stone Mountain
Wonder why they're called the Rocky Mountains?
Time for another hike to stretch the legs.
Sign at the Erosion Pillar Trail
The trail starts out easy enough.
Starting the hike on the Erosion Pillar trail
Now that's a pillar!
There's some steep climbing, if you're into that.
We climbed up and around one of the pillars
Kodi was keeping his eyes open for varmints
Back at the highway there is a lake, which the dogs both enjoyed.
After the walk, Ursa was content to drink water from a nearby lake
On the road again, through an area that often has Stone Sheep on the highway. None today, but there were several on our way north.
The Alaska Highway is narrow and winding along this stone mountain
Keep your eyes open for Stone Sheep through here
Back to a better highway, almost to the bottom of the valley
Another RV on the Alaska Highway heading north in the fall colours
More brilliance on the mountains
The scenery doesn't get boring
Steve noticed a moose in a lake as we drove by. There was a good spot to pull over and I took some pictures of the cow moose in the distance.
Cow moose in a marshy lake to the southwest of the highway
Liard River in the distance
Liard River, looking northeast
The Liard Hotsprings campground was quiet tonight. We stopped early so got our favourite campsite. Then we headed to the springs for an evening soak. Always makes for a good sleep!