{"id":21879,"date":"2010-09-18T15:43:49","date_gmt":"2010-09-18T22:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=9190"},"modified":"2016-09-15T20:44:13","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T17:44:13","slug":"slowing-down-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/slowing-down-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Slowing Down"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a slow, easy drive to Liard Hot Springs last night. I decided to be a tad cheeky, what with a full hookup park next door and dry camping spots available for the exorbitant cost of $21 at the provincial park, and just spend the night in the parking lot across from the park entrance.<\/p>\n

Beta Pool was closed because of bear activity, so I had to hang out with a million other people in alpha pool. It wasn’t the most relaxing hot spring experience of my life, so I didn’t soak for long.<\/p>\n

It was nice to get back to the rig, shower, and then hunker down for the night. I made a nice dinner, watched a movie, and read.<\/p>\n

This morning, nothing short of a natural disaster could have gotten me moving at a speed faster than a crawl. It was the first time in months that I was able to just lie in bed with the cats, read, and know that I had nothing and no one waiting for me. I lingered over coffee and breakfast, then set off around 10:30.<\/p>\n

The drive from Liard to Fort Nelson is very technical; lots of tight turns and 7 to 8% grades. It was my first time doing it in that direction and I had a lot of fun. I saw more buffalo and caribou today than in all the sightings I’ve had in my life combined.<\/p>\n

I’m going to get some work done, gas up, then head to a turnout I stayed at in the spring of ’09. Tomorrow, I’ll move on to Fort St John or Dawson Creek and then the adventure will begin!<\/p>\n

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