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Old 08-14-2019, 03:49 PM
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Default Liard River Hotsprings Trip

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I found a 2x8 that we used to block the outflow from the main pool to the kids pool. It took a while to bring the top pool level up, but once it was, pulling the board away was fun for the kids.










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Old 08-14-2019, 03:55 PM
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Wow, Good pics, I always wanted to go there. Thanks
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Old 08-14-2019, 04:01 PM
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We were there 4 years ago, love those hot pools, but the wooden walk way was not very safe with no grip shoes
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Old 08-14-2019, 04:03 PM
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Always send the kids in first










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Old 08-14-2019, 04:14 PM
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Cold water inlet to the kids pool


The whole place to ourselves






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Old 08-14-2019, 04:19 PM
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Hmmm, maybe too many clips in post.
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Old 08-14-2019, 05:10 PM
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Again, great pics!
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Old 08-14-2019, 05:14 PM
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Wow what an amazing country! I have never heard about this place. Where is it?
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Old 08-14-2019, 05:29 PM
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Wow what an amazing country! I have never heard about this place. Where is it?
Mile 497 on the Alaska highway.
The big lake is Muncho, the small cave is at Muncho.
The Hoodoos/mineral lick is between Muncho and Hotsprings

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Old 08-14-2019, 06:32 PM
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Thanks for posting those pics! I was just at Liard about a month ago with a friend. We were passing through and got there at midnight. I had never been there before, but he had and said we could walk in and go at night. Sure enough, there were a few other people there. Amazing.
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Old 08-15-2019, 04:21 AM
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Great pics. Years ago we made several trips up north and always spent a night there. Kids loved it so much they cried everytime we left. Truly a "slice of heaven". Few places one can take a hotspring soak without the cement and chlorine!
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Old 08-15-2019, 01:00 PM
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I haven't been up there since 1982. I must plan a return trip in the next year or two.

Your threads and pictures are rocking this place!

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Old 08-15-2019, 02:03 PM
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I haven't been up there since 1982. I must plan a return trip in the next year or two.

Your threads and pictures are rocking this place!

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Thanks.
I haven't posted for a long time, I believe I've mostly caught up now on the big trips I've made

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Old 08-15-2019, 07:01 PM
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gorgeous place . a real catch 22 . it is so beautiful but so far away , but if it was easier to get to it wouldn't be near as nice to visit .

sort of like a good fishing hole !!!
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Old 08-15-2019, 07:06 PM
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gorgeous place . a real catch 22 . it is so beautiful but so far away , but if it was easier to get to it wouldn't be near as nice to visit .

sort of like a good fishing hole !!!
Exactly.

This is why we go at Xmas/New Years - so we can have it to ourselves or visit with the people willing to make the journey. Even living only a couple hours away it’s not worth going during spring-fall.
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Beautiful pictures.

I used to be a production engineer for some Maxhamish gas properties up there - the operations staff always told me to take extra field time to visit the Hot Springs. I never did and I regret it.
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Old 08-16-2019, 09:32 AM
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What time of year did you go? I was thinking of going in November.
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Old 08-16-2019, 11:24 AM
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Beautiful pictures.

I used to be a production engineer for some Maxhamish gas properties up there - the operations staff always told me to take extra field time to visit the Hot Springs. I never did and I regret it.
Did you make it into Maxhamish lake? That’s where I have my cabins.

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What time of year did you go? I was thinking of going in November.
November would be great. Anytime through the Fall, winter, and into spring is good, there will be fewer other people, if any.

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Old 08-16-2019, 02:14 PM
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Did you make it into Maxhamish lake? That’s where I have my cabins.



November would be great. Anytime through the Fall, winter, and into spring is good, there will be fewer other people, if any.

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I did. An operator drove a few of us out in an argo. Took awhile and the horseflies were horrendous but the area was spectacular. 2009/2010 I think.
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