Good breakfast at Smitty’s in Radium, then off in search of Lussier Hot Springs. Finding them was easy, but the road was challenging. Thank goodness Larry was driving! It’s a narrow dirt logging road, clinging precariously to the edge of a mountain. At times it’s only 1 lane wide and it’s full of hairpin turns and blind corners. Logging trucks fly along at break-neck speeds. But oh my! The hot springs are nice!
One thing though – unless you enjoy getting naked in the woods, change your clothes in the porta-potty at the head of the trail. Just sayin’. We hung out in the hot water for about an hour, chatting with a couple from England and another from Alberta. On the road back to the highway, we somehow made a wrong turn and ended up on another, longer logging road. But with less traffic and more wildlife – we saw a wolf and a small herd of deer. Otherwise, the only wildlife spottings on this trip have been a couple of chipmunks and a vole. The rest of the trip was relatively uneventful. The closer we came to Nelson, the brighter the foliage looked – hundreds of shades of green, but with significant yellow contributed by birches, some of which are already dropping their leaves. It rained off and on all afternoon and evening. When we were on the last stretch of road, coming north from Salmo, we caught up with an old yellow taxi, then in Nelson we saw many classic cars. There’s a show here this weekend. Finally home to Nicole and Chris’s for family time and Somer-snugs!
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