A couple times we got out to move rocks in the roadway so as not to scrape off the bottom of the car. The Subaru did very well climbing the hills and fording the rivets. We did finally hit one though that we felt we couldn't get over and then back down, so we stopped and backed down until we could find just enough space to turn around.
We decided to scrap the climbing the mountain part, and head to the hot springs instead. On the road to the campgrounds we had passed Lussier Hot Springs, and a man had told us he thought it was a really nice hot springs (plus it was free!). There are three pools - one hot, another a bit lower which is about the same temp, then the third that is fairly cool. Or you can step outside the rock "barrier" and jump right into the icey cold river.
Notice the man in the straw hat (behind white head man). He's seriously skinny/bony and was wearing a speedo! It just wasn't right...
The hot springs were normally something like 100F, but they had cooled a bit and were now only like 85 or something. We hung out for awhile at the hot springs, then were kind of tired and hungry so headed back to camp. We ate lunch and packed up, just in time for a thunderstorm to come blowing in. We hid out in the tent, starting out reading, but then ending up asleep. We awoke a few hours later to sunny skies and cooler temps, which was nice.
We went for a walk out to the old bridge again, and found a older man across the river pushing on a log trying to get it into the current to float away. Kevin thought maybe he had pulled it from above where he was and had thrown it into the water. We watched him try to push the log with another longer stick, which didn't work. We watched him try to jump on another log touching it to get the one in the water to move, which again didn't work.
Finally it moved out a bit more into the current and floated on down river. This all after at least 10 minutes though. Then he proceeded back up river 10-15 feet to his fishing pole and net. He took his net and began "catching" pieces of bark and tree that were floating in the river. He'd get them in his net, then dump them on the shore beside him. We watched that for awhile, not sure exactly why he was doing that. It seemed a bit odd.
Notice the man in the straw hat (behind white head man). He's seriously skinny/bony and was wearing a speedo! It just wasn't right...
The hot springs were normally something like 100F, but they had cooled a bit and were now only like 85 or something. We hung out for awhile at the hot springs, then were kind of tired and hungry so headed back to camp. We ate lunch and packed up, just in time for a thunderstorm to come blowing in. We hid out in the tent, starting out reading, but then ending up asleep. We awoke a few hours later to sunny skies and cooler temps, which was nice.
We went for a walk out to the old bridge again, and found a older man across the river pushing on a log trying to get it into the current to float away. Kevin thought maybe he had pulled it from above where he was and had thrown it into the water. We watched him try to push the log with another longer stick, which didn't work. We watched him try to jump on another log touching it to get the one in the water to move, which again didn't work.
Finally it moved out a bit more into the current and floated on down river. This all after at least 10 minutes though. Then he proceeded back up river 10-15 feet to his fishing pole and net. He took his net and began "catching" pieces of bark and tree that were floating in the river. He'd get them in his net, then dump them on the shore beside him. We watched that for awhile, not sure exactly why he was doing that. It seemed a bit odd.
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