- Breakfast at the Laird Hotspings Lodge – these two young ladies were very gracous – providing a donation for expensed and packing a lunch of sandwitches and pie for later – Thank you for the assist.
- There are many old cabins along the way and a number of closed lodges and stops –
- As we head out of Laird Hotsprings and out of the Rocky Mountains the landscape changes as we head to the platue
- This fellow did not even look up at us as we went by. We still cross to the other side of the road and it is kind of like being at a zoo with no cages. Weird feeling and then nothing to fear.
- time for lunch from the Laird Hotsprings Lodge – this is really nice.
- The other reason we stopped here was the wild Strawberries – they are really really sweet very small and all along the highway right of way.
- Here are the little jewels hiding along side the road. Takes forever to get a handful and they are very good. Too bad Michael does not like strawberries.
- This group of bicycle fellows are heading north following their RV support there are 5 -and take turns 1 driving and 4 pedaling.
- Saw a sign for Smith River Falls and decided to take a side tour for 4 km then a short hike down this trail to the falls
- Wow what a cool picture at the end of the trail – The falls are awsome and powerfull way out here in the middle of our lives today.
- Part of the Alaska Highway history
- This is Chris Figureida who is riding for Cycle for Heart. Chris spent almost an hour talking with us. He road up the road in the winter, climbed Mt. McKinely for 34 days and is now cycling to California –
- A great day and this is the view from the tent This is our campfire on the shore of the Coal River near the Laird river. Nope no fish here either.












