Day 65 - August 5 - Stewart, BC and Hyder, AK
Took a drive today to Fish Creek, in Hyder, Alaska, just across the border. This is a National Park type area, where a boardwalk is built along the creek so that people can watch the bears feeding on the fish. Well, the salmon were running and spawning, but in the 1/2 mile of boardwalk, we did not see a single bear. Oh well, off to Salmon Glacier.
Just past the bear viewing area, the pavement turned to gravel, and farther up, to dirt, and we climbed, and climbed, until we were at the summit, looking down on Salmon Glacier. The view was spectacular, and we lingered for a while, took some pictures, and then returned down the 17 mile each way dirt and gravel road, which was very rough in some spots. We were the first in our group up there, so on the way down, we saw several others going up the hill. Stopped back at Fish Creek, but still no bears!
Did I say Salmon Glacier was awesome? No, I said it was spectacular. There is something to be said for viewing a glacier from above, rather than from it's toe.
Lastly, I taped up the broken window, thanks to a large flexible cutting board that Rachel donated. Had to borrow some extra duct tape from the tailgunner, Mike, and it was red. Dianne did not care to draw attention to the broken window with RED duct tape, but I made it look nice. Kind of like a diver's flag!
Just past the bear viewing area, the pavement turned to gravel, and farther up, to dirt, and we climbed, and climbed, until we were at the summit, looking down on Salmon Glacier. The view was spectacular, and we lingered for a while, took some pictures, and then returned down the 17 mile each way dirt and gravel road, which was very rough in some spots. We were the first in our group up there, so on the way down, we saw several others going up the hill. Stopped back at Fish Creek, but still no bears!
Did I say Salmon Glacier was awesome? No, I said it was spectacular. There is something to be said for viewing a glacier from above, rather than from it's toe.
Lastly, I taped up the broken window, thanks to a large flexible cutting board that Rachel donated. Had to borrow some extra duct tape from the tailgunner, Mike, and it was red. Dianne did not care to draw attention to the broken window with RED duct tape, but I made it look nice. Kind of like a diver's flag!
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