Today we took the spur road off of the Cassair Highway, and after a beautiful drive through the Bear River Canyon we arrived at the Bear River RV Park in Stewart . We stopped to admire the Bear Glacier (which is HUGE) along the way. After all these one night stops, we are all happy to be here for 3 days. Best of all, we get phone service (one or two bars) from time to time here!
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| Bear Glacier |
Stewart, British Columbia and Hyder, Alaska are located at the head of the Portland Canal, a narrow saltwater fjord that forms a natural boundary between Alaska and Canada.
After dinner tonight we crossed the border into Alaska to go to the Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Area. Visitors can view black bears, grizzlies, wolves and other wildlife fishing for salmon in Fish Creek and Marx Creek. A raised, gated boardwalk that overlooks the creek gives visitors a safe haven for watching and photographing the animals. Unfortunately, tonight no animals came to feed while we were there, but we enjoyed watching the salmon as they spawned.
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| Salmon in Fish Creek |
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| I think I have found Middle Earth! |
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| Back to the 60's! |
These are very small towns (Stewart population 600, Hyder population 100), and there are some quirky things about them. I was amused by the fact that both of these towns are on Pacific Daylight Time except for the post office in Hyder. It is on Alaska Daylight time because it is a federal building.
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