Stewart, BC, and Hyder, AK

We had a nice drive to the Cassiar Hwy and then took the 37A spur 40 miles to Stewart, BC, where we have a nice campsite in an RV park (Bear Creek RV Park). Its a good deal at $30 per night for a site with electricity and showers. The drive on 37A is spectacular. We drive down a wide (and sometimes narrow) valley with snowcapped peaks dripping with waterfalls almost the whole way.

We were in awe of Bear Glacier in full view of the road. It turned into Bear Creek, which was really more a river. We only saw one snowshoe hare, but frankly there was so much beauty, you didn't really know where to look!

After a few practice attempts , Phil and I finally managed to park the camper in it's back-in site. We ate our sandwiches for lunch and then went exploring. We stopped at the Stewart Visitor's Center and walked out on their elevated walkway over the estuary.

Stewart is the home of Canada's furthest north deep water port on the Pacific. This is the Portland Canal which is a deep fjord. Stewart is on one side and Hyder, AK, is on the other. We crossed over into Hyder and went up to the Fish Creek viewing platform. When the salmon run later in the year grizzlies and black bears come here to feed. You can watch them from the forest service platform. Normally it is $5, but since there were no bears or salmon, we walked for free and enjoyed the views.

We started to go up the road to Salmon Glacier, but after a few miles of slick, rocky, muddy roads on the side of a mountain, I had Phil turn around.

We washed the mud and chemical additives off at the town car wash. We went back and showered and are finishing washing and drying a load of clothes. Afterwards, we'll go into town to eat since the mosquitos seem pretty big.Les mer