We departed Stewart, BC late morning. Beautiful Mtns covered with fog.
Everywhere we’ve been in Canada and Alaska, we’ve seen lots of men and women on bikes….loaded down with their gear. What great shape they are in for the mountains.
Fall is just around the corner.
The amazing Bear Family. Mama Bear and her 3 cubs were safely away from the highway grazing.
Then, she decided to get them to the safety of the woods.
They weren’t following her so she stood up and called them!
As she approached the woods, it appeared she was going to climb a tree. But, instead, she climbed just a few feet and jumped off to keep going into the woods.
One by one, each cub, did EXACTLY as she had done. Up the tree and jumped off.
Cub #2
And Cub #3.
And all 4 disappear into the woods. MOST amazing thing I’ve seen. (you can probably imagine just how many pictures I took of that….even though it only lasted very a few minutes).
Sights along the way.
We stayed in Houston, BC for the night. SW of us the road has been closed for the China Rose Wildfire, but it is now open. Lots of smoke in the area so we are hoping we they remain open tomorrow so we can pass. In the meantime, the owners of Shady Rest RV Campground have beautiful flowers everywhere we look. The Dahlia’s up here are the largest I’ve ever seen.
And the begonia’s too.
Greenhouse where she grows delicious Tomatoes.
Month: August 2014
Stewart, BC
Stewart, BC and Hyder, Alaska
What a FUN afternoon with Roger and Kay! Just a few more trips across the border into Alaska. Sculpture “Wall Art” at Hyder Bar.
This is the way I thought all of Alaska and The Yukon would be. Just kidding; but it seems like it should.
3rd Largest Glacier in the World.
Raymond ‘living on the edge’.
Beautiful Blue Ice of Salmon Glacier.
IF you ever go to Stewart, BC be sure to go 1 block off the main road through town to eat at “The Bus”. BEST FOOD EVER. Fresh Halibut cannot be beat.
And the bears come out to Fish Creek Overlook Park, Hyder, AK.
Salmon in Fish Creek.
Great viewing walkway above the reach of the bears.
Bear River RV Park, Stewart, BC
While we were in Iskut, BC, we ran into a couple (actually 2 couples traveling together) that we’d been in the same park with at 5 other locations. They told us about taking a side trip off of BC37 to Stewart, BC/Hyder, AK. So Raymond and I decided to do that side trip. We wanted a little time to rest before pushing on to Seattle.
What a nice stop. Campground was great and Roger and Kay, and Bill and Kaye, we parked next to us. Roger and Kay asked us to join them to see the Bears at Fish Creek Overlook Park and drove us up to Salmon Glacier. So much fun! Looking forward to seeing them again soon.
Teslin, Yukon to Iskut, British Columbia
Mountain Shadow RV Park, Iskut, BC
When you are driving a rig that is over 60′ long, you always wonder about being able to get out when you turn on a road like this….to get to an RV park. LOL We pick our parks carefully, usually when Class A RV fit so do we! And this is the view from the office. Nice!
Plenty of grounds to walk around.
Beautiful short hike through the woods to get to this lake. IF anyone is interested, this 203 acre RV park is For Sale.
Startled another family of Grouse as we walked through the woods.
Destruction Bay to Teslin, Yukon
Sunset on Destruction Bay, Yukon
Heading out of Alaska
Off we go, today! Heading toward Seattle, WA to have our Smart car repaired. It’s just so much easier to sightsee in the Smart. Beautiful day to be on the road.
I just never tire of seeing snow-capped mountains.
We are always on the lookout for the random animal along the side of the road….and today didn’t disappoint. Grizzly.
Destruction Bay RV Park in The Yukon along The Alaska Highway is our stop for the night.
Chicken, Alaska
Such a lovely, off the grid, place to visit. I think Raymond and I both would stay longer….and suspect we’ll come back here another year.
Yep, bathrooms are outhouses! But, I must say even though we had ‘pay’ showers they were great!
Raymond and I got in his runs and my walks….and used the runway, when it wasn’t in use.