Day 56 - Stewart, BC

Tuesday, August 3, 2010    Linda and Darrell Marshall        Adventure 7



Today was our last chance to be in Alaska. We're camped in Stewart, BC., but can cross the border into Hyder, AK.

Stewart is a small town on a fjord. Across the border in Hyder is definitely “crossing the tracks". It's a dumpy looking little place without a straight street. But it did get us out to the bear viewing area and on to the Salmon Glacier. We watched salmon going up stream and a Great Blue Heron, but no bear there today.

Then we went UP a gravel, curvy road to Salmon Glacier. The Glacier was well worth the dusty ride! There were so many pretty waterfalls and views of many glaciers. It was a beautiful drive with spectacular scenery!! On our way back down we saw a marmot sunning itself on a rock. We were almost back at the bear viewing when a black bear crossed the road in front of us, two days and two bear.

I spent the afternoon doing handwork on quilt blocks and Darrell checked out the back of his eyelids. Tonight we hope to go back to the bear viewing area to see if there are bear after the salmon. Some of the group did actually see a grizzly eating fish this morning.