6-16-2011 Hazleton, BC to Hyder, AK

Love when the clouds are in the mtns.

Bear Glacier

Bear Glacier

The hot Air Balloon is in the rigLOL..

Hyder, AK

Dolly Varden fish....our dinner!

The other side of town, where Hyder originally was.  It was originally built on stilts, still visible.

This was a lovely drive, and we saw a black bear cub on the side of the road today.  No picture again :(((  Driving too fast, but it was adorable.  I think my voice yelling at Al to tell him it was there, scared the cub more than the sound of the rig LOL.... The glaciers pictured below are of Bear Glacier.  This time customs was on the Canadian side and not US, so we managed to keep our food :)  The two towns of Stewart, BC and Hyder, AK are so close (2 miles), and really small towns, population 699 and 100 respectively.  As you can see from the picture, the town (Hyder) is really small, and quite a few of the buildings are boarded up or closed.  So sad...wondering what keeps people working here.  We did see a lot of lumber mills so maybe they drive quite a ways to work.  Al caught Dolly Varden, so that was our dinner tonight.  After dinner drove to a spit where the town dock was.  Again, beautiful scenery.  Hoping to see sea otters or something, but nothing around.  Maybe tomorrow night.

6-15-2011 Vanderhoof, BC to Hazleton, BC

These totem poles were in a small village area occupied by Native Americans.

Wildlife today!!!  Deer and fox, however, driving in the rig so no photos :(  Another great scenery day.  We did see some Totem Poles in Vanderhoof and Hazleton.  They were really disappointing to us...we expected them to be taken care of, and maybe have some color.  No so.  There is a lot of handwork that is involved, so it's sad to see them deteriorate so.  Not many vehicles on the road today, and what we see mostly is headed south, not north like us.  We were the only RV in the campground.  Travelling throughout BC one notices all the different colors in the landscape, which is just beautiful and full of snow, greens, blues, etc.  Wondering if Alaska will be the same as far as lack of rigs travelling.  In 2004, there were many many rigs.  The owner of the campground said that usually the snow is gone from the top of the mountains by now.  Hummmmm....while I don't like cold and snow, it does add beauty to the landscape!

6-13-2011 Bow, WA to Clinton, BC

At the Border, they had us discard our potatoes and apples :(   Lots of camera's for people going into the US,  not so many for those of us going into Canada.  The drive was a lovely drive today!  No wildlife however.  The campground was lovely, and even offered a BBQ for a fee; internet for a fee.