Hyder, Alaska

We had a more leisurely departure from Kiniskan Lake on Saturday morning.  The road south was some of the smoothest we have been on for a long time.  We drove through a pretty steady drizzle all the way to Stewart, British Columbia and into Hyder, Alaska.  On the way in we had a great view of Bear Glacier.

Bear Glacier

We filled up with gas in nice orderly Stewart before heading across the border to chaotic Hyder, Alaska.  Stewart is the larger town and commands the head of Portland Canal the inlet which reaches many miles from the Pacific Ocean.

Stewart, BC

Hyder, Alaska

After getting the Winnebago settled in to the Run-A-Muck RV Park we headed for the Fish Creek Bear viewing area.  They have a platform that runs along Fish Creek which allows people to view the Grizzly and Black Bear catching their salmon lunch in the stream.

Mary on Bear Viewing Platform

While the salmon run was really late again this year we were lucky enough to see a few bear looking for their salmon dinner.

A Very Black Female Grizzly

Male Grizzly

On Sunday morning we decided to take a look at Salmon Glacier about twenty miles north of Hyder on an interesting dirt road.  The views of Salmon Glacier are astounding as the road from which you view the glacier is way above it.

Salmon Glacier

Most people turn around at Salmon Glacier and go back to Hyder while we decided to continue our exploration further up the road.  Our reward was an excellent view of Brenendon Glacier and a good look at three very large Grizzly.

Brenendon Glacier

Three Large Grizzly

Nap Time for Mr Grizzly

On Monday morning I got up early and went back to Fish Creek to see if I could photograph any more Grizzly.  I didn't have to wait very long.  As I was getting out of the Jeep a ranger told me to hustle myself into the enclosure as there was a Grizzly coming down the road.  A few seconds later a big Grizzly walked right by where I had the Jeep parked.

Grizzly and Jeep

I did manage to get a few good shots of Mr Grizzly in the river a few minutes later.

Grizzly at the River

We had a great time in Hyder and really enjoyed our encounters with the Grizzly Bear but it was time to continue our adventure so at 8:30 AM on Monday morning we crossed the border back into Canada and headed for Prince Rupert for more discovery.