Day 67: Sunday, August 8th: Cassiar Highway Jade City to Hyder, Alaska

  • Aug 08, 2010
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We camped down a little grassy turnout which turns out to be the mosquito headquarters for the northern hemisphere.  :-)  Scott donned the ever so handsome mosquito net helmet again while quickly shuttling us and everything from the van to the tent and back again this morning.  We decided against eating breakfast there.  We came across a dot on the map called Jade City.  They were very hospitable.  We were able to fill our water there and eat breakfast at their picnic tables.  Brooke spotted the pay phone and we briefly called Meme.  Since we are back in Canada we are unable to use our cell phones again.  We spoke to some people who paid extra to have their cell phones work up here, but the problem is that if there isn’t a single cell tower for any network then the extra money doesn’t help.  The call to Meme was brief because the phone service there was via satellite and the skies were full of patchy clouds resulting in a patchy phone call.

The Alaska Highway has long stretches of no services or services that once were and are no longer.  It seems as though there are more that are now empty shells than thriving businesses.  However, the Cassiar Highway makes the Alaska Highway look like a bustling Chicago Highway.  I might be exaggerating by a little, but not much.  The rugged beauty is impressive.

  This is Scott’s apple face.  I mentioned to Brooke that she was acting a little squirrelly.  Scott commented that that’s what will happen when you spend the whole day strapped inside a vehicle.  Shortly after that exchange I took this photo of Scott.  The miles might be getting to us.  Good thing the bears at Hyder aren’t too far away.

Cody has been really into reading his books lately.  Unfortunately he has also been into eating them.  Elmo’s Mother Goose will never be the same…

 

Bear Glacier off of the Stewart-Hyder Access Road

   

A famous Scott centerline photo in Stewart, British Columbia

Bear viewing from the safety of a boardwalk at Fish Creek.  It is unique because it is one of the few places where black and grizzy bears mingle.

   

We hit the bear viewing perfectly.  The salmon just started swimming here last week.  They are apparently later than usual this year.  We also went at 7 pm. The best viewing is from 6 –10 am and pm.  We didn’t plan it this way.  Someone happened to mention that the drive out here was worth it, and so we went.

   

The grizzly in the bottom right photo has a salmon in his jaws.  We saw this guy get two fish.  He would grab a fish, take it into the bush, eat it, and go back for more.

 

We had some incredible views of Salmon Glacier on the 40 minute drive up the road.  Unfortunately, clouds swallowed up the glacier and us and never lifted.  I didn’t grab any photos on the way up because I was trying to keep Cody awake until we were in the tent.  Scott is always searching for the most unique campsite.  Overlooking the glacier was pretty amazing.  It was a bit cold up there though.  It was a mandatory hat and double pants night for everyone but Scott.  He did wear a hat, but for the first time in a long time he zipped up his sleeping bag.  Once again we came across this sight because of someone’s recommendation while we were cooking up dinner.

 

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