We camped for 5 days along the Cassiar Highway at Provincial Park Campgrounds and had a beautiful view over lakes all 5 days. From Meziadin Lake campground we drove to Stewart BC and Hyder, Alaska. There is no US customs at Hyder and we drove over the international boundary without stopping. American residents of Hyder use Canadian money, send their children to school in Stewart, Canada, and are on Pacific Time. The Hyder Post Office uses US money and is on Alaska time. Near Hyder we stopped at the Fish Creek USFS bear viewing boardwalk. After only a brief time on the boardwalk we watched a grizzly bear eat salmon and grass and took photos and video. Then we drove another 17 miles over a very rough dirt road through a mining area and to viewpoints over Salmon Glacier. It took about 2 hours to drive 17 miles, with a few photo stops. The upper section of the road is cut into the side of a mountain above the glacier. In places there are cliffs on both sides of the narrow road with over a 1000 foot drop to the glacier and no guard rails. On the upper part of this road we met “The Bear Man” walking his bike up the mountain. We gave him a ride on our tailgate to his camp and viewpoint so we could buy his Coastal Bears book and DVD. At Meziadin Lake we took our boat on the lake and saw a grizzly bear swimming in the lake and took its picture as it climbed up on shore. We also saw spawning Sockeye salmon which are red color. Tonight we’re at Shady Rest RV Park in Houston, British Columbia. Houston is home to the world’s largest fly rod (60 feet long and 800 pounds) and a 975 pound grizzly bear (mounted).
Male spruce grouse near Kinaskan Lake Campground.
Grizzly bear with chum salmon at Fish Creek observation area.
Salmon Glacier from viewpoint near Hyder, Alaska.
Grizzly Bear after a swim in Meziadin Lake.
Meziadin Lake from island near campground.
Spawning sockeye salmon near Meziadin Lake.
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