Stewart

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Stewart, BC (7/9/2016)

Hard to leave the gem of a place we were in, but leave we did.  With no cell service and our wifi mostly non-existent, we were ready for communication again.

We began our trip at 8:15, and didn’t have too long of a ride. The ride was gorgeous, right from the start.  It rained early in the morning and was still cloudy when we left camp.  It began to drizzle and we took our time.  The mountains were beautiful with the rings of clouds hanging over them. 














The road was once again unpredictable.  At times very smooth, and then suddenly broken with extensive potholes.  Some construction taking place all during the day, even though it was a Saturday. 

We saw a black bear on the edge of the road!  Got to see him close up as we passed.  Later in the morning, we saw another black bear but much younger.  He tried to cross the road, but became scared by our noise as we approached and ran back into the brush.

The weather cleared after a time and we had bright blue skies.  We have come to realize that BC may win the contest with Minnesota, with the total number of lakes.  
 

As we travel on these mountain passes, we often see "Avalanche" warnings.  We found these avalanche gates to be particularly remarkable















We began the trek to the west on highway 37A, known as Glacier Hwy.  This 40 mile highway leads to Stewart.  What a spectacular road this is.  We traveled less than 3 miles before we saw the first glaciers.  One of the largest ones in this area, is Bear Glacier.  There are waterfalls all along this route, with the run-off from the glaciers.  Each curve led to awesome views.
 

Bear Glacier
Notice "bubbling" melting  from glacier toe



















































Bear River










Bear Canyon



















Our campground is another “winner”.  We are surrounded with mountains and we’re in the trees.   With no cell phone service during the entire ride, we now have service, TV and wifi  (though as usual, very limited & metered).  As a result, posting on the blog will have to wait.  We have several days’ worth of information and pictures we want to share with everyone.  We’re staying here for 3 nights.
 


Tomorrow, we’re going 2 miles away from here, to Hyder, Alaska.  We’re going to visit the area that is known for Bear Viewing, as they catch salmon from a creek.  We’ll keep you “posted!”

Found in many campgrounds in BC; who remembers these???




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  1. OIT and MeJuly 12, 2016 at 7:37 PM

    Ok everything is pretty! Is that a phone booth?! 😉

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