Deese Lake to Watson Lake

This is the route that we followed from Dease Lake to Watson Lake.

Shortly after we left we saw this coach who had gotten too close to the edge of the road. Our RV tech stopped to see if there was anything that he could do and this is the picture they took. This served as a reminder for us to stay away from the edge.

This is an RV park on a lake that we drove by.

There are so many beautiful lakes here in Canada.

We stopped at Cassiar at the Jade Mine and Store. I bought some Christmas presents.

This is a large Inukshuk made of jade rocks.

When we arrived at Blue Lake several of the younger members of the group went up the hill to take pictures of us.

Lance's five labs ran up the steep face of the hill.

While there we found an unusual bug. It resembled an earwig but was about and inch and a half long.

Blue Lake was still and clear and gave a wonderful reflection opportunity.

I finally got a picture of a bear but as you can see it was not very good.

Tomorrow we are off to Teslin.

Hyder, AK to Deese Lake, BC

As we drove from Hyder to Deese Lake we saw more beautiful scenery. Waterfalls were everywhere.

There are also rivers, ponds, and lakes all along the way.

This is the route we followed.

It rained on us most of the way up so picture taking was kept to a minimum. Tomorrow we drive to Watson Lake.

Salmon Glacier and Pizza Party

Since we didn't see any bears yesterday and since we haven't gotten any pictures of the bears we have seen, I thought that I would include a photo that was taken by Lance and Gisela who are on the caravan with us.

Today we caravaned in our autos/trucks up to Salmon Glacier. On the way we saw some abandoned gold mines.

There were also lots of waterfalls on the way up.

The higher we got the more snow we saw.

Salmon Glacier is one of the largest glaciers and it is absolutely beautiful.

The glacier gives off a fog and a mist most of the time.

When you are at the top you can't see the bottom.

On the way back down we saw more waterfalls.

This is the bottom of the glacier.

This is a pond on the roadway to Salmon Glacier.

You can see a variety of colors in the glacier.

After our trip to the glacier, we met at Sealaska Inn for a pizza party. Our Wagonmaster, Spike, on the right, and our Tailgunner, Jack, put on a short skit for us.

All of the pizza was hand made and was wonderful.

We filled the room.

A good time was had by all. Tomorrow we head to Deese Lake.

Drive to Hyder and that afternoon and evening

Saturday morning we left 'Ksan RV Park at 9:30 and drove to Hyder, AK along this route.



As we were leaving Hazelton I finally got a picture of the other two wooden sculptures outside the visitor's center.

We drove a little ways up the road to Ketseguecla to see the Sea Bears,

totem village,

and spirit houses.

When a totem falls it is left to return to the earth.

Then we drove to Kitwancool Native Village and saw their totems. These are special because of the number of rings at the top which designates how many pot latches they put on for the whole village. Now an inexpensive task.

This is an old Anglican Church in the village. That's the bell tower off to the right.

After our drive through we were lined up for take off onto the highway.

When we reached our turn to Hyder we saw this sign which points to Hyder, Alaska.

We drove across many beautiful rivers. Wayne wanted to stop and fish as did several other men in the caravan.

I saw this building with the Hyder, Alaska sign right after we turned to go to Hyder.

We also saw a lot of glaciers. We learned that snow packed for three years becomes a glacier.

Here is Bear Glacier. It used to come out to the roadway.

We are seeing snow capped mountains and I can't resist taking pictures of them.

And everyone knows by now what a sucker I am for waterfalls.

This is a pond in Stewart, BC. The log jams across the lake were used for the filming of an Al Pacino movie I think.

Here is the city limits sigh when we entered Alaska. There is no customs to enter the US but there is customs to go back to BC.

I really liked the decorative wood on the porch of this old home.

This is the General Store in Hyder. Hyder is known as the friendliest ghost town in Alaska. It really is a ghost town for the most part.

We unhooked the motorhome and immediately drove to the bear viewing stands. On the way out we caught this eagle sitting on a log waiting for dinner.

This is a beaver house on the way to the bear viewing stands.

We walked down the bear viewing stands to the right and saw the remains of an old house.

This is a view of Fish Creek. In about three weeks the salmon will make a run up this river and the black and grizzly bears will come to feast.

Here is a large tree near the bear viewing stands.

We found these fledgelings in a nest under the viewing stands.

On the way back from the bear viewing stands the eagle had moved up to the upper part of the log.

We stopped to take a picture of another waterfall on the way back.

We went out to dinner at the blue bus. Wayne and I both had Dungeness Crab and it was delicious.

It was a full and satisfying day.