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.