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Days 27 - 32 / Aug. 25 - 30

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 Last Sunday 8/25, we drove from New Hazelton to Prince George. On the way there, we decided to stop for breakfast in Smithers. One of the worst experiences we’ve had with a meal - waited for over an hour to eat and breakfast wasn’t very good. When we got to Prince George, the hotel was very nice, except had the oddest feature. The bathroom wall on the other side of the shower was perfectly transparent and looked into the bedroom so of course you could see from the bedroom into the bathroom. Not sure what that was all about, but it was different! On Monday morning when we left, we stopped at a cute little place for breakfast where a homeless man who looked about 80 (he was probably 60) was sitting in the foyer and the waitresses were kind enough to give him some food and a cup of coffee. Then he got up and got the key to use the restroom about the same time I had to and he was having trouble unlocking the door so he asked for my help so I opened it for him. However, while I was fid...

Days 23-26 / Aug. 21 - 24

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The pictures got out of order and my text is down a little further! Bridge on our way to see a waterfall  The mountains outside New Hazelton  Bench by the falls This was our hotel in Stewart Us at the waterfall  Walking the estuary in Stewart Estuary in Stewart Salmon Glacier above Hyder, AK Salmon Glacier Salmon Glacier Mountains  Glacier  Glacier and another waterfall We think this was an original tunnel in Hyder Hyder Between Stewart and Hyder Estuary in Stewart Little store between Stewart and Hyder Famous fish and chip shack in Hyder; very popular and only serves daily fresh caught halibut  Mercedes for the mountains Glacier  Visitor Center New Hazelton The waterfall in New Hazelton Learned something - these are the eggs of gull wasps   We left Tok on Wednesday morning and drove to Jade City - pretty much in the middle of nowhere. I’m sure some of you remember Dave’s and my adventure at Gold Point ghost town on our way back from Death Va...