Days 23-26 / Aug. 21 - 24

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 Valley a couple years ago. We had booked a cabin and when we got there discovered we didn’t have running water or a bathroom. Yep, pretty much the same situation here except it was a single wide trailer. Oh well, it was just one night and the bathroom was only about 50 feet away! Left Jade City on Thursday and went to Stewart, BC and checked into the Historic Bayview Hotel. Yes, we had a bathroom but the hotel was built in 1925, no elevator and we were on the second floor. The building had settled so much over the years that walking from the bedroom through the kitchen area felt like being on board a ship. We stayed for two days because the scenery was breathtaking, we were on an estuary off the Portland Canal, and were just next door to Hyder, Alaska which had spectacular glaciers. This morning we drove to New Hazelton, BC and stopped at the visitor center. We’ve discovered that if you want to know anything about what to do or where to go in a new town, that’s the place to find out. We were told about a short hike to a lovely waterfall so went there and since we were running out of clean clothes, also hung out at the laundromat for awhile. (Did you know Canadian ones are coins and called Loonies?) Anyway, we saw a flyer on the bulletin board for a bistro about a half hour away, made reservations and had a great dinner. And we FINALLY saw a bear! (Dave saw one this morning but I had my eyes shut for a few minutes so I’m choosing not to count that one.) We’re staying at a reasonably nice place tonite (i.e., running water) and be off to Prince George in the morning.


The store in Jade City - the owners mine jade
Sign in the store in Jade City
Our accommodations in Jade City
On the road again 
Jade City and inside the trailer


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