We left Hazelton for Stewart at 9:20. It was raining lightly and the temp was about 54. The drive was a bit mundane as we saw about the same types of scenery as yesterday. The road was in much better shape than we expected and we were able to roll right along.
The road from the Ksan Campground crossed a 300' deep river ravine. The bridge was a one-lane suspension bridge. Traffic was to yield to the oncoming cars. Gayle wasn't too sure of taking the pickup/trailer across it – but we made it.
As I said, the trip north was mundane. In ways, the scenery reminded us a bit of the N Idaho area, except more birch trees and large lakes and rivers. This was true until we got to the Mezladin Junction and headed west towards Stewart.
In a matter of minutes, we went from N Idaho to the Swiss Alps. Glaciers, water falls, lakes, etc, etc, etc. The valley walls were extremely steep. Avalanche chutes were evident everywhere and huge mounds of snow laid at the bottoms of the chutes. With the warmer weather, the avalanche chutes have been transformed into water ways and water falls. Words cannot describe the views and our photos certainly do not do justice to the actual views.
We arrived at the Bear River RV Park at about 2:30. The campground is very nice and very well maintained. The view in every direction is supreme.
We set up the trailer and then took a short drive to Stewart, BC and Hyder, AK. These communities are located at the confluence of the Bear and Salmon Rivers. This is also the location of the Portland Canal which connects these communities to the Pacific Ocean. The main exports are logs and mining ore (copper maybe??).
While we were at the confluence dock, we got to see our first of real wildlife of our trip – 2 black bears. We suspect that is why they call it the “Bear” river.
We returned to the campground, had dinner, and had a relaxing evening.
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