Stewart-Cassiar Highway…homeward bound

June 25
Grabbed breakfast at the campground restaurant. Within 2 hours of travelling we saw two black bears, a grizzly bear, and a momma moose and baby. What a day!

We crossed over the Yukon/BC border a few times.

Stopped for a quick last chance to catch an Artic Grayling.

Stopped for a quick dip at Summit Lake
Visited Jade City

Needlepoint Mountain and some other views

We had planned to stop at Dease Lake for the night, but we couldn’t find a place to stay or eat so we kept driving. Just minutes outside Iskut at the Tatgotta Lake Resort. We found out they didn’t have water that meant no showers. We asked how much a hotel room cost. $100 a night….we hummed and hummed on the price. John, the owner said $80 taxes all in and we can also cook in our camper.

June 26
Had a nice leisurely breakfast at the restaurant. We chatted with a couple who’s riding bikes.

We came across a bear crossing the highway. He walked across then started to come towards the truck. He was so close we could smell him. He also tried to jump up to the window. We figured him out to be a garbage bear.

Bell 2 lodge was developed with the heliskier in mind, but summer visitors are also able to enjoy the facilities. They generate their own electricity and all communication is via satellite.

Stewart, Canada’s most northerly ice-free port, and Hyder, the friendliest little town in Alaska. The border towns of Stewart and Hyder were once booming mining towns at the head of the Portland Canal. The two communities are only 3.3 km and an international border apart. Hyder, on the other hand, has a year-round population of about 60 but gets busy in summer.

Although there is no US Customs office at the border, on the way back from Hyder you have to stop at Canada customs and show valid identification. We passed Bear Glacier on the way in.

There is a scenic boardwalk, from here we walked and enjoyed the view of the Portland Canal.

Hyder, Alaska

Crossing back into Canada from Hyde, Alaska