TRIP DAY – 62, 63, 64
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DAILY
MILES 223 – 182 - 246
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TOTAL
MILES – 7,801
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8/15- We left the Alcan (Alaska)
Hwy for the last time this morning and headed south on the Cassiar Hwy. This evening finds us camped by a beautiful
lake in the Kinaskan
Provincial Park CG just beyond Iskut, BC. This is another curvy narrow mountain road
with no shoulders and no guard rail. The
scenery is beautiful with forest, lakes, mountains and glaciers, but you better
not take your eyes off the road for long or you’ll become part of the picture.
8/16- The Stewart/Hyder Access Road – 37A is one of
the most beautiful drives we have experienced.
A portion of the road goes through a narrow, steep-walled canyon with
high mountains and hanging glaciers. It
doesn’t get better than this. We reached
Stewart, BC about noon and checked in the Rainey Creek Stewart City
Campground. Next we went to the Visitor
Center to pick up information on the Bear Viewing Platform just down the road
in Hyder, AK. At 7 PM we drove the 11 miles to the National
Parks Fish Creek platform and sure enough there was a grizzly bear catching and
eating salmon. I think the pictures
cover the rest.
8/17- It rained all night but stopped just as we
were unplugging and heading out. This
was only the fourth time we had seen rain since leaving KY in mid-June. We left Stewart on 37A, intersected with 37
and headed to 16, the Yellowhead Highway. At 4 PM we stopped at Shady Rest RV
Park in Houston, BC. Tomorrow we drive
toward Prince George, BC where we head South on BC 97 and continue to
Washington State about 600 miles from where we are tonight. This will be a two day drive and as we move
further south the roads should improve.
You’ll probably hear from us next after we reach the lower 48.
