STEWART, BC.  The past several days we have been without connectivity by phone or internet
as we drove through rain and snow flurries.  Winter has come early to Alaska and this part of Canada.  Will be very glad when this tour is over Friday night.

The reason the tour directed us here is that Stewart is just across the border from Hyder, AK where the Portland Canal is loaded with huge fish, which draw grizzly bears out of the surrounding woods.  We stood in the rain on the boardwalk in Hyder for quite a while but saw no bears.  We did see a lot of huge fish.  As we drove back to Stewart across the border, the border patrol lady asked if we saw any bears.  We said no, but we did see a lot of really big fish.

We were exhausted by this point.  We returned to the campground, where the tour leaders forced us to come stand out in the rainy community area that had a large fire pit in its center.  There was talk, of course, of all the big bears everyone else saw.  One couple said that they stopped at a small shop in Hyder and saw through the back window a large grizzly prowling around, even peering at them through the window.

Crude Bear River RV Park Where We Stayed

Boardwalk in Hyder, AK to View Bears

So Many Huge Fish and No Bears While We Were There

In Decent Weather It Would Be A Nice Place