Trip to Alaska and West Coast

September 18, 2013 – 46F and cloudy/sunshine. We went to the Indian museum and visited Kispiox, BC. Both were interesting but not 3 stars. We learned about totem poles. They are like a family tree. You start at the bottom. They tell you what clans have married, important events in a family, what clan the family is currently a member of. It is not a religious symbol. I worked on trailer tire pressure and hub nuts. All the nuts were tight and one tire needed air. 

Ksan Indian Museum

Ksan Indian Museum

Home in Kispiox, BC

Totem poles Kispiox, BC

United Church of Canada est. 1895

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

September 17, 2013 -- 50F and sunshine. We got laundry and baths done today. Also, we rode around and looked at Old Hazelton, BC, New Hazelton and drove over Hagwilget Suspension Bridge. Tomorrow, we will visit Kispiox, BC (has 15 totems) and the Ksan Village Museum. This area has the most Totem poles in the world. The area is home for the Gitxsan people. Gitxsan translates as “the people of the river of mist”.

For Sale- A Pilot;s dream home.

Ksan Campground- Hazelton, BC

Single Lane suspension bridge

Downtown Old Hazelton

Totems in frount of Ksan Museum

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

September 16, 2013 – 55F and rain/sunshine. Today’s drive was short to Ksan Campground in Hazelton, BC. The campground is on the river and is surrounded by mountains. It is open until October. We plan to stay here a few days and visit the Ksan Indian museum and 1890 old town. We have not seen the world’s largest fly rod yet. The internet is really weak at our RV site. I may have to move outside if I really want to wifi. Also, there is a single lane suspension bridge over Hagwilget Canyon of the Bulklet River which is 460 feet long and 262 feet above the river. We crossed it today. What a view! Don’t look down! We do not have any pictures yet. Jo Ann cooked a wonderful dinner tonight- fried chicken, green beans, baked potatoes and corn bread with Jell-O with fruit for dessert.

Hazelton Info center

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

September 15, 2013 – 42 F and clear. The electricity went off at 6 am. We got to see if the propane and battery worked as advertised. We found our old percolator coffee pot and made coffee. It was a great experiment. We had not used one for years. How long do you boil the water??? We found a sign outside of office telling us this was a planned power outage from 6 am – 6 pm. The temperature is now 66 F and we had to open windows on the trailer to cool it down. Hopefully the power will come back on at 6 pm. We drove over to Hyder, Ak. We visited the bear viewing area – no bears – not many fish either. Also, we climbed a narrow gravel road up the mountain to Salmon Glacier. The electricity came on at 4 pm. We ate at the King Edward Hotel/Motel/ Restaurant. It was a good place to eat. It had a Brinks truck parked out front. You needed it to help with your bill. Tomorrow off we go to Hazelton, BC ( pop 6500). They have the world’s largest Fly Rod, Indian village, and 1890’s town.

Downtown Hyder, AK

Salmon Glacier

Downtown Steward, BC

Our camp site in Stewart, BC

1910 Hotel built for $100,000 -- For Sale-- Maybe a investment opportunity?

King Edward Restaurant with Brink's truck

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

September 14, 2013  -- 42F and clear. It was not a good day for Tennessee Football 59-14 loss to Oregon (worst loss since 1910). However, Alabama won 49-42 over Texas A&M. We just watched TV -football all afternoon. We were not sure we could even get the games. However, our cable had ABC and CBS. We may do a little work on trailer hub inspections and tire pressures or maybe some more laundry. We are resting after 4 days of traveling. It is 71 F outside now. It’s been a long time since we have had this warm of weather but we are coming south. Stewart, BC (pop 494)/ Hyder, AK (pop 87) are 2 miles apart on the border. We will drive over to Hyder, AK tomorrow to see if we can see some bears fishing and the Salmon Glacier. Today we did nothing..

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

September 13, 2013 – 43 F and partly cloudy. We move today to Stewart, BC/ Hyder, AK. We will stop there for a day or two and do a little housecleaning and etc. The drive over was very pretty. The scenery on our trip has looked like post cards.. We arrived in Stewart about 5 pm (PT). Bear River RV Park is a nice park and it does have bears and wolves coming through the park. They do not recommend walking outside at night and making sure all food is in storage.

Old Volcano behind Campground

Mountain Shadow RV Park, Iskut, BC

A logging machine that can pullup, cut and pile the logs.

Bear Glacier--along road to Stewart, BC

Mountain Shadow RV Park-- Iskut, BC

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Trip to Alaska and West Coast

September 12, 2013 --  48 F and bright sunshine. Today was a long day. We drove from Teslin, YT to Iskut, BC about 320 miles. We are camped at Mount Shadow RV Park. It's at the base of old volcanoes. A very beautiful site and nice RV camp.

Mountain Goats

Along road to Iskut, BC

Along the road to Iskut, BC