SEPTEMBER 4, 2012----STEWART, ALASKA

The Communities of Stewart, British Columbia and Hyder, Alaska are located at the head of the 90 mile long Portland Canal. Today we are in Stewart, British Columbia, Canada. 

 We are going to meet up at Fish Creek Wild Life Observation Point in Hyder, Alaska at 10:30 am for a ride share to Salmon Glacier by way of the Salmon Glacier Road.

LINING UP FOR OUR RIDE TO SALMON GLACIER

This route provides access to some of BC’s richest reserves of natural resources including copper, gold & silver. You can observe over 20 glacier formations overlooking the Highway, giving it the name ‘Glacier Highway’

The road was the worst we have been on this whole trip.  The first 5 miles was all potholes and we proceeded at 5 miles per hour.  It took us 45 minutes to reach to the top of the glacier which was only 15 miles away.

We arrive at Salmon Glacier from Summit. The Salmon Glacier, the fifth largest in Canada, is a remnant of that last great age of glaciers.  It was beautiful seeing the glacier from the top rather than from the bottom on all our other glacier viewings.  The sun was out and it was a magnificent day.

Ivy, George, Tom & Rita enjoying the view from the top

River formed from melting glacier

Everyone brought a lunch and we had a nice "Brown Bag Lunch" together.

OUR GROUP AT THE TOP OF THE GLACIER