29 Hyder to Washington Border
This will be the final BLOG posting on our time in Canada and Alaska. We were up there a bit over 4 months and traveled about 8,300 miles north of the border.
One last glacier
Leaving Hyder we traveled around 60 miles and found this neat Provincial Park where we cooled it after some very busy days. Beautiful place. Spent two nights here. There were supposed to be lots of bears; saw none.
We stopped at a First Nations village which was full of totem poles and this historic Anglican Church with separate bell tower.
Next stop was Hazleton which is a historic town and the end of the steamship navigable river.
Hazleton is the home of a major Tlingit Tribe heritage center. Although it is a tourist attraction it is also an active in-use First Nation facility.
Driving down the road we were directed to a dip net salmon fishing area used only by First Nation people. Due to the cliffs they were all tied by rope to a base.
Scenic stuff along the road.
We visited a shale cliff which (supposedly) is full of fossils. We saw none altho we opted not to climb the steep slippery hillside to get to the cliff. To get there we had to cross a bridge. One has to wonder if there is a weight limit for the one person allowed at a time.
The world’s largest fly rod.
Now in Prince George.
This is the Railroad and Timber Industry Museum, a real interesting place full of stuff.
A luxury train car.
The arts center in Prince George.
Prince George’s logo sign is the wooden man (a log due to the importance of logging in this city). In honor of an upcoming visit by The Blueman Group, look at what they did to his face.
Along the Canadian/U.S. border is a very productive agricultural area.
THE BORDER
Now on U.S. roads again.
What a trip!! We are already planning the next one up there in a few years. Hope you enjoyed it even a fraction of as much as we did. The next posting will briefly cover the trip back to Arizona.
