July 9th to 10th - Stewart, BC

July 9th - Mon - to Stewart, BC
The road improved immensely just after Iskut but the rain decided to start again and stay with us. It did wash the mud off the front of the 5th wheel but I think we missed some great scenery. The Cassiar mountains made very brief appearances through the clouds. After we got settled and had lunch, we checked out Stewart - very small town and it was still raining.

July 10th - Tues - Stewart
Terry had watched a weather forecast and thought the rain would stop so we hung around a bit after breakfast. No such luck so we took off for Hyder and the Salmon Glacier. The roads past the edge of Stewart were terrible. There was no need for 20 MPH signs in Hyder as you could only comfortably drive about 10 - 15. We stopped at the fish viewing platforms (6 miles from Hyder) and were told there were no fish spawning and therefore no bears. We continued up the road about 4 more miles toward the glacier and then decided to turn back. Apparently we turned back just before a road block/warning about bad roads so we could not have driven to the glacier anyhow. There were no warning signs before you drove 10+ miles on a bad road!
We saw a bear and 2 cubs cross the road just before the viewing platforms so we stopped, dug out the umbrellas and checked it out. Beautiful facility for bear viewing but just like a few other things we are slightly early for this activity.
Spent the afternoon and evening on the internet, watching TV (than goodness for cable on rainy days) and doing miscellaneous little chores that don’t otherwise get done.