Day 19 Roads worse than India....Hyder , Alaska

Top of Salmon Glacier

Bear coming out from the jungle

Helicopter compared to the ice field

Things found in Hyder, Alaska

Looking for Fish

We are still in Stewart , going in and out from USA and Canada between Hyder and Stewart. The road in Hyder, Alaska is worse than the roads in India after Monsoon. We drove 21 miles on such road ot see the top of the Salmon Glacier. The ice field is huge and the helicopter in the picture shows some indication of the size. We were lucky to get the Sun shine at the right time too. This is the only Glacier that you can drive to the top of the ice field ( or near it)

We also, spent lot of time at Fish Creek where Salmon were spawning. They are huge and lots of them. The bears come there to eat and people were waiting with powerful cameras. It seems like these professionals wait there for many hours to get the pictures we see on TV. We waited for an hour and were rewarded bt four bears. They come quietly and eat and waste precious salmon. The birds eat the rest.

We walked around the town and Jagdish went for a bike ride and in half an hour he had gone everywhere and taken pictures. The whole place is few blocks full of antiques. It all started with a gold mine in 1910 but not sure why it still exsits. But, it is unspoiled nature...

We are watching the Lord of the Rings and getting ready for a long drive tomorrow. Good night and i am so glad that the SUN came out today.