Stewart/Hyder - Fish Creek Bears

Today we drove the Glacier Highway to Stewart/Hyder. The two towns are located on the Portland Canal fjord. The glaciers are impressive. 

The fireweed here is totally finished blooming and is going to seed. Makes an interesting foreground to the mountains that surround the towns. 

Hyder has an entrance to the Tongass Forest and the Fish Creek wildlife viewing platform. We saw bear! It took patience, but eventually a couple of grizzlies ambled down the creek. The female, a tagged bear named Monica, was more interested in the salmon berries than the salmon in the stream. 

Tomorrow morning we plan on visiting them again.