Day: 40 Hyder, AK

Day: 40 6/7/15

 

Rainy morning

We awoke this morning to a drizzly day.  Fog on the mountains and a quiet peacefulness in the valley.  

 

Looks like a bear on the right

 After breakfast, we walked up the Salmon River and saw many waterfalls cascading through the clouds, a driftwood stump that resembled a bear and a poor fellow who didn’t heed the avalanche warning signs.

 

Watch out for the avalanches

Walking back through the park, we couldn’t locate our host to reserve another night so we kept walking into town to “The Bus”, a Hyder fixture for 17 years and run by Diane Simpson and her family. They also run Alaska Seafood (No wonder they offer fresh caught everything). 

 

Our spot in the woods

Diane had a part in the 2001 film, “Insomnia” filmed in Hyder and starring Robert Dinero, Robin Williams and Hillary Swank. Diane filled us up with halibut and local tales as we ate and leafed through her scrapbooks.  We talked with a couple from the northern part of BC that were headed to Terrace, BC for his sister’s birthday.  We talked about music, dance and those fools in DC.

 

Doesn't your post office come with moose antlers?

We left The Bus in fine spirits with full bellies and a pound of Diane’s smoked salmon and found our camp host to settle up for another night then we walked back into town to the “Boundary Gallery and Gifts” shop run by Caroline Stewart who also makes the fudge! (Guess why we stopped there?)  Fudge and smoked salmon – only in Alaska.

 

I know art when I see it!

Walking back towards the RV park, we decided to stop in at “Hyder Hides” a taxidermy and gift shop run by Katie Markert. As we were about to turn into her driveway, Mary saw a black bear raise up on its hind legs and then walk off into the woods. Katie said he hangs around & when she is out walking her dog and the bear appears, she just does another lap around the village.

I got myself a UHA (University of Alaska at Hyder) shirt with the motto, “College of Leisure”.

 

Don't miss "The Bus"!

Returning to the RV, we doffed our wet clothing for warm dry flannels then watched the sun come out.  No miles today, Hyder is a small village.

 

Speaks for itself.

Odometer:81976  Miles Today:0  Total Miles:4776