We’ve been working our way north towards Alaska. It is rare to have internet access, so I can’t update the blog very often. Crossing the border into Canada was fairly easy. When I was in Washington I shipped my 2 handguns to Tok, Alaska, since you can’t have handguns in Canada. At the Canadian border the guard asked if I owned handguns. I said yes, I shipped them to Tok, and then I showed him my shipping receipt. After that he only asked about my guns. He didn’t seemed concerned about liquor, fruit, vegetables, pets, etc. He just wanted to know if I had any ammo or gun parts, and if he searched the rig would he find anything gun related. Then he let us cross without any search.
As of today’s writing we are in Stewart, British Columbia, which is right by Hyder, Alaska, population 70. On the way here yesterday we saw about 5 black bear along the road, and a couple foxes. We also saw a moose a couple of days ago feeding in a marsh. I’ve included a picture of "downtown" Hyder. One thing they have in Hyder is a bear viewing platform. You can see in the picture that it is very long and follows the river where the black and grizzly bear catch salmon in July and August. They are starting to show up now in anticipation of the seafood buffet, but we didn’t see any by the viewing platform. The campground owner says that sometimes bears or wolves will wander through the campground at night. He said if you hear the dogs start barking at night, then something is taking a stroll through the campground. The good news is it’s only night time from about 10:00 p.m. to 3:30 a.m.
This evening (Saturday 6/5/10) we took a drive down the road at about 8:30 to see if the wildlife was out. We saw several black bear feeding along the road on greens, and one grizzly strolling down the road. For those who don’t know how to tell the difference between a black bear and a grizzly - If a bear is chasing you, climb up a tree. If it climbs up after you, pulls you down, and eats you, then it’s a black bear. If it stands at the base of the tree and pushes on the trunk until you fall out and then eats you, then it’s a grizzly. One picture is of bear poop that we keep seeing on the road. Apparently the answer to the question - Does a bear poop in the woods? Probably, but they really prefer to poop on the road.
As of today’s writing we are in Stewart, British Columbia, which is right by Hyder, Alaska, population 70. On the way here yesterday we saw about 5 black bear along the road, and a couple foxes. We also saw a moose a couple of days ago feeding in a marsh. I’ve included a picture of "downtown" Hyder. One thing they have in Hyder is a bear viewing platform. You can see in the picture that it is very long and follows the river where the black and grizzly bear catch salmon in July and August. They are starting to show up now in anticipation of the seafood buffet, but we didn’t see any by the viewing platform. The campground owner says that sometimes bears or wolves will wander through the campground at night. He said if you hear the dogs start barking at night, then something is taking a stroll through the campground. The good news is it’s only night time from about 10:00 p.m. to 3:30 a.m.
This evening (Saturday 6/5/10) we took a drive down the road at about 8:30 to see if the wildlife was out. We saw several black bear feeding along the road on greens, and one grizzly strolling down the road. For those who don’t know how to tell the difference between a black bear and a grizzly - If a bear is chasing you, climb up a tree. If it climbs up after you, pulls you down, and eats you, then it’s a black bear. If it stands at the base of the tree and pushes on the trunk until you fall out and then eats you, then it’s a grizzly. One picture is of bear poop that we keep seeing on the road. Apparently the answer to the question - Does a bear poop in the woods? Probably, but they really prefer to poop on the road.
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