Could we have a day with as much happening as yesterday? Doubtful, but we tried.
First, the continued tale of our unwanted house guest, as reported yesterday.
No luck overnight with the traps, and so as Marlipops was looking on line to find some super dooper all singing all dancing electronic mice traps, I saw the little sod run right along the wall, right by the Pops.
So, quick as a flash, your hero flew over the chair and catched him in my powerful left hand!
I then took him outside, humanely smashed his head in, and threw him into the bushes for the bears!
Then, after bidding a fond farewell to our friends Grayson and Pauline, we drove over the border to Alaska, and into the town of Hyder, again. We had not even got as far as Fish Creek, and had already seen two black bear cubs, at separate times.
We did not stop at the bear viewing area, but carried on, for 23 miles, back over the border, although there is nothing but a sign, to Salmon Glacier.
We have seen glaciers from afar, we have seen hanging glaciers and tidewater glaciers, but we have never looked down on a glacier. This thing is incredible, mile and mile long, coming down off the icefield, splitting into two different directions and filling the valley with chunks of ice as big as a house.
The drive was a dirt and gravel, single lane track, winding around and only just clinging to the side of the mountain as it rose 3000 ft.
The view of the drop over the edge was to die for, literally!
The whole journey took over 3 hours to complete, since a certain companion wanted to stop every few minutes for more breathtaking pix.
We saw a Hoary Marmot, and then we saw another one. These things eat only vegetation, hibernate from September to April, and are often digged up by bears, and eaten while still asleep!!
We then went to the boardwalk to watch for bears, but only saw a mid sized black bear, picking up dead fish, dragging them into the bushes, and then coming back for more.
Coz we had gotten up so early, we went back to the coach at early o’clock, and had a beautiful halibut and chips dinner, followed by an early night.
Bear watch today was three black bears, Goldilocks again absent, two hoary marmots, two bald eagles, some herons, Canada geese, and a live, then dead mouse.
