Finally the scenery we've been waiting for. We left Smithers two days ago (thank you, Wesley, for the b-day dinner and drinks) and made our way to the Cassian Hwy (37) north to hook up with the Al-Can Hwy 1. Still hot as hell, but the scenery was worth it...snow-capped mountains in the distance, rolling road, no traffic jams. We did the side-trip to Hyder (37a), a 42-mile jaunt down a beautiful road, glaciers to the side, a baby black bear munching berries by the side of the road, and a rushing river that kept us cool in the spray while we waited at the one construction stop. We had also come here to be "Hyderized"...a shot at the local bar. Hyder is actually back in Alaska, but we couldn't spend our American dollars as everything was closed down due to a power outage. This is also the place where there is a viewing platform/deck to watch bear feast on salmon. The salmon were running, but the bear action is early or later in the day and we were there in the dead of the heat, so no bear pics for us this time. We cruised until Iskut and camped at a lake, took a refreshing dip, and then tried to dodge the swarms of mosquitoes. Today was a long haul from there up to the Al-Can Hwy (1) through Teslin. The Al-Can is a rolling, sometimes scenic road, thankfully devoid of policing so the speed limit seems to be up to your own discretion ;-) Rethinking our route from here. Today was close to 500 miles on the bike so it's crash time. Cheers, all, and thanks for keeping in touch!
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