“Hyderized”

We stopped Thursday night in Hixson, just south of Prince George. Had a nice campsite next to the river, and plenty of room to spread out. Kara built a great campfire, and we enjoyed watching Amber attempt to cook grilled cheese sandwiches on the grate.
Cold night, but the clear weather continues. Left out by 9am toward Mezidian Lake, which we expect will take about 10 hours.
The Millennials even managed early rising so they could get showers before we hit the road.

Will provided us with a snoring symphony at the Mezidian Lake Park campground Friday night. Everyone slept in a bit, then we took off on the Cassiar for Stewart and Hyder, the twin towns at the Canada/Alaska border. We stopped for photos at the beautiful Bear Glacier on the ride out to the Pacific Ocean. However enticing the prospect of being “Hyderized” was, the reality of these tiny towns was pretty underwhelming.

Our lunch at the Glacier Inn of halibut and fries was a welcome change from our camp meals, and we all felt the need to Hyderize with a shot of straight grain alcohol.  Nice to chat with the Canadian border guards right after that!

Camped Saturday at Bell 2, which had nice bathrooms but no hot water. Only Amber, our official Canadian, was willing to brave the freezing shower. After dinner a few rounds of Cards Against Humanity kept the team occupied, as it never really gets dark up here in northern BC.

The Cassiar highway is little used, judging by the sparse traffic we’ve encountered, but the views as we pass by huge alpine lakes and ice-topped mountains makes us glad we came this way. The road has at times been pavement, gravel, and dirt, but still better than any we found in Central Asia.

A benefit of being the only vehicle on the road is that we’ve come across a number of caribou and brown bears along the road. So far, no one has been willing to jump out and wrestle one. Not much other wildlife at this elevation, at least so far.

Dease Lake is our Sunday night stop, our last before we head up to the Yukon and over to Alberta. Nice campground overlooking the lake but a stiff Arctic breeze to go with it.

Sarah