Day 73, Saturday, 8/29: Got up late, headed to Stewart to do laundry…. $4 just for one load to wash. Decided that was too much!! On to Hyder to see the bears. It has changed dramatically since we were here 9 years ago. They have built a boardwalk from the parking area to the creek (a good thing). There is a gate on each end and sides all along so you are somewhat protected. They also charge now (US Forest Service) but we got in free with our Golden Access Pass. The regular price is $5 US or $6 Canadian. Lots of people with their cameras set up but no bears. We spoke with a Forest Service employee and she said the bear population has really gone down in the past few years. They had one bear sighting yesterday…. We watched the salmon in the stream for awhile and decided to leave. We have seen Grizzlies up close in the past so it’s OK.
Back to Hyder and stopped at a place we had halibut the last trip, Sealaska Inn. Right next door was a laundry and it was only $2 to wash so we started our laundry there… Went to the Sealaska Inn planning to have lunch but the restaurant doesn’t open until 2:00 (it was about 1:00). However, the bar was open so Bob had a beer and I had a diet Pepsi. They had a video camera of the Laundromat and we could watch from the bar! Not only was the restaurant not open but they only serve pizza now.
Decided to have lunch in the camper, finished our laundry and drove back to Stewart. It is not very far, maybe ½ mile between the two towns. No border check going in to Hyder but they do have a check going back into Canada.
Stopped at the visitor’s center and the young girl there wasn’t very friendly. In fact she was quite short with visitors having questions… Went in a few stores, didn’t purchase anything and headed back to the RV park. It was a beautiful day, blue sky and at least 70 degrees.
Had a nap and then downloaded pictures from the camera. Having dinner and plan to leave here in the morning.
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