Tuesday, September 5, 2017 – Stewart to Boya Lake, BC.

After a huge BC/Alaska Breakfast – miners breakfast, we drove 37km up mountain passes to the top of Salmon Glacier.  As I said before, we had seen it in 1999, and Salmon Glacier was as awesome as then.  After photos from every angle including panoramas we began our drive back to Stewart.  So many of these Coastal Mountains have glaciers, which are creating many waterfalls.  If you had your car windows open, you could hear water running/falling at every corner.  Some of the falls you could see others you could only hear.

Salmon Glacier

Back in Stewart after getting another cup of coffee we drove back to the Cassiar Hwy.   On the way, we stopped to take morning-time photos of Bear Glacier, which we had seen late yesterday when it was in the shadow of the mountain.  Both Bear and Salmon are impressive. It is worth the side trip off the Cassiar. 

Bear Glacier

It was noon before we were on the road driving north again. We continued the long drove north through forest of pine trees, along many beautiful lakes, and mountains, but we saw no wildlife except a frighten chipmunk, and birds – ie, moose, bear, caribou, or elk.

It is a beautiful drive.  We are beginning to enjoy the fall colors.  The yellows are getting stronger, and it made a difference as to the elevation.  The fireweed plant is turning a deep red.  Fireweeds are the first to grow after an area has been disturbed.  

Fire Weed

Services are extremely limited along this route, so you watch your gas, and have along whatever else you may need.  In Stewart while talking to the waitress last night she said that they go 2 ½ for shopping.  She buys enough staples for 1 year!!

Tonight, we pulled into a beautiful campground along Boya Lake.  We have a lake side site.  You will see our view from the photos.