Tuesday, September 3, 2013

About That Heading To The Lower "48" (September 3)

Dear Family and Friends,

Hello from Smithers, British Columbia!  The internet availability has been very sporadic for the past week. Finally, in Smithers, British Columbia, we have it back! On leaving Skagway, we began our route back to the "lower 48." Although we are not there yet, we have covered a lot of territory. Our route took us to the following towns:

Skagway, Alaska to Teslin, Yukon Territory (160 miles)

Teslin to Watson Lake (149 miles)

Watson Lake to Iskut, British Columbia (208 miles)

Iskut to Stewart/Hyder (182 miles)

Stewart/Hyder to Smithers (206 miles)

Along the way we encountered beautiful scenery, black and brown bears, a noticeable change in the foliage (yes, Fall is here this far north) and the highway into Smith/Hyder that yielded many glaciers. Below are some of the pictures that we took along the way.



Bears everywhere

Our coach turned over 24,000 miles






Glaciers

Streams and rivers

A Sitka Spruce that is 600 years old




Salmon Glacier




Thank you for checking in with us as our two month trip comes to an end. What an incredible experience we have had! Hopefully the next blog will come to you from the "lower 48."

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