05/08/19 – From Prince George to Bear River RV Park, Stewart, BC

Following highway 16, we stopped at Kitwanga to fill fuel. It was $1.419/liter (Canadian). We were going to stop in Kitwanga at their municipal park overnight for free, but it’s not suited for big rigs so we kept going. Since it stays light longer, Curt decided to drive further. We stopped at a gas station/restaurant at Mezidian Junction at the junction of highway 37 to see if we could stop there. They have a very large parking area, but said no, so we went on to Stewart for the night. Some of the pictures towards the end of the day are spotty, due to so many bugs on our windshield. It was crazy.

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There are a lot of A&W restaurants in Canada, more than we see in the US. We saw Canada’s largest fly-fishing rod in Houston.

There is a lot of logging along this highway.

Bear Glacier is by highway 37 on the way to Stewart. It’s closer than most glaciers we’ve been able to see.

We stayed at Bear River RV Park. They have 30 amp electric, water and sewer. There’s a couple pull-throughs, but someone backs in behind you. It’s a smaller campground, in the trees, right off the highway. We were in site 15A. They have laundry and showers, both for a charge. You get one hour of free internet. There is an RV wash which is $2 for three minutes. We got there later in the day and left right away the next morning to go to Hyder. 

We drove around the town to see what’s there; it’s a small town. The visitor center isn’t open yet for the year, but there’s a sign in their parking lot showing public parking; so we’ll leave the motorhome in the lot tomorrow while we take the Jeep into Hyder, Alaska.

Along the way today we saw 5 bears, deer, geese, cattle, horses, sheep and goats.

For more pictures, please click here. I don't know why, but some are dated 05/09, but they are from the 8th.