Fireweed at glacier

Day 98 - Stewart, BC - Fish Creek and Salmon Glacier

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August 6th 2013
The alarm went off at 6 am and I had to keep telling myself it would be worth getting up this early. By 7 am we were off to Fish Creek to watch for bears and check out the spawning salmon. The salmon watching was awesome, but the bears were lacking. After about an hour we decided to head up the mountain (over 3,700 feet) to Salmon Glacier. The road up was all dirt so it took awhile, but the sc ... read more

North America » Canada » British Columbia

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more