We spent several days in the minute Hyder area and enjoyed the observation platforms along Fish Creek where the salmon run and the black and grizzly bears come to feed on the fish and the berries. Photo 1 shows the platform from the far end, looking back at the entrance. Notice how high it is above the creek and the heavy brush underneath, much of it full of berries. Photo 2 is Ken watching the immense salmon in the creek. The black bears come down through the trees and underbrush to avoid the grizzlies who will kill them. The 3rd photo is our peekaboo black bear. That is about all of the black bear that we saw; he spent quite a while shaking all of the brush as he ate the berries. The grizzlies will come walking right up the middle of the creek, fishing as they go. Photo 4 shows a grizzly approaching the area, just meandering up the creek and photo 5 shows how close he came to the viewing deck. He stayed around awhile, left and returned for another fishing tour. The grizzly was quite intimidating even from that viewpoint.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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