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VICTORY! I was Hyderized at the Glacier Inn in Hyder, Alaska.

July 23, 2009August 19, 2017 By Val

Getting Hyderized at the Glacier Inn in Hyder, Alaska

I’ve never been much of a drinker. I much prefer downing a Coca-Cola to a beer and when I do drink I tend to go from zero to sick way before the point of actually getting inebriated. And don’t get me started on shots and that one time that I took one and threw up…

For your safety stay on boardwalk sign at the Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site at the Tongass National Forest in Hyder, Alaska.

July 22, 2009August 19, 2017 By Val

Bear Watching at Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site in Hyder, Alaska

If there is one thing Hyder, Alaska and its surrounding areas is known for (besides, of course, getting Hyderized…), it’s bears! And the best place to look for bears os Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site. Of course, I didn’t actually SEE any bears while I was there (although there was, apparently, one outside of a…

Road trippers in front of the Welcome to Hyder, Alaska sign.

July 20, 2009August 19, 2017 By Val

Welcome to Hyder, Alaska – the Friendliest Ghost Town in Alaska!

It’s about a twenty hour drive between Seattle, Washington and Hyder, Alaska. So… why do people do it? I’m pretty sure most people who make the journey are doing so to say that they did. Hyder is a beautiful town and, if you want to go to Alaska, it’s the easiest to get to. It’s…

July 14, 2009March 23, 2011 By Val

North to Alaska Sign

On a road trip to Hyder you can’t help but stop at all the signs along the way that way you are going to Hyder! Here’s one of them! This one is along the route at the intersection of BC16 and BC37 in Kitwanga, BC! Site: North to Alaska sign Location: intersection of BC16 and…

Meziadin Junction, a Hyder, Alaska Visitor Information Center, in British Columbia, Canada.

July 13, 2009August 20, 2017 By Val

How to Get to Hyder, Alaska on a Road Trip

It takes about twenty hours to drive from Seattle, Washington to Hyder, Alaska. Twenty hours, that is, if you drive non stop. No breaks. No food. No sleep. No traffic. No stops at silly roadside attractions. Hyder is located at the head of the Portland Canal, a 70 mile-long fjord that borders Canada and the…

June 30, 2009August 27, 2017 By Val

Canadian Road Trip: Crossing back into the U.S.

Sunday, June 28, 2009 Woke up in Prince George. Headed home. And by home I mean the U.S., but not home home. Saw more awesome sites on our Canadian Road Trip, such as a town called Williams Lake that was having their annual stampede! We drove and drove and drove some more until…

Visiting Stewart, British Colombia, Canada.

June 28, 2009August 20, 2017 By Val

Visiting Stewart, British Colombia & Alaska

We woke up pretty early and hit the road…Most of the pit stops of the day were to take photos of signs pointing to our main destination of the trip: Hyder, Alaska. Yes, yes, you can drive from Seattle to Alaska. Hyder is a small little town on the Canadian/British Columbian border accessibly by road….