Two hours south of Million Dollar Falls, through B.C.’s northwest corner, we reached Haines, Alaska. It was a cloudy day, with the occasional downpour, but it was interesting to walk around the town and we were able to pick up some freshly caught Coho and Sockeye salmon and some smoked fish.
Late in the afternoon, we went to the state park east of town, as we were told by several locals that that was the place to watch mother grizzly bears teaching their cubs to catch salmon. There was quite a crowd out watching but we were able to get a good view and some good pictures of the bears. It was really a neat experience!
We stopped at a gravel pull-out on the way back to Haines for supper – our fresh salmon. It was delicious! Our after-dinner game of crib was cut short though. I guess we didn’t notice where we parked when we pulled in – we were too busy looking at the view over the water to notice the cliff with the rocks laying at the bottom of it on the other side of the road. Part way through our game, there was a rock slide, so we didn’t want to stick around and wait for another!
Late in the afternoon, we went to the state park east of town, as we were told by several locals that that was the place to watch mother grizzly bears teaching their cubs to catch salmon. There was quite a crowd out watching but we were able to get a good view and some good pictures of the bears. It was really a neat experience!
We stopped at a gravel pull-out on the way back to Haines for supper – our fresh salmon. It was delicious! Our after-dinner game of crib was cut short though. I guess we didn’t notice where we parked when we pulled in – we were too busy looking at the view over the water to notice the cliff with the rocks laying at the bottom of it on the other side of the road. Part way through our game, there was a rock slide, so we didn’t want to stick around and wait for another!
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