Once you get to the little town of Hyder (and maybe spot a grizzly or black bear feeding in the aptly named Salmon Creek), why not take a drive to have a view of Salmon Glacier? The first part of the road is OK... gravel, twisting around and around the mountain. You have a beautiful view of the valley and one of the arms of the glacier. Then, the road becomes more difficult and it's likely you will be your own as go to the summit. Behold the magnificent view of this blue glacier that stretches as far as the eye can see. At this point, I felt like a true adventurer! We were on our own... in a remote place, facing a glacier.

We carried on as far the road allowed us until we got to what seemed like an abandoned mine. Further down, one of the arms of the glacier was dying in a little pond of freezing cold water. We glanced at each other... it was not far, the slope was not that steep. Let's go touch the toes of the glacier. After 20 minutes, we were there. What an exhilarating feeling! Facing this wonder of nature. I even found an opening large enough for us to get into the glacier! It's just like being inside a fridge... except everything is bathed the most celestial of blue light... Looking at the stone touching the ice, you realize the strength of the ice, carving its way through the rocks... Impressive. A moment I'll never forget.