Camera: Nikon F90     Lens: Nikkor F-AF 3.5-4.5/28-70mm     Film: Kodak Ektachrome 100     Date: 11.06.1995

End of the road ... Hyder, Alaska

Hyder is a small community at the mouth of the Salmon River, on the west bank and near the head of Portland Canal, Alaska. This mining community is the eastern and southernmost village in Alaska. It was established in 1907 and named “Portland City” after the fjord. Only accessible by boat, floatplane or by road from the nearby Stewart, BC, this 80 souls outpost annually sees thousands of tourists who flock to this city in the fall to watch the grizzly bears feeding on the salmon returning to spawn. When we last visited in 2000, we had to lock our dog Lena inside our Camper on the order of the local game warden. We didn’t see any grizzlies, though. And yes, it rained all day and night.