A final for Hyder

This is one of the waterfalls on the edge of the road up to Salmon Glacier.

One of the shops in Hyder. Note the streets are dirt. We were told that the town has snow removal equipment but no one to run it. The locals took turns clearing the snow from the streets. Much fun for them. By the way, they have a school in Hyder. it is K-12. A teacher's aide for the kindergarden children in one room. There is a teacher and an aide in the other room for the 1-12 children. There were 24 students last year. We were told that everyone of the graduates of this school have place in the top 5% in the nation on the SAT exam.

The brass marker is the US-Canada border between Hyder and Steward. Note the cut out border in the background. It is re-brushed every 10 years. The stone building just behind the marker is the first stone building in all of Alaska!

When you come out of Hyder bound for Steward you must pass through Canadian Customs. We had Passports and had no problems. Although Passports will not be required between US & Canada on vehicle travel until next year. It make for good identification. (Actually I think they thought I had a honest looking face!)