After departing Alaska, we ambled down through the Yukon heading towards the coastal mountain range in British Columbia. We were taking the Cassiar Highway along the eastern side of this lofty range, traversing some of the most beautiful scenery we’ve seen in North America. The wilderness road is almost 500 miles long, often running along crystal clear emerald green rivers teeming with Arctic Grayling . The high plateau was dotted with stunning , aqua marine blue lakes with sand bottoms. Wildlife was everywhere, at one point we spotted an animal trotting down the center of the road heading towards us. There was zero traffic. I stopped the truck and turned the engine off. I grabbed my binoculars and was treated with the sight of a wolf approaching us. She stopped about 100 yards from us and eyed us, I told Karen not to move and be silent. The wolf decided we weren’t a threat and continued toward us. The young female looked skinny and stressed as she silently walk by us ten feet away. Wow !
We took a side trip halfway down the Cassiar , heading through the towering coastal range to Stewart, British Columbia on the coast. This tiny town is the furthest north ice free port on Canada’s west coast. This delightful town has nicely restored buildings along its picturesque Main Street, we had a fish dinner there.
While camping in town, we spent a day driving a brutal 25 miles ( rough gravel road) into the mountains to visit Salmon River glacier, one of the most spectacular sights of our whole trip, it was worth the bumpy ride. We entered the landlocked tip of Alaska ( Alaskan Panhandle) to reach the glacier, and yes ,we had to go through Customs. We had a great day hiking and picnicking. We stopped by an abandoned gold mine, Karen went in it ! 
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