Portland Canal

Here are a few pictures from our brief opportunity to get out boating on the canal.  Hopefully we will be able to spend some more time out boating and exploring this summer.

 

It is a little hard to see, but there is a waterfall in there.

An avalanche chute.

Ah spring when the waterfalls start, but the snow is still there.

The seals like to sun themselves on the logs in the canal that are waiting to be loaded onto ships. The logs that is, not the seals.

Hyder Tide Flats

Just sharing a few more pictures from the tide flats in Hyder.

The Easter Egg Hunt

I just wanted to share a few pictures of the Easter Egg Hunt, Stewart/Hyder style.  Just past they dump, out on the tide flats there were literally hundreds of eggs hidden for kids of all ages to find.  Every child received a treat bag after the hunt as well as hotdogs and pop for everyone courtesy of the Stewart Fire Department.

Ready, set, go!

Looking for more eggs.

Looking back where everyone gathered for hotdogs and pop/juice after the hunt.

Spring?

The sun  has been shining all week, the temperatures are warming up and the snow is melting, but more importantly, I found a few little crocuses blooming in my yard yesterday....I think it may just be spring.  My husband also saw a black bear in Hyder yesterday, which is another sign that spring is on its way.  Not to say that we might still get the odd snow as it is still snowing up in the mountains, but I think we might just have turned that corner to spring. 

Just to put it all into perspective though, here is a picture of more of the yard.  E is about4 feet tall so it give you an idea how much snow we still have, and if you look closely down by her feet, you can see my precious few crocuses poking up through the ground.

Bald Eagle