Driving the BEAUTIFUL Stewart-Cassiar Highway in British Columbia (+ Hyder, Alaska)!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2024
- It's time to head back down to the lower 48 for the rest of the year! On our way up to Alaska we drove the Alaska Highway through British Columbia, but for the way down we took a different route, the Stewart-Cassiar Highway. During our 4 days driving down the Cassiar Highway, plus part of the Yellowhead Highway, we saw stunning bright blue lakes and tons of mountains, learned about jade, camped by a lake, enjoyed some smaller towns, saw BEARS, and slept overlooking an insane glacier. It was one of the most memorable experiences of our summer!
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⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:19 About the Stewart-Cassiar Highway
01:29 Kayaking and camping at Boya Lake
03:50 Back on the road (EPIC views)!
04:57 Visiting Jade City
06:40 Continuing south!
08:06 Camping at Kinaskan Lake Provincial Park
10:28 We’re heading back to…ALASKA!
11:05 Quick fuel update!
11:29 Turnoff for Stewart + Hyder
11:43 BEAR SIGHTING!
12:40 Bear Glacier
13:35 We’re back in Alaska!
15:03 The world’s BEST fudge!
16:28 Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site (Round 1)
18:38 Camping at the EPIC Salmon Glacier
22:39 Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site (Round 2)
27:53 Heading back into Canada
29:30 We saw another BEAR!
30:43 Cassiar vs. Alaska Highway
31:26 Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site
32:38 Highway of Tears
33:18 Witset Canyon
34:01 Hiking the Crater Lake Trail near Smithers
35:45 Bugwood Coffee in Smithers
37:28 Fraser Lake
38:03 We made it to Prince George
📍Locations in this vlog
Tā Ch'ilā Provincial Park (Boya Lake): goo.gl/maps/iBGPS6ZExaH9HDrY6
Jade City: goo.gl/maps/huVXWdckEFhxqwdw6
Kinaskan Lake Provincial Park: goo.gl/maps/KGux1Z4UkP24aHTJ8
Fudge in Hyder: goo.gl/maps/5chpYuFgZuq6hgSp6
Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r10/sp...
Salmon Glacier: goo.gl/maps/RgaFPkh41hdDfY2h6
Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site: goo.gl/maps/so1ib4YAwSXSW6Lv8
Witset Canyon: goo.gl/maps/YPim4EPzvRrZVFm88
Crater Lake Trail: www.alltrails.com/trail/canad...
Bugwood Coffee in Smithers: g.page/Bugwood?share
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Hi y’all! We’re Adam, Kathryn, and Kona, an adventurous married couple (+ pup!) living on the road in our self-converted sprinter van! You can often find us driving all around the US and Canada, scoping out the best coffee shops, eating tacos and ice cream (we're a 5+ taco and 2+ scoop household), and enjoying nature.
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Read our full guide to driving the Stewart-Cassiar Highway: adventuresofaplusk.com/stewart-cassiar-highway/
Driving the Alaska Highway to or from Alaska? Check out our eBook with everything you need to know to drive the Alaska Highway: adventuresofaplusk.com/alaska-highway-ebook/
This video was filmed in early to mid September 2022.
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We really like your installments, and your camera work is fantastic, but we have one small request: it would be cool at the beginning or end to put “filmed between Sept 12 and Sept 15”
Just because of curiosity
The best travel videos on TH-cam! Never disappointed!
Agree!!!!
We love watching their videos on the big TV! It’s like watching National Geographic! ~Cara 😊
Agreed🙌🏻
Yes, these guys are fast becoming my favourite TH-camrs!
Amazing! You guys are killing it with this Alaska trip and I’m loving these places in Canada too! Please don’t ever stop ❤
No end in sight! Thanks and thanks for watching!
Another epic video…the glacier, the never ending beautiful mountains, bears and bears eating salmon, fudge, cool looking jade, those campsites and it goes on and on…so many spectacular things in this video! We laughed when we saw Kona steal the firewood… OMGosh so funny! Loved Adam’s choppa comment and of course your fun dance moves! Keep traveling safe!❣️
It was very epic! The bears and glacier were top notch!
You guys have really had an epic summer! Those bear sightings are lifetime memories for sure!!
Yes it was the most epic summer ever! It was everything we dreamed it would be and more!
Already back from Alaska?!? It feels like it was just yesterday that you were announcing your plans to go to Alaska. Thank you for sharing your journey with us! It was truly epic!
Time flies! Thanks for watching!
So happy to see you got to experience the grizzly eating salmon! I’m celebrating for you🎉🎉🎉🎉 Excellent video yet again, you guys rock!!!! Oh and the second one taking a swim 🎉🎉🎉🎉 And thank you for sharing the story of the missing indigenous women🙏
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks and thanks for watching!
Such a spectacular trip with a gorgeous ending! Thank you for taking us along.
Unbelievable video!! I felt like I was right there with you in the all the excitement! All I can say is so blessed to be sharing this together 🙏
Yes thank you for watching!
Mamma and babies! Score!!! And then you got to watch one fishing! Mind blowingly cool!
Don’t you just love the bears!! 🐻🐻🐻. We never get tired of seeing them in the Shenandoah!! I’ve hiked on the trails with many black bears! It never gets old. Love and respect them!❤
We're hooked on seeing bears now!
Outstanding!
It's always kinda weird but really cool to see Smithers in videos. As someone who was born (and spent many summers) there, It's absolutely wild to see places like Main Street in a vlog.
Guys your videos are seriously the best! ❤
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those bears!!!!!!! shot of a lifetime!!!!!!!
Dear Adam and Kathryn,
This is not a comment on this video per se although this one was great and beautiful.
I've been following you for over a year, since about when you were going through Wyoming eastbound last year plus a few earlier videos. I have greatly enjoyed them and feel like I have gotten to know new friends. Interestingly enough, even though I have 40+ year of age on you I tend to think of you guys as contemporaries rather than "nice kids." I don't know if that says something about me, you, or both.
I have lived a long and interesting life and don't plan on leaving anytime soon but I have realized that I don't have too many firsts or new experiences at this point. Watching you I have been able to experience a large number of firsts that I didn't expect to have and this has been a very good thing. My wife and I hope to follow at least some of your adventures and places where you have blazed the trail for us.
So, a very sincere and hearty, thank you.
That is a very nice and kind comment, George! We really enjoyed reading that. We are very lucky and thankful we are able to share our journey so others can enjoy them in some way as well! Thank you so much and thanks for watching!
Congratulations on seeing the bears! Not to mention the bird's eye view you got of him.
I need to thank you guys for posting this particular video.
During the prep work for my own trip, I knew I'd be driving down the Cassiar, but I probably would've driven right past Boya Lake if it hadn't been for this video. I just visited it yesterday and I have to say it really is a very special place.
Not only was it the right place for a lunch break, but the sheer majestic beauty of the place is almost magical. And it transfers really well into photos. I can't get over the colour of that water! It's a bit like Muncho Lake, only smaller.
We're so glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
@@AdventuresofAplusK Today I went to Bear Glacier ... geez, another incredible place, but I didn't go into Hyder. My schedule was a bit too tight for that. (the downside of making reservations at campgrounds)
nice to see these two communites use this unique situation to their advantage for tourism
My husband and I took that trip in 2018. Over 3 months and 15,000 miles. Thanks for the memories❤️❤️❤️
It's a wild ride! Thanks for watching!
Hello Adventurers😊😊😊, WOW...WOW...WOW...Glaciers and big BEARS!! OMG I couldn't stop watching that awesome footage of that BEAR!! AMAZING GLACIERS...WOW!!! This was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍!
The bears and glaciers were 😍😍😍
I'm planning a big 2 or 3 month roadtrip for fall 2024 from Ohio up to Tuktoyaktuk, back through a lot of Alaska, BC and other areas. I ran across your videos on the area and have REALLY loved them! Thanks so much for taking the time to do the great content, fantastic video and production work, and then taking the time to chapter the videos and provide Google map links to the highlights. Not only is it fun to watch you two, it's making it easier for us to plan an epic trip of my own! Thanks!
What gorgeous scenery!! 😍 I love Canada.... but especially BC.
My wife, kid and myself travel the USA and watch tons of traveling vodeos to get a idea of what and where we want to go. Large majority of youtube posts are kinda blah! You two did a great job!! Keep on keeping on and thanks!
Thank you so much and thanks for watching!
Epic, unforgettable, something to write about. The response to the bear was precious and oh so fantastic for the “icing on the cake” experience. Can’t wait for your journey through Washington and where ever else your amazing adventures take you ! Many hugs from your Oregon Buddy !
Thanks, Mary!
Ok that was an epic video...absolutely loved it. I think you need more bear footage though...that wasn't enough...lol....I kid, I kid. Smithers looked like an awesome stop and that crater lake drone footage was just great. You had some awesome weather there. All of these vids make me want to get up into Canada very soon. Great Arnold impression Adam as well...perfect end cap to the video series.
We'd love to find more bears! We'll keep looking!
We had a blast in the north....we'll be back! 😜
I've been binge watching all your Alaska videos as I'm planning a trip for Summer, 2024. You guys have got me so excited!
That was a great ending to a wonderful Alaskan adventure.............Thanks for taking us along
What a finish!! This one definitely deserves two thumbs up.
Gorgeous weather, gorgeous views, gorgeous bears - That stretch must have been absolutely amazing. You are blessed ;-)
Safe travels
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What a beary good Alaskan memory this will be for years to come. Love both of your excitement beary much! hehe
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Absolutely amazing! This was an awesome video! I have enjoyed your trip to Alaska and Canada. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Not sure If y’all get paid for these videos but y’all should. I’m so happy y’all invited us into your travel journeys. Y’all inspired many trips. Btw shoutout to Kona😂
We do earn money through ads on TH-cam for all of our videos, but only a handful are sponsored by the destination.
We're happy to hear we've inspired some trips! That's one of our main goals
Always love your videos! Excellent job every time. 😀
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I love her reactions to the scenery! She really appreciates everything.
That glacier view was one of the coolest ever!! And that bear experience was amazing! Love these vids!
Oh man...we're still dreaming of that glacier and the bears!
I totally agree with your comments on Hyder and the bears viewed from the boardwalk. I had the same reaction and at age 65 stated, “I saw the bears, I can die now”.
It was awesome!
This was a "beary beary" good episode. So glad you got to see so many bears!! Thanks again!!
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Oh my goodness!! That bear footage is so freaking cool. I love it when they shake the water off. We have our trip booked for Katmai in August of 2024!!!
The bears were amazing! Woohoo! That's awesome!
You guys are by far my favorite adventurers out there with the best travel videos and views!
Thank you so much!
Your so funny when you see bears we love it . Have a safe trip home glad you like are BC here !!!
The footage of Runner was incredible! Top notch camera action 👌
Your bear videos are the finest quality "bear eating salmon" videos that I've ever seen anywhere on youtube!. You guys were very fortunate to see them; but your photography was outstanding!. that was a lot of fun!.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Today marks my 24th anniversary moving to Alaska. Traveling the Cassiar was probably the most memorable leg of my journey. Black bears feeding on the grass in the ditch!!
Wow! That's incredible! The Cassiar is truly special
Absolutely terrific. This is really stoking the wanderlust.....! Great job.
Thank you for another great video and with great information. Two thumbs up! Can hardly wait to visit. Gotta love (and respect) The Bears! 😁
Love this! We are going to use your itinerary for our upcoming trip in September this year (2023)! Cant wait!!!!! This was so fun to watch!
So cute the bears!!! 🐻💕🧸
What a great way to end your AK series!! Loved seeing the grizzly chasing the salmon!! Safe travels on coming back to the lower 48!
Thank you!
So glad you got to see Bears!
Always glad when I see a new video posted! Stay safe and God bless!
Great choice for the song playing over your experience with the bear. Very fun!
Thank you!
Wow, what an epic finish to your Alaska/Canada adventure. Better than National Geographic!
Thank you for taking me there. 😊
I was faced with a difficult decision. Watch the new A+K video OR do my English essay. I’m confident in saying I made the right decision. Can’t wait to see what’s next!
This was such a beautiful end to your Alaskan & Canadian summer! I'm so sad it's over not just for y'all but also for us to watch😢 I guess you'll just have to go back again one day! 😊
We're always dreaming of Canada and Alaska!
I pray your flight back to Chicago goes well and that you have a meaningful time with your family... It seems like you were not planning to return home right now, so I assume there has been some kind of family emergency. You are both in my thoughts and prayers.
Thank you!
Beautiful scenery. I think I liked this highway more than the Alaska highway, at least as far as things to see. The view of the glacier from above was awesome, and who doesn't love watching wildlife. Welcome back to the lower 48.
It is a tough choice between the two! Both have their unique qualities. That glacier view was spectacular and the bears were so fun!
That is some epic footage! That's some Nat Geo stuff!! So awesome! We truly enjoyed following your journey to Alaska & through Canada!
Thank you so much and thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for the complete series of adventures. The Cassiar looks to be a very interesting drive, and so glad you took it to show us what we might be missing. Until next time.. Travel safe.
Thanks for the journey I will be there in july .all the best in the new year .
We will miss the Alaska/Canada views and adventures! The bears were awesome! THANK YOU for sharing your adventure with us!
We miss it too! 😭
What a fun, beautiful video.
A&K & Kona, your Alaska, Yukon & Canada adventure has been so beautiful. And seeing your excitement of watching Runner was so amazing. Your camping spots were epic. Your information, videos & editing are the best on TH-cam. Thank you for taking us along for every adventure, hike, kayak. so fun Jennifer and Jerry in Arizona
Thank you so much, y'all! 💗
Incredible. Thank you for posting your wonderful adventures.
Love the bears.
This some straight up National Geographic stuff!
Absolutely AWESOME!
Such a feel good trip 🤩 thanks for sharing!
Great Adventure of a lifetime !!!
I don't think I can BEAR to watch this video! Awesome stuff!
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Making video in BC and Alaska! I loved all of the bears and the glacier view! So gorgeous! Safe travels to Chicago! We will see you when you get back. Hopefully some North Cascades! 😁
You two are living our dreams! Thanks for all your wonderful videos!
Just spectacular!
Another superb video. So love that you take time to explore side roads and hike the local trails. Beautiful videography and interesting commentary, as usual. Looking forward to all your future postings. Thanks for sharing, Homer, Alaska.
Thank you very much!
What an awesome adventure. Thank you for sharing it .
The joy on your faces seeing the bear - Runner - in the river was infectious. Thanks for sharing!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
How can each video of your Alaska adventure be better than the one before it😁⛰ You two are so authentic and just flat out fun to “travel” with…
thank you! 💗
One of your beary best videos ever. It's really sad seeing this adventure end. It's going to be unbearable waiting for the next video.
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Finally managed to finish the video...thank you for including my Canada. All too often my Province is treated as an afterthought in the Alaska adventure videos. Also thank you for understanding that life in the north is hard and sometimes things do not end up aesthetically pleasing, yet remain surrounded by beauty. My wife and I spend a lot of time up there, know it and the people well...and we continue to return, now you understand a bit of that, eh?
If you return, investigate the lower part of Northwest Territories. Do the Alberta thing up to Grand Prairie and then straight north, around Great Slave Lake and into Yellowknife. Come out via the Liard Trail and you have done numerous UNESCO World Heritage sites, as well as multiple water falls that put Niagara to shame. All the best...
People are truly missing out if they skip over BC and the Yukon. There is so much to see!
We'd love to see more! We'll be back!
Nice scenery, another great hike...take care guys!! 👍👍
I don’t know what I loved more - Runner or those precious little baby bear bottoms! Im grateful that I’ve gotten to explore AK, BC and YT through you! Thank you!
We loved all the bears too! So cool and cute! 😍
Awesome Alaskan series of videos! We thoroughly enjoyed them. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Dan!
Another great episode. Thanks.
I've enjoyed watching your journey to and from Alaska. Appreciate all the research you do and share so eloquently. I've been to Alaska 3 times, but have never driven from the lower 48. You've given me many great ideas when I drive there in the future. Glad you got to see the grizzlies close up. Awesome experience.
Thanks and thanks for watching!
amazing footage. thanks for sharing.
My husband and I never miss a video of yours. Loved your journey to Alaska and back again. I'd be so excited too to be seeing all the awesome scenery and bears! Lol! God's creation of all the mountains, lakes, trees, wildlife etc is so amazing. I'm in awe of it all. What a beautiful earth we get to live in. Continued blessings on your journies in the future. God bless! 🙌🙏🥰
Thank you so much for watching, y'all! 💗
What an epic trip!!! I didn't think you could top your Dempster Highway video, but this is incredible! I live in BC (Vancouver), but I had no idea these spots even existed! Salmon glacier looks unreal! Definitely planning a BC roadtrip for next summer!
Bears! Yay!
Great video you guys!!! Very informative and fun!!!😎❤👍🤙
Wow and epic adventure thanks for taking me alone with you. You guys rock!
Fabulous!!!! Thank you so much for bringing us along this wonderful adventure. I thank you for the terrific production of your videos. Each video is better than the last and always completely enjoyable. Great wildlife! 🌻🐕🥰
Great video. Love the scenery.
That’s hilarious Kona picked up that big piece of wood 😂love the views
🤣 silly girl!
You guys are in scenery overload..amazing! The drone footage is over the top and of course The Bears!! Thanks for the Adventure!
Thank you!
Thanks for the beautiful video. The fudge made my mouth water. I loved seeing the bears, and the one catching fish was amazing.
So cool! You got stunning views and your campsite at the Salmon Glacier was epic THEN you got to see not one but 2 bears doing the salmon thing. Amazing!! I love the way you set up the story too, lol. Just scenary and then bam, a bear! So glad you two got to see him.
It was the best way to up the trip up north!
WOW!!! Wonderful video!!!!
Your excitement and pure joy kept me smiling the entire video!
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I was looking for a traveling channel on exploring Canada and making road trips in the future. Boom !! I found yours the best. love your videos and I would recommend it to my friends and family ❤
I kinda think this was my favorite of the Alaska stops. I felt like I was right there !! It’s all so spectacular and I thank you so much for bringing to us.