ColorChallenge, Friday Blue:

“Good Ol’Blues!”

_{(What year do you think this picture was taken!?! You have a few hints here and there in the picture but, unless you knew the location, it would be very hard to find out… The photograph was taken using a Canon PowerShot SX60 HS, ISO 200, 3.8mm, ƒ/4, 1/500.)}

After a long trip down in southern British Columbia, my return to the old stumping grounds of Terrace brought me to a visit all the way to the fifth biggest glacier in North America, Salmon Glacier.

On the way, you only come across a few villages. At the beginning of Highway 37A, one finds the village of Kitwanga about an hour east of Terrace. Then, an outpost called Meziadin Junction and, finally, Stewart, BC, about three kilometres away from the Alaskan border and a small village called Hyder. Strangely enough, the cultural differences are palpable as one goes from Stewart to Hyder. Both are notoriously known for their outcast characters and its wild west atmosphere.

Travellers mostly go visit during summer and for good reason: Dwarfed at the feet of humongous mountain ranges following a very narrow pass where avalanches often block their access the snowfalls here are as legendary as monstrous!

Born out of Goldrush mentality, Stewart is settled at the end of Portland Canal and home to Canada’s most northerly ice-free port. Though rustic, it never scared movie makers such as John Carpenter from producing movies here, the great science-fiction classic “The Thing” was filmed near its location. Many go through town to go catch the sight of grizzly bears, which in the summer hang out by Fish Creek along with other animals such as black bears, bald eagles, ravens and a multitude of tourists from all over the world, more often than otherwise, wearing high-tech cameras ready to shoot at a moment’s notice!

The rare few usually only come to stay in these picturesque villages though many attractions are found in these two little out-of-time gems. As I had finally ordered the best pizza of the year in one of the local restaurant, I came outside to bask in the sun before heading up the 26 km drive up to the full-frontal view of Salmon Glacier. Then, I came to realize that two incredible specimen of vehicles had parked themselves across the street. A real blast from the past had rolled in town! I looked for a decent angle to catch both the feeling of the place but, also, to give a perspective of the sizeable glaciers on top of the balding mountains crowning the quaint country setting.