Elusive Spirit Bear. The 2017 trip was the third I had made to this wonderful location. Its pristine waters host an abundance of species. Perhaps the most important and oft forgotten is the salmon. The annual salmon run supports this diverse ecosystem and without it...
Close Encounter with a Spirit Bear. We spent a full day watching Spirit Bears on Gribbell Island with our good friend Richard Barrett. Richard had a surprise very close encounter with this very friendly bear!
Bubblenet feeding Humpback Whales. As we approached the end of our trip, we called in at Klemtu to take on more water. As we approached the dock, to our amazement we found two Humpback Whales bubblenet feeding. The water was flat calm so it was easy to spot the...
The sight and sound of Humpback Whales. We had anchored for the night in Scow Bay just off Klekane having encountered probably more than 100 Humpback Whales as we did so. The follow morning as we left the bay, our small boat was surrounded by these massive and...
Two Spirit Bears fishing on Gribbell Island. The 2017 trip was the third I had made to this wonderful location. Its pristine waters host an abundance of species. Perhaps the most important and oft forgotten is the salmon. The annual salmon run supports this diverse...
A young Spirit Bear arrives on the scene. The 2017 trip was the third I had made to this wonderful location. Its pristine waters host an abundance of species. Perhaps the most important and oft forgotten is the salmon. The annual salmon run supports this diverse...
A Spirit Bear with two black cubs. On our first trip to the Great Bear Rainforest we were fortunate to see a Spirit Bear with two adorable black cubs. We had two days on Gribbell Island looking for these elusive animals. The first day was a wash out as we had...