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Experience the Wild in Wilderness ~ Photo Journal 2010

We welcome you to our Photo Journal Gallery and hope that you will enjoy looking at these photos from our trips. All photos on this website are subject to copyright laws. Some of the photos that appear in this Gallery or elsewhere on this website, are available for purchase by contacting our office.

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Explore B.C.'s Fiordland-June, May 28 — Jun 4



Big male grizzly Big male and small female grizzlies Paint brush Deer tracks Moss covered trees Great Bear II at anchor Harlequin ducks Chocolate lilies Captain Eric Perfect reflections Out for a paddle Great Bear II at anchor Going to the falls Enjoying the flowers What are they up to? On the estuary with doug A happy crew person is good!


Inlets of the Grizzly-June, Jun 6 — Jun 12



Wolf at low tide Sea lion mother and calf Harlequin ducks Male common loon Watching harlequins Male tree swallow Seal following us Grizzly napping Ahh, the cool water feels good Male barn swallow Male grizzly bear Sedge grass at high tide Grizzly swimming Reflections Waterfall Salmon berries Rainforest creek


Magnificent Inlets of the Grizzly-North, Jun 14 — Jun 18



Enjoying the scenery Out in the zodiac Tidal channels lined with wildflowers Spectacular landscapes Perfectly calm Heading up the river The great bear rainforest Immature bald eagle Plenty to see while relaxing Amidst the wildflowers Estuaries carpeted in wildflowers The explorers return Wild roses Mother common merganser and babies Cow parsnip Stretching our legs Surfacing orca calf Orca Black bear Rub tree Reflections Great Bear Rainforest ~ Photo Credit: R.Jones Anne enjoying her first morning on deck ~ Photo Credit: R.Jones Orca ~ Photo Credit: R.Jones Maria & Anne ~ Photo Credit: R.Jones


Inlets of the Grizzly/Islands at the Edge, Jun 20 — Jun 27



June Bug Backlit mossy trees Mum grizzly with cub Grizzly cubs in long sedge grass Up close at the beach Stretches of white sandy beaches Humpback whale tail Crab on the beach Pair of bald eagles Mum and cub checking tree line for males Tête à tête On the beach Happy Birthday! Somewhere up that lazy river Happy explorers On the river Trish told us to bring the salad An amazing couple Crazed photographer


Haida Gwaii, the Queen Charlotte Islands, Jul 4 — Jul 10



Haida Mortuary Pole Immature Bald Eagle Remains of Haida longhouse Forest at old village of Tahnoo Connie on the beach at Hotsprings Relaxing in the shade at Hotsprings A sunny day in Haida Gwaii Exploring the Gordons in the mist The view from the Gordon Islands Going ashore in Haida Gwaii On holiday in Haida Gwaii!


Haida Gwaii, the Queen Charlotte Islands, Jul 10 — Jul 16



Haida Mortuary Pole Poles at Sgang Gwaay Trail through old village of Tahnoo Old Haida Longhouse remains in Tahnoo Paddling in Burnaby Narrows Enjoying low tide in Burnaby Narrows Smiling in the sunshine in Haida Gwaii Kayaking in Haida Gwaii All of our kayakers look like experts On a 'float through' of Burnaby Narrows Rainbows Gallery and the Lost Soul Tree - Charlotte ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Charlotte Marina ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Louscoone Inlet ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss SGang Gwaay ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss SGang Gwaay ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss SGang Gwaay ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss SGang Gwaay ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss SGang Gwaay ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss SGang Gwaay ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss 45-inch circumfrence! ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Burnaby Narrows ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Batstar ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Burnaby Narrows ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Burnaby Narrows ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Burnaby Narrows ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Burnaby Narrows ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Hotspring Island - now that's an infinity pool! ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Longhouse at Windy Bay ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Great Bear II ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Invasion of the jelly fish! ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss The Skipper at work ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss K'uuna Llnagaay (Skedans) ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Potlatch pole - K'uuna Llnagaay (Skedans) ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss K'uuna Llnagaay (Skedans) ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Motley Crue ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Haida canoe at Kaay Llnagaay (Haida Heritage Centre) ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Paddles ready for action ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Fine lines on a Haida canoe ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Kaay Centre ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Kaay Llnagaay ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Salmon prep competition at Skidegate Days - a steady hand and a very sharp knife required ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Careful with those fingers! ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Judging underway ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Log sawing competition at Skidegate Days ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss North Beach from Tow Hill - looking East ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss North Beach - looking West ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss No, I didn't mix in my Easter Island photos! Rock formation at North Beach. ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss North Beach - Looking West ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Golden Spruce Trail - Near Port Clements ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss Remains of the Golden Spruce - across Yakoun River ~ Photo Credit: R.Watkiss


Explore B.C.'s Fiordland, Aug 20 — Aug 27



Exploring B.C.'s Fiordland Waterfall in Great Bear Rainforest Kitasoo guide Doug Neasloss In the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest Kitasoo guide Doug Neasloss on Devil's Club Why it's called the Great Bear RAINforest Intertidal with starfish Cad & Cody out for a paddle Lee & Mare enjoying the serenity Floating leaf with water droplet Drying his wings off after the rains Walking an estuary in the Great Bear Rainforest Setting up for a photo Cody enjoying the serenity Great Blue Heron


The Inside Passage, Aug 29 — Sep 6



Humpback whale lunge feeding Humpback Whale, Great Bear Rainforest Mergansers in Great Bear Rainforest Eagle with his salmon Eagle eating salmon Wild Crabapples Grizzly Bear 'snorkelling' for salmon Moss laden trees in the Great Bear Rainforest Grizzly Mum & cub resting under wild crabapples Male Grizzly in Great Bear Rainforest Gulls in flight Humpback Whale tail A walk in the Great Bear Rainforest Raven in the Great Bear Rainforest


Islands of the Spirit Bear, Waters of the Humpbacks, Sep 7 — Sep 13



male Chum salmon making his way up the river Spirit Bear watching salmon Spirit Bear catching fish Spirit Bear with salmon Spirit Bear eating salmon Spirit Bear returning to fish Spirit Bear fishing again Spirit Bear in the Great Bear Rainforest Spirit Bear sharing salmon with Ravens Humpback Whales surface right beside us! Humpback Whale surfacing Humpback Whale tail 2 Humpback Whales spy hopping Humpback whale pectoral fin


Islands of the Spirit Bear, Waters of the Humpbacks, Sep 15 — Sep 21



Bear viewing in the Great Bear Rainforest Resting after a big fish lunch Spirit Bear with salmon Humpback Whale breaching Back lit Humpback Whale in full breach Humpback Whale tail in evening light Spirit Bear at sunset Spirit Bear mum with 1 of 1 Black cubs Spirit Bear eating wild crabapples Spirit Bear resting after MANY crabapples Wild Crabapples, loved by bears! Walking in the Great Bear Rainforest Mossed draped branches Salal Berries Dew drops in the rainforest Photo Credit: B.Hay Photo Credit: B.Hay Photo Credit: B.Hay Photo Credit: B.Hay Photo Credit: B.Hay Photo Credit: B.Hay Photo Credit: B.Hay Photo Credit: B.Hay Photo Credit: B.Hay


The Inside Passage, Sep 23 — Oct 2



This IS the Great Bear RAINforest It WILL get better! A VERY serious Tom at the helm Stephanie in front of Butedale Bears equal big smiles! 4 Fishers & 1 photographer Okay, it HAS stopped raining! Getting set up So much beauty in the Great Bear! Wildlife photography in the Great Bear Mum Grizzly & cub @ a rub tree Mum Grizzly on rub tree Mum Grizzly & cub fishing Mum Grizzly with yearling cub Mum Grizzly & cub sharing a salmon Mum Grizzly & cub digging for roots Grizzly cub with big chum salmon Grizzly mum & cub in the Great Bear Rainforest Male Grizzly in Great Bear Rainforest Grizzly Bear eating wild crabapples


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