On your first evening at Grizzly Bear Lodge we go on a tour in search of black bears. This evening run is not always successful but we are always looking for black bears on the beach while running up Knight Inlet to the grizzly viewing area or on the way to Johnstone Strait to whale watch. The saying goes that “black bears are where you find them” meaning there is no set location for viewing as there is with the grizzlies. And sometime they are not always black…
Grizzly Bear and Wildlife Tour Blog
We offer an exceptional fly-in lodge for Grizzly Bear Watching and Whale Watching in British Columbia.
Learn about What’s happening at the Lodge, view our British Columbia’s Wildlife Report, read our Grizzly Bear Watching Blog and Whale Watching Blog. Learn more about a Day on the River Blog, see Our Tour Guide’s Photos & Blog and Photos from Our Guests.
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Please. This is a great site to visit to get a “guest eye view” of a trip to our lodge.
Click on this link
http://www.masey.com.au/2010/08/dream-grizzly-trip-day-one/
Also: -if you search “You Tube” using the keyword SAILCONE you can view some videos from and about the lodge.
-and on Facebook at Grizzly Bear Lodge and Safari
To view a map of the lodge’s area and the location of each day’s itinerary”
Look to the left and scroll the sidebars to “Categories” and select “Wildlife Tour Itinerary” It is possible to navigate the map using the arrows in the upper left corner and to zoom using the + or – signs as well as changing to a satellite view in the upper right corner of the map.
It is possible to navigate the map using the arrows in the upper left corner and to zoom using the + or – signs as well as changing to a satellite view in the upper right corner of the map.
Extra Day on the River 5 of 5
As this photo shows this mother grizzly was aware of our presence but it’s “comfort zone” was intact as it went about looking for a meal. We spent about fifteen minutes with this grizzly and the experience the guests had was memorable.
Extra Day on the River 4 of 5
.. the mother and cub walked up the path we had just walked and stepped out on to the ladder to look for salmon. Rick does know “his” bears and has learned that if we respect them and give them the room they need we all benefit.
Extra Day on the River 3 of 5
… to another viewing area overlooking the salmon ladder. I known the guests were not happy about the move as it seemed we were never going to get good pictures of a grizzly. But the waiting in the new location had its advantages. We were about 20 meters (yards) above the salmon ladder when…
Extra Day on the River 2 of 5
.. this mother grizzly bear with here first year cub appeared about one hundred meters (yards) down river. With a signal from Rick we were moved…
Extra Day on the River 1 of 5
On the extra day in camp we cross Knight Inlet ans pass through Thompson Sound to the Kakweikan River and spend a day with Trapper Rick. This river is located on the BC mainland and we travel by road to Rick’s cabin. One of the grizzly bear viewing areas is located just below the salmon ladder, in front of Rick’s cabin, were the grizzlies come to fish. On this day were were sitting and looking down river when….
Seals and Sea Lions 20 of 20
Just to keep the cameras working there is an abundance of harbour seals in the area and Steller sea lions that migrate between California and Alaska stop in the spring and fall. Looking back over the past twenty days of blogging I would say that Peder, Ann and family have had a busy three days and managed to reduce the size of their “bucket list”. Thanks again for the many great photos.
Lost Deer 19 of 20
It was a small island about two hectares in size. We could not see any grass but there was lots of moss and lichens. The deer came down a steep rock face to eat the seaweed on the shore. Over the summer I saw several different deer on this little island and was never able to determine the attraction as they had to swim from a larger island that was over a mile long that had lots opportunity for grazing.
Bald Eagle Feeding 18 of 20
As a guide I am always looking for seagull and duck activity to help locate a herring ball because herring balls attract whales and eagles. For this photo the ducks were feeding on herring and forcing them into a ball and near the surface providing a perfect opportunity for the bald eagle to feed. Experience and luck will put the guests in the right position but is is the skill of the photographer that produces the photo.
