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Guide Photos

floatplane at grizzly bear lodge
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From a guides perspective this is a good view of a seaplane at the dock of Grizzly Bear Lodge. The first reason would be that we are on the water and not carrying luggage or boxes of food up to the lodge. The second is that if we were on the dock carrying luggage it is a high tide. The float is about the same level as the shore and this makes the trips allot easier. The summer tides can be four or five meters (yards) in height and this makes for a steep ramp up to land level. The flight to the lodge from Campbell River takes about forty-five minutes and flies over some great coastal scenery so be sure to have your camera at hand and not stowed in your suitcase. 

 

Interesting Guest Photos

seaplane flight
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rainbow over knight inlet
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Guests arrive by seaplane from Campbell River on Vancouver Island. The floatplane ride takes about forty-five minutes and passes over many small islands, bays and inlets. For many guest it is their first ride in a small plane and they may be a little nervous but in all my years on the coast any accidents and they are rare occur due to winter weather. It is comforting to know that “seaplanes” land on water and that is every where on the coast while the larger planes that you use it come to British Columbia require large airports and they are less common than all the water under a seaplane. Lynn Morris from the Great Britain provides these photos of her flight.