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Waiting for a Grizzly Bear

Trapper Rick's

A quiet time on a beautiful river waiting for a grizzly bear to come into view. If you choose the extra day and night at Grizzly Bear Lodge we travel by boat across Knight Inlet through Thompson Sound to the Kakweikan River. The time with Trapper Rick on this BC mainland river is a step into the past and a different lifestyle. Using a former logging roads were branches become the brushes in a car wash, a boat becomes a ferry to cross a river and after a short hike we arrive at Rick’s cabin. Below the cabin and the fish ladder there is a good chance to view grizzlies fishing, or further up the river you can try fishing yourself. Scrolling down to the April 15th you can read about Rick’s trapping demonstration.

 

 

Trapper Rick’s Trap Demonstration

Trapper Rick's Trap

If you choose to spend the extra day at Grizzly Bear Lodge it is spent with Trapper Rick. We cross Knight Inlet and pass through Thompson Sound to the Kakweikan River which is located on the BC mainland. We travel by road to Rick’s cabin that is located overlooking a feeding area used by the grizzly bears after the salmon arrive.  The day includes short hikes, spin fishing for salmon for those who are interested, great photos of the incredible scenery and a picnic lunch. Rick is very passionate about the grizzlies and other wildlife in his river valley and this passion is evident in his willingness to share with his guests. On this day he was demonstrating the humane traps he used in his years of trapping.

 

 

A day with Trapper Rick

Hike to Trappers

The extra day in camp is spent with Trapper Rick. We cross Knight Inlet through Thompson Sound to the Kakweikan River, which is located on the BC mainland. We travel by road to the river near Rick’s cabin, cross the river by boat and a short hike to the cabin. The above photo shows part of the trail and no the guest is not walking on his own Rick is in front and I am bringing up the rear. Guests are always in the middle with a guide at either end. The photo below shows the view from the front of Rick’s cabin over looking the lower river and the pools were we will spend time waiting for and on most days watching grizzlies come to feed on the salmon. While on the Kakweikan River there is an opportunity to spin fish for salmon, to hike but most guest prefer to enjoy Rick’s company and listen to his many stories of trapping in the area.

Trapper Rick's scenery

 

 

 

Extra day at Grizzly Bear Lodge

Trapper Rick's Lodge

If you choose the extra day in camp it is spent with Trapper Rick on a “wild river” that few people outside our guest get to view.  We cross Knight Inlet and travel through Thompson Sound to the Kakweikan River and spend a day on the river with Trapper Rick.  This river is located on the BC mainland and to view a map of the area of Rick’s river scroll down the sidebar on the left to “Pages” then to “Google Map of Grizzly Bear Lodge Itinerary”.  A picnic lunch (more like a full meal) is provided and normally eaten on the deck of Rick’s cabin. In this photo Rick has just finished demonstrating the setting of a box trap that he used to catch marten, a very effective and humane method of trapping. Rick is very passionate about his river and the guests always come back to the lodge with a greater appreciation of nature and what it takes to live as close to nature as Rick’s life style permits.

 

A Break at Trapper Rick’s

Trapper Rick's

The extra day at the lodge includes a visit a very scenic and very wild area on a pristine river. The day will give you an opportunity to do a little wilderness fishing if you are so inclined, a little hiking and always a chance to see a grizzly bear. The view from the deck of “Trapper Rick’s” cabin is stunning. After some time up river and a short hike to Rick’s cabin a break was to just sit, chat and relax.