Life in the Great Bear Rainforest

Journeying the Great Bear Waters

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“Salmon Carcass” The returning runs of spawning salmon are integral to life in BC’s northern coastal forests. Even the trees themselves feast on the salmon. Death and life are the same thing in this wilderness.

“Churning Waters”
The waters of the Great Bear Rainforest are famous for storms and navigational challenges. Idyllic sunshine and blue skies change swiftly to hurricane force winds and torrential rains. Hunker down! Find a sheltering bay and anchor the night. Listen to the anchor chain grind across the sea floor and hope it’s not dragging. The next day the mountainsides transform into explosions of rushing water. Here’s one of those moments where fresh water meets salt after a storm.

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“Salmon Roe”
I sat quietly on a beautiful estuary riverbank in the Great Bear Rainforest. I was watching a mother grizzly across the river water as she feasted on salmon carcasses with her yearling cub. Looking down at my feet I noticed the salmon eggs scattered across the pebbles. They were brilliant as jewels in the sun. I loved this remnant that hinted at an earlier feast.

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