September 7th, 2010

Good evening from the Float House
Discovery Harbour Marina

While the Orca have been absolutely fantastic this past week, our Grizzly Tours are in full swing and I wanted to give everyone an idea of what really happens on our Grizzly Tours.
We travel to the Orford River In Bute Inlet by covered and heated vessels. Once on the ground, we travel by van about 4 km up the river where we watch the Grizzlies catch and feed on the spawning salmon from the safety of raised platforms along the river bank.
Pictured below is an effort to show you the picture takers (our guests) and the pictures they take from the towers. The bears travel up and down the river depending on the tides and the time of day. On this day, Sept 5th, we saw 8 separate Grizzlies while on this one tower as well as 4 more while traveling in and out in the van, one Sow with 2 cubs.
The Salmon are just arriving in the Orford River and by the end of the week the number of Grizzlies should double. We expect to see a lot of cubs this year as last fall the salmon numbers were high and that gave the pregnant females a healthy boast for their winter hibernation.

If Grizzly viewing is on your bucket list or you just want to see these amazing creatures in their natural habitat, this is a good time of the year to do it.
Hope to see you out there.

Cheers

Hurricane Jack
Campbell River Whale Watching