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Maple Leaf guest and new team member Valerie Sheppard spotted an old arbutus tree sprouting new growth. Moving in close to snap a photo, she was surprised when this sleepy raccoon poked its head out from the tree’s cavity. Taken … Continue reading
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Hungry? The exuberance with which this bear has chomped its salmon is probably an illustration of how we all feel sometimes. This photo was shot on a Great Bear Rainforest tour by Capt. James Warburton a few weeks ago.
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Capt. Kevin Smith got this wide-angle shot of a northwestern crow in Hartley Bay. As our guests toured the village, this crow hopped aboard the Maple Leaf and was standing at the galley entrance, considering a quick trip down to … Continue reading
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Kudos to Maple Leaf guest Serena Stewart for capturing this spectacular moment. An Alaska humpback whale launches into a half-breach while also pushing water out through its baleen – water that it gulped in the moment before, along with a … Continue reading
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Ahhh, summer. It even comes to the rainforest. Here we’re enjoying a west coast sunset while cruising, awaiting the sun’s dip below the horizon. Taken on a Great Bear Rainforest trip in June by Kevin Smith.
On a Haida Gwaii tour, at the southernmost point of the islands, this 6-year-old enjoys a beautiful beach on her family adventure vacation aboard the Maple Leaf. 3 generations of her family chartered an entire Haida Gwaii adventure, and spent … Continue reading
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This beautiful photo by first mate Paul Smith shows a grizzly sow in her autumn world: a brilliant green and gold estuary, where a small river lets salmon penetrate the rainforest after a journey up a coastal fjord. In the … Continue reading
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Adventure photography: Maple Leaf guests and first mate Jose Larochelle, who took this photo, go out in a zodiac for a view and photos of the Maple Leaf under sail on the B.C. coast. Taken on a Great Bear Rainforest … Continue reading
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Maple Leaf and her crew have been out in the Gulf Islands over the past few weeks, with our team-building and sail training program for youth. The earlyish spring this year is glorious in the islands – making for great … Continue reading
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The Great Bear Rainforest – guest Doug Watterson captured some of its majesty with this photograph. This giant is a cedar, nicknamed the “tree of life” by some, since it traditionally provided people of the coast with so many of … Continue reading
