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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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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 →
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While sailing in northern Georgia Strait last April, the Maple Leaf suddenly found itself accompanied by 7 transient killer whales (orcas). While the captain chatted with whale researcher Graeme Ellis, First Mate Jose Larochelle captured this stunning photo. It was … Continue reading →
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Maple Leaf guest Cathy Holowaychuk caught the beauty of a humpback whale’s breath against the rainforest of the Broughton Archipelago. The light hit both the exhalation and the wing of a seagull, igniting them against the shadowed island. Taken on … Continue reading →
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Burial poles, SGang Gwaay, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands). To celebrate the BC government’s offical intention to rename the islands to Haida Gwaii (Islands of the Haida [people]), and because this photo by Kevin conveys some of the power of … Continue reading →
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Sunlight and shadow pick out Maple Leaf guests in red kayaks, and the distant Maple Leaf herself, against granite cliffs. Taken in the Fjordland area of the Great Bear Rainforest, by Paul Smith on a Great Bear Rainforest trip.
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A grizzly bear mother scans the river for the right salmon to catch while her cub-of-the-year rests its head. Taken by Paul Smith on a Great Bear Rainforest trip.
