Campbell River Harbor: What nationality would the owner of this boat be?
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Campbell River fishing fleet
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Well-equipped boat - this is the GPS display that gave us our position every minute of the trip
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The area we sailed across was deep (about 1 mile) and had some of the fastest currents in the world - up to 30 knots - when the tides ebbed and flowed. You can see the currents causing waves on the surface.
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The scenery was gorgeous - and sings of people rare
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Typical scenery
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Believe it or not, they log these mountains
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Our landing point was on the Orford River at Bute Inlet. It was also used by logging companies to drop off logs. Here a tugboat readies a batch of logs for a run down to a mill.
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A big tugboat, helped by the little one on the left gets the cedar logs on their way
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Good advice!
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"First Nation" refers to the natives who have been here a lot longer than us!
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We took a bus! about 2 miles up the Orford River and as soon as we hopped off the bus, we saw a grizzly.
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And another. The first two were fairly far away. Wait!
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The answer to the question "does a wild bear .... in the woods?"
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Now, they start coming closer, in this stream where lots of salmon are spawning.
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This is about the fifth one we've seen
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Right in front of this bear is where the salmon swim
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Tale a look at those claws!
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THey were this close!
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Going Fishing
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We got closer than this. Karen is on the right and note the guide's gun on the ground.
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Karen, Jim and friends
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He's just about caught up to the salmon. This bear is no dummy, he herded the salmon into the shallows to make him easier to catch.
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Caught a big one.
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Got em.
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Success.
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Chasig salmon - they can sure move fast in the water
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Amazingly fast in the water for a 300 pound creature
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Here is the prey - spawning salmon - right in the center of the photo.
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Spawning salmon. Look just below center for one, then carefully for 5 more.
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