grizzly bear watching holiday
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not a specific one...
but spending time in Banff we saw a couple of black bears..
but in Yellowstone we saw a huge number of Grizzlys - including a mother with 2 cubs..
But these are down to chance/luck...
I think if i ever wanted to go specifically to see bears, i'd be heading to Alaska for the salmon season where they fish them out of the weirs..
but spending time in Banff we saw a couple of black bears..
but in Yellowstone we saw a huge number of Grizzlys - including a mother with 2 cubs..
But these are down to chance/luck...
I think if i ever wanted to go specifically to see bears, i'd be heading to Alaska for the salmon season where they fish them out of the weirs..
I'd save your money on an organised trip, and just visit some of the US parks. You will definitely see some bears in Yosemite - my wife nearly fell over one when coming out of the toilet block in the morning (we stayed in a tented village, which was fun - for one night). Nearly scared her to death.
The same can be said for Canada - just do a day trip.
The same can be said for Canada - just do a day trip.
rhinochopig said:
I'd save your money on an organised trip, and just visit some of the US parks. You will definitely see some bears in Yosemite - my wife nearly fell over one when coming out of the toilet block in the morning (we stayed in a tented village, which was fun - for one night). Nearly scared her to death.
The same can be said for Canada - just do a day trip.
well it does depend on whether they particularly want to see grizzlies or just bears generally. The bears in Yosemite are black bears (yes, even the ones that aren't black!), they aren't grizzlies. But you are right, if you just want to see bears you can see them in lots of places around the USA and Canada, even just at the roadside through the Rockies in Canada. These were in ManitobaThe same can be said for Canada - just do a day trip.
We've been a few times to Knight Inlet on the West Coast of BC.
Floating Lodge
We usually stay here Hidden Cove or here Telegraph Cove at the North end of Vancouver Island and go over with these people Tide Rip. There's camping available nearby too. The boat is based in Telegraph Cove and will pick up from other places. It takes a couple of hours to get to the bear-watching area and you'll transfer to land or another shallow draft boat depending on time of year.
You can also go kayaking or Whale Watching
out of Telegraph Cove.
You're also very likely to see black bears at the side of the road or at the accommodation. We also stayed in Tofino on the West Coast of the Island back in August and saw them on the beach, in our garden and even had one sat on the porch outside the front door.
Floating Lodge
We usually stay here Hidden Cove or here Telegraph Cove at the North end of Vancouver Island and go over with these people Tide Rip. There's camping available nearby too. The boat is based in Telegraph Cove and will pick up from other places. It takes a couple of hours to get to the bear-watching area and you'll transfer to land or another shallow draft boat depending on time of year.
You can also go kayaking or Whale Watching
out of Telegraph Cove.
You're also very likely to see black bears at the side of the road or at the accommodation. We also stayed in Tofino on the West Coast of the Island back in August and saw them on the beach, in our garden and even had one sat on the porch outside the front door.
Edited by Thunderace on Tuesday 30th December 08:56
Edited by Thunderace on Tuesday 30th December 08:57
Thunderace said:
We've been a few times to Knight Inlet on the West Coast of BC.
Floating Lodge
We usually stay here Hidden Cove or here Telegraph Cove at the North end of Vancouver Island and go over with these people Tide Rip. There's camping available nearby too. The boat is based in Telegraph Cove and will pick up from other places. It takes a couple of hours to get to the bear-watching area and you'll transfer to land or another shallow draft boat depending on time of year.
You can also go kayaking or Whale Watching
out of Telegraph Cove.
You're also very likely to see black bears at the side of the road or at the accommodation. We also stayed in Tofino on the West Coast of the Island back in August and saw them on the beach, in our garden and even had one sat on the porch outside the front door.
I remember the long drive up that logging road to telegraph cove. Nice place.Floating Lodge
We usually stay here Hidden Cove or here Telegraph Cove at the North end of Vancouver Island and go over with these people Tide Rip. There's camping available nearby too. The boat is based in Telegraph Cove and will pick up from other places. It takes a couple of hours to get to the bear-watching area and you'll transfer to land or another shallow draft boat depending on time of year.
You can also go kayaking or Whale Watching
out of Telegraph Cove.
You're also very likely to see black bears at the side of the road or at the accommodation. We also stayed in Tofino on the West Coast of the Island back in August and saw them on the beach, in our garden and even had one sat on the porch outside the front door.
Edited by Thunderace on Tuesday 30th December 08:56
Edited by Thunderace on Tuesday 30th December 08:57
Not bear-watching, but a friend of mine went on a Salmon fishing trip in Alaska, where they were advised to stay vigilant, given the local bruins (Kodiak Grizzlys) partiality to fresh meat - mainly freshly caught Salmon. These bears have a very acute sense of smell (better than dogs, by all accounts). As a result, a lady member of the fishing party, was told that if she had the painters in, she would be much safer, staying at the lodge.
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