Balanced Rock at Haida Gwaii.


The mountains and oceans of Gwaii Hanaas.


We started off with a few days in Vancouver. Here we are in Steveston at Fisherman's Wharf.


Vancouver Aquarium.


Our first wildlife excursion outside of Campbell River.


Three ravens over Alert Bay.


The ferry to Alert Bay.


The marina at Alert Bay at dusk in fog.


Raven, Alert Bay.


Seine Boat Inn, above and below.




We made a special trip to the northwest corner of Vancouver Island to see sea otters.


A small raft of sea otters.


Traveling north through the Inside Passage on BC Ferries.


Michelle.


Typical landscape, Inside Passage.






A look at the cemetery in Old Masset.


Cousin Vern.


The ladies on the ascent of Tow Hill.


Salal berries.


Michelle and Michele.


Loaded up in the zodiac, our group sets out to explore Gwaii Hanaas.


The float lodge we stayed in.




Black bear tracks at our first stop.


The underside of a leather star.


We had a lunch break near a small waterfall.


Sea lions near Sgang Gwaay.


Michele at Sgang Gwaay.






Sgang Gwaay.


The sea lion rookery at Marcin Rocks.








We watched a small pod of transient orca hunt down a sea lion.


Michele, Mary, Margaret and Walter.


Our group of Moresby Explorers gathered around an enormous sitka spruce. Our guide, Ollie is in front on the left.


The Legacy Pole at Windy Bay. Mary and I were glad to see this as we heard Jaalen Edenshaw talk about it at the Museum of Anthropology right after he won the commission and then we chatted to him while he carved it a few weeks before it was raised in 2013.


Our late night departure from Skidegate.


Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park.




Salmon fishing in Tofino.


That's our guide, Joel Nikoforuk.


Margaret and Ali at the Royal British Columbia Museum.


Our final crossing of Georgia Strait to return to Tsawwassen.

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