 |
 BC coast...N of Port Hardy |
 BC's complex central coast |
 on board M.V. Great Bear II....first snow view |
 entering narrows for first evening moorage |
 "collapsed cedar ecosystem" |
 clear water at low tide |
 M.V. Great Bear II...operated by Ocean Adventures |
 heading into higher coastal mountains |
 typical steep shores in coastal inlets |
 entering a spectacular inlet in fine weather |
 massive granite shores |
 no caption needed ! |
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 part of 1000 km of this BC coast !! |
 glacially sculpted vertical wall (??) |
 a typical river estuary at an inlet head |
 seed bearing fluff on estuary bush |
 mountain summits haven't enjoyed summer yet |
 high mountain snow melt..waterfalls everywhere |
 no trip is without rain in a rainforest |
 inlet mountain moods.. |
 yet another estuary |
 native "chocolate lillies" on estuary channel's bank |
 "paint brush" in the rain |
 a giant's 3 metre axe head (?) |
 estuary channel waters |
 approaching our evening rest location |
 entering a sheltered evening moorage |
 rugged coast heading south again |
 every few metres is another painting ! |
 cedar survival at treetop |
 in our last evening moorage |
 silence...except for red-necked loons |
 surrounded by low islands |
 our last marine view |
 back in seaplane heading to Port Hardy |
 remote and unpopulated |