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The Canadian Rockies Trail Of The Grizzly
ver and over the huge grizzly perseveres in her
grizzly bear stabs her attempts to catch salmon. Her
powerful paw into the young cub watches inquisitively;
mountain river, fishing for her her only chance of survival is to
breakfast in the chilly, shallow learn the predatory skills of her
water. A cool, crisp mountain mother.
breeze drifts through the valley;
moist morning dew blankets the A clap of thunder echoes around
ground. The soothing sound of the valley; angry clouds combine
running water plays continuously to mask the sun. The light
as the sun scales the mountain darkens and shadows disappear.
peaks and illuminates the dawn Birds scatter from their perches
sky. in the lofty trees and circle
overhead, assessing what the
There can be few places on earth weather will do next.
with the raw, natural beauty
displayed throughout the Rocky The bright morning sunshine gives
Mountains. Vast forests race up way to afternoon showers. Rain
the huge grey, granite faces splashes upon the flowing stream,
until the grade becomes too steep earning sanctuary for the
to support the great myriad of swimming fish as the grizzly and
roots. Songs of birds emanate her cub head for the shelter of
through the deep valley as they the thick forest green.
sing and dance amongst the tall
trees. The still waters of the Observing grizzly bears is one of
broad lake mirror the gathering, the most exciting adventure
grey clouds forming in the sky. holidays to be had. Vancouver
Rainfall looks likely. Island Destinations offer
spectacular springtime grizzly
Upstream from the lake, the bear viewing holidays at Glendale
Cove, Knight Inlet in British opportunity to witness the bear
Columbia. Timed to coincide with in predatory mode as they retune
the end of the grizzly's their fishing skills. Obviously
hibernation period, watch the binoculars help to keep a safe
bears emerge from their winter distance, but also allow you to
slumber and tread wearily through watch the bears act completely
the melting snow to feed amongst naturally, undisturbed by human
the river lowlands. presence.
You can observe the bears begin Both boat and land viewing tours
to fatten themselves up, from the are available up to the beginning
complete safety of a river boat. of October. For more information
Binoculars are a must for those visit the Vancouver Island
great close-ups, and an Destinations web site.
About the Author:
Steven Cronin owns the Sargas Travel online magazine featuring travel reviews, news, inspiration, advice and special offers. For further reading please visit http://www.sargas.co.uk
Source: www.isnare.com
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