2. Great Bear Rainforest

Green and Khutze Inlets

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Head of Khutze Inlet and the Khutze River estuary, early morning, Great Bear Rainforest, BC
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Head of Khutze Inlet and the Khutze River estuary, early morning, Great Bear Rainforest, BC

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  • Small waterfall, stream and rockweed, Green Inlet, BC<br /> <br /> Small and larger waterfalls coming down from the mountains and spilling into the sea occur everywhere in the north temperate rainforest.
  • Small waterfall, Green Inlet, BC
  • Marine growth on a deadfall log at low tide, Green Inlet, BC
  • Intertidal sea life with frilled dog winkles (also called frilled whelks, Nucella lamellosa), Green Inlet, BC
  • Morning mists in the mountains<br /> <br /> Khutze inlet in the Great Bear Rain forest, northern BC. This is a common sight in the north temperate rainforest as the sun starts to burn off the morning mist from the deep canyons and fjords. But it is hard to capture the true beauty and three dimensionality of the scene with a camera. You really have to be there to see it in person. <br /> <br /> This roadless wilderness is the largest tract of undisturbed north temperate rainforest in the world. and is the area that will be endangered by potential spills from oil tankers if the northern pipeline is built from the Alberta tar sands out to the coast near here.<br /> <br /> A beautiful B/W version of a similar scene can be seen here, along with some shoreline images of the rich intertidal zone: <a href="http://goo.gl/W9Zsqx">http://goo.gl/W9Zsqx</a><br /> <br /> Re SM vs Flickr vs FB. Now that SM appears to be 'fixed' I find myself in a quandary. During the downtimes on SM a couple members of our community, with the support of the rest of the community, have gone to a lot of trouble and research to set up alternate daily communities on Flickr and Facebook, and I appreciate and thank them for their efforts. Now there is the potential for the same images to appear on two or all three sites. So now I don't know whether to comment and/or post on SM or Flickr or Facebook. But I have too little spare time to follow two, let alone three, communities and keep track of which image I posted, and which I commented on, and where. What's a person to do? I guess if SM starts work properly, I will continue to post and comment here, with the occasional post and comment in Flickr, and will mostly ignore Facebook. What will you do?
  • Khutze Inlet in the morning mist, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia
  • Waterfall from melting snow coming down an avalanche slope, Khutze Inlet, Great Bear Rainforest, BC<br /> <br /> This is typical of the waterfalls, small and large, that can be seen everywhere in the spring in the coastal mountains as the snows melt and flow into the ocean.
  • Morning mist on the peaks of Khutze Inlet, Great Bear Rainforest, BC
  • Ridge lines in the early morning mist, Khutze Inlet, Great Bear Rainforest, BC
  • Head of Khutze Inlet and the Khutze River estuary, early morning, Great Bear Rainforest, BC
  • Long waterfall coming down an avalanche slope at the head of Khutze Inlet, Great Bear Rainforest, BC
  • Grizzly bear country<br /> <br /> This is the head of Khutze Inlet in the Great Bear Rainforest, with the morning mist rising from the mountains. Khutze inlet is a long narrow fjord off the inland passage to Alaska. The Khutze River comes down from the mountains here, fed by the spring melt of the high snow field seen on the mountain in the background. At larger sizes you can see one of the waterfalls coming down from the snowfields that feed the river. The river's estuary supports the growth of rich beds of sedge grass (the bright green flat area, best seen at larger sizes) that is a protein rich source of food for the grizzly bears after their long winter fast. <br /> <br /> Other images from this beautiful remote area, including waterfalls coming down the avalanche slopes, can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/Se35wc">http://goo.gl/Se35wc</a>
  • Snow melt waterfall<br /> <br /> Our 50 ft boat, anchored at the base of the waterfall, looks like a toy compared to the scale of the waterfall. Large waterfalls formed on avalanche slopes by snow melt are commonly seen in the spring along the deep coastal fjords of mid-coast British Columbia. The many details are best appreciated at the largest size.<br /> <br /> This is one of the areas at risk if there is an oil spill from tankers using the inside passage. Other photos taken in the same area, including some harlequin ducks, can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/unKlOl">http://goo.gl/unKlOl</a>
  • One of many waterfalls that flow into the ocean in the coastal fjords of BC. This one is in Khutze Inlet in the Great Bear Rainforest.
  • Old man's beard lichen growing on moss-covered evergreens in Khutze Inlet, Great Bear Rainforest, BC
  • Harlequin ducks (3 males and a female), Khutze River, Great Bear Rainforest, BC
  • Old growth rainforest tree covered with moss and epiphytes, Khutze Inlet, Great Bear Rainforest, BC
  • Young grizzly feeding in the high sedge grasses, Khutze Inlet, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia
  • Young grizzly in spring sedge grass, Khutze Inlet, British Columbia
  • Three year old cub in a sedge grass meadow, Khutze Inlet, Great Bear Rainforest, British ColumbiaYo
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