Boat tour
Spirit Bear & Great Bear Rainforest Tour aboard Ocean Light II
Outside protected areasby Cool Wildlife Photography
Eight-day live-aboard photography trip on the 71-foot ketch Ocean Light II from Kitimat to Bella Bella through the Great Bear Rainforest, looking for spirit bears, black bears and grizzlies at salmon streams. Photography guide Michelle Valberg, with skipper-guides from Ocean Light II.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Led by
- Michelle Valberg
- Route
- Kitimat to Bella Bella
- Visits
- Terrace, Kitimat, Great Bear Rainforest and Bella Bella
- Length
- 8 days
- Group size
- Up to 10 people
- Language
- English
Species
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, closed
- June, closed
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, open
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Sep
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Vancouver time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 08:49– | 15:50– | 8h 8m8 h 8 min | 16° |
| Feb | 08:00– | 16:59– | 9h 55m9 h 55 min | 25° |
| Mar | 07:56– | 18:56– | 11h 51m11 h 51 min | 35° |
| Apr | 06:43– | 19:50– | 14h14 h | 47° |
| May | 05:44– | 20:37– | 15h 52m15 h 52 min | 56° |
| Jun | 05:17– | 21:08– | 16h 56m16 h 56 min | 60° |
| Jul | 05:36– | 21:01– | 16h 26m16 h 26 min | 58° |
| Aug | 06:24– | 20:15– | 14h 45m14 h 45 min | 51° |
| SepIn season | 07:17– | 19:06– | 12h 41m12 h 41 min | 40° |
| Oct | 08:09– | 17:52– | 10h 37m10 h 37 min | 28° |
| Nov | 09:08– | 16:44– | 8h 39m8 h 39 min | 18° |
| Dec | 09:52– | 16:13– | 7h 35m7 h 35 min | 14° |