Gray whales migrate between their feeding grounds and breeding grounds each year. North Pacific gray whales wisely spend the winter at their breeding grounds in the warm waters off the Baja California Peninsula. Then, by mid-March, as the whales return north, they pass by the west coast of Vancouver Island, near Tofino, en route to their summer feeding grounds in the Bering Sea. Tofino, an outdoorsy retreat on Clayoquot Sound, provides a breathtaking backdrop for whale watchers this time of year. After the whales have passed through, the area continues to attract outdoor enthusiasts who are drawn to legendary surfing, hiking, and storm watching along the dramatic coastline.
Next stop, Tofino
Today in History
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Ludwig’s palace
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World Meteorological Day
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Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
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Happy Mother’s Day
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International Day of Friendship
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A wonder in winter
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The (Inca) empire strikes back
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Southern gemsbok in the savannah, Botswana
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harlem
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Travels to the Oregon deep
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Big Bend National Park in Texas turns 81
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Atlanta Botanical Garden
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Welcome to the drainpipe of the Pacific
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Halemaumau Crater, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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World Environment Day
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Up in the Highlands
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Bay Marker Lookout, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
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Happy birthday, Capitol Reef National Park
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Merry Christmas!
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Atrani, Amalfi Coast, Italy
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International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
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Fashion models of the avian world
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Tolkien Reading Day
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Monet still makes an impression
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Fresh water on the Silk Road
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Cherry blossoms spring to life
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Wake up, it s Darwin Day
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Protecting endangered giants
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A seabird gets schooled
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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