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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Skyscraper Day
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Weaverbird nests at Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve
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Let the games begin
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Gdańsk on the banks of the Motława, Poland
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National Poinsettia Day
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Pollinators: not to be sneezed at
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Cuban tody, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Cuba
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A different kind of dive
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Does this chameleon look a little insecure?
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Ostuni, Apulia, Italy
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Bungle Bungle Range in Purnululu National Park, Australia
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Honoring the fallen
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Classical music takes center stage
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Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
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A wetland in Västmanland, Sweden
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San Francisco’s City Hall illuminated by the iconic colors of Pride
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New Orleans for Mardi Gras
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Kochelsee in Bavaria
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A hero for the 21st century
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Bear cubs roughhouse on Siblings Day
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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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A medieval Moorish gem
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World Turtle Day
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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A different view of sharks
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It’s World Migratory Bird Day
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Pacific Park, Santa Monica State Beach, California
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Reflections on the mighty Amazon
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Leaves of Grass
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A long winter’s nap, perhaps?
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