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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Ljubljana, Slovenia
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The parenting of a piping plover
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Once upon a midafternoon dreary…
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Dyavolski Most
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Wandering Watkins Glen
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We have liftoff!
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World Teachers Day
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World Penguin Day
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Brown bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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National Umbrella Day
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World Chocolate Day
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National Hummingbird Day
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The smoke before the bonfire
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Welcome to my neck of the woods
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Last day of National Park Week
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Quebec City for Winter Carnival
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Making it work—in Norway
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Bird’s-eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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Arbor Day
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Infrared Jupiter, erupting Io
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New Orleans for Mardi Gras
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March of the flowers
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Protecting endangered giants
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A good time in the Badlands
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National Panda Day
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Virgin Islands National Park established
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It’s Napping Day
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Pride 2024
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Memorial Day
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International Rock Day
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