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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Of balloons and lost pantaloons
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Darwin Day
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A wild, craggy corner of the United States
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The old guard at Old San Juan
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A tribute to the ancestors
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‘Stepping’ into Black History Month
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A bohemian feline
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St. James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Embracing the cold
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The smoke before the bonfire
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In memory of those lost
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Antarctica Day
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International Roller Coaster Day
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
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The Zugspitze: Germany s highest point
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A winter’s holiday ends
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A red fox on the Swiss side of the Jura Mountain range
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National Mushroom Day
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World Bicycle Day
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International Sloth Day
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Splügen Pass, Switzerland
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Shark Awareness Day
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Balloons and camels are two ways to catch a ride here
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Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
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Sunlight sets Iceland s Eyjafjallajökull aglow
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Ancient groves in Australia
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Denali National Park
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Infant Sumatran orangutan, Indonesia
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