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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Mangrove Conservation Day
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Kings of the Kalahari
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Castelmezzano, Italy
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National Park Week begins
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Work out on your way to work
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International Sloth Day
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Western Monarch Day
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Get on your bike and ride
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Falling for Rioja
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Bournemouth beach huts
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Heavens Gate Cave, Tianmen Mountain National Park, China
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Yellowstone for the National Park Services birthday
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World Bee Day
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Waiānapanapa State Park, Maui, Hawaii
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International Day of Light
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Sunny day, sweepin the clouds away
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Mute swans
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International Mountain Day
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Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
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Art in the high desert
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Sparkling ice diamonds on a black sandy beach
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Moselle River loop near Kröv, Germany
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League of Nations, 100 years later
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Golling Waterfall, Salzburg, Austria
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Darwin Day
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Celebrating Native American Heritage Day
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The fantastic winter fox
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Mute swan
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Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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