Shearwater/Bella Bella to Bottleneck Anchorage (Via Fiordland Conservancy), B.C., Canada (106NM)

Clouds and a light rain follow us on our cruise to the Fiordland area. The entry to the passage is much like others - marked by massive shear mountains that have the most tenacious trees I have ever seen. There can’t be more than a few feet of soil and yet these mountains are spiked with trees clinging together in great forests. Every once in a while you see huge raw scrapes of rockface where the trees and soil gave way to create massive slides. We cruise by these epic forests while passing waterfalls that wind in ribbons down thousands of feet to the water. Truly spectacular…leading to way too many pictures…

I neglected to mention the large community of ravens on Bella Bella. They are curious and smart and have an amazing array of calls. As we leave Shearwater and Bella Bella, I happened to glance back and find our friend (Edgar?) hitching a ride. He hung out with us for a little while and it looked like he was having fun.

I apologize in advance for the quantity of waterfall photos. But I dare you to not take a you-know-what-load. Thank god it wasn’t a blue sky day…

The glacial valleys have lakes that store the water for many of these falls

This is a pretty large fishing vessel dwarfed by these immense and shear mountains

More interesting glacial formations ahead

Looking back at the entry of our anchorage at Bottleneck

Morning fog and clouds at the Bottleneck anchorage