| A Tour of Vancouver Island Seasons with a
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| | phosphorescence at night are magical
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| Naturalist From Sandy Seashores to
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| | experiences not to be missed. Alpine
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| Mountain Meadows
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| | flower meadows peak in July and August,
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| The mild Vancouver Island climate
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| | popping up as the snow melts.
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| provides year round access to nature
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| | The pink salmon usher in autumn in early
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| hiking, wildlife viewing and bird
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| | September, followed by Chinook salmon
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| watching. Subtleties mark your passage
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| | peaking in October, then Coho salmon and
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| from the months of the leaping salmon,
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| | Chum salmon continuing through November
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| vibrant moss, herring spawning, singing
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| | and December. You can watch them leaping
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| frogs, brant geese, blazing flowers,
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| | over obstacles, jockeying for position or
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| alligator lizards, berries and back
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| | stare eyeball to eyeball with a 50 pound
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| again. There's plenty to do and see
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| | Chinook the size of a garbage can in an
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| every month for the avid eco tourist on
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| | underwater viewing area. Black bears and
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| Vancouver Island.
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| | eagles gather to enjoy the feast. Massive
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| The herring return to spawn in March and
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| | bird migrations pass through in the fall,
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| in hot pursuit come thousands of sea
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| | especially along the coast, so bird
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| birds and hundreds of sea lions, seals
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| | watching is a delight while autumn rains
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| and eagles. April to June is the best
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| | spark technicolour explosions of
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| time for wandering down fragrant paths
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| | mushrooms.
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| alight with spring wild flowers. Salmon
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| | The winter moisture makes the Vancouver
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| berry, red currant, fawn lilies, bleeding
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| | Island mountains among the snowiest
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| heart, trilliums and violets are just a
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| | places on earth, receiving up to 10
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| few of April's flowers.
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| | meters of snow. When you want snow, you
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| Summer is a parade of berries beginning
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| | can have it by driving up Mount
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| in June with the orange salmon berries
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| | Washington between December and May and
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| and black raspberries, then trailing
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| | enjoy snow shoeing in the winter
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| blackberries, red huckleberries,
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| | wonderland
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| Himalayan blackberries, blueberries,
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| | Unique nature exploration opportunities
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| black huckleberries and cranberries.
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| | are available every month of the year on
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| Where there are berries, there are bears
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| | the island. In addition to each season's
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| and lots of birds. More than 300 species
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| | unique features, beaver, mink, otter,
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| of birds use the island and surrounding
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| | seals, eagles, juvenile salmon, many bird
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| waters at least part of the year. Summer
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| | species and tide pool life can be seen
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| brings some of the lowest daytime tides
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| | year round. During the September to May
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| revealing tide pools with a colourful
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| | season the trails are less busy and offer
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| array of bizarre marine life. Visit
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| | some fantastic wildlife viewing
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| during a full or new moon to take
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| | opportunities. Discover nature's
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| advantage of the lowest tides and the
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| | delights in the secret corners of
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| greatest variety of marine life.
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| | Vancouver Island with a private nature
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| Snorkelling the lush eelgrass forests or
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| | tour by a professional biologist.
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| wading through the sparkling
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