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<\/a><\/a><\/a>Having seen numerous nature documentaries of Grizzlies feeding on the salmon we were excited at the possibility of seeing this in the wild. A first look down on the river, through the rain, we could see a weir , tangles of tree trunks in the water, a steep wooded bank but apparently still no bears. Feeling a little disappointed and looking a little closer we could vaguely see a dark shape in the river.<\/p>\n Our group of six slowly and quietly made our way further down river to a viewing area. The stand had ample space for the six of us plus our camera equipment. Looking down into what we thought was a dark, muddy river we realized that it wasn\u2019t a muddy river bed but thousands of salmon running back up to their spawning ground. A closer look also revealed that in amongst the salmon the large dark shape was in fact a mother bear chasing the salmon. Two further yearling bears appeared and began playing in the white water. At last some bears!<\/p>\n Amazingly, more grizzles kept appearing from the far shore and down stream. This time a mother and four, seven month old cubs. We could not believe how lucky we were to see the cubs walking along a log that went from the bank into the water. The cubs obviously didn\u2019t like the water and headed straight back out and clambered along the rocky bank while their mother dove in the water in search of food. She was excellent at fishing, as each time she appeared at the surface with a fish in her mouth. Possibly one of the reasons why she had successfully raised four cubs. Eventually she persuaded the cubs to cross the river to come to her and eat.<\/p>\n More bears appeared climbing over the fallen trees in the river, including a large male who made the two sub adults move further along the river. We think we saw a minimum of thirteen individuals in the time we were there. In spite of torrential rain this was the most amazing experience and everything we had hoped for.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n