The bears found it easier to catch the fish near the shallows where the salmon would need to jump out of the water to get upstream.

This one is just letting me know it knows I'm there.  Look away Frank. That ain't lipstick he's wearing.

Along the way we saw this black bear on the shore.

Once caught it would take about 10 minutes to eat a good size salmon.

I'm not really sure what this bear was looking at. Maybe he was trying to smell something.

Here is the garb we wore on the boat to take us up Knight Inlet to the bears. Only 4 of us were on the boat along with our host John Reid.

Salmon were trying to get upstream right where the bears congregated.

The 3 bears. These bear cubs were never far from their mother.

The gorgeous view at the bend of Knight Inlet near the bears.

This bear came up on the path between where we were and our van.
Fortunately, we were somewhat protected by a raised platform.

There was a lot of growling. The bear on the left is the cub's mother. The other eventually backed down and walked away, avoiding eye contact with her.

Here the bear just caught one of the many it would eat this day.

The Caribbean-like blue water comes from the seasonal melting of the glacier further up Knight Inlet.
Klinaklini Icefield (Silverthrone Glacier)
As you travel closer to the glacier, the amount of fresh water increases and the blue gets paler.