California
gray whales travel over 5,000 miles to the nutrient - rich waters of Alaska's Bering Sea — and we're en route!
Each winter, an estimated 20,000
gray whales travel the 6,000 miles from the chilly waters of Alaska to the balmy bays of Mexico.
Spring watching begins in late March as
the gray whales travel north on their way towards Alaska.
Changes in bloom timing might not be good news for migratory animals, such as
gray whales traveling from the Gulf of California to feed in the nutrient - rich waters of the Arctic shelf.
Not exact matches
Not only does it contain specific information about local tourist arrangements and about
gray whales in general; its various sections also include extensive educational materials on environmental issues facing the area, annotated links to other pertinent sites, and suggestions on how overland tourists can
travel more responsibly.
Blue
whales,
grays and humpbacks are
traveling south along the California coast this month to their annual breeding grounds in warm Mexican waters.
The
gray whales make the trek to Alaska to the feeding grounds of the Bering Sea to feast on millions of tiny crustaceans — a delicacy in the
gray whale world — before
traveling south to the warmer temperatures for mating season.
People come from all over the world to learn about the
gray whales that
travel along the Oregon coast each year.
In the Winter we watch nearly 20,000
gray whales from mid-December through mid-January as they
travel south to the warm lagoons of Baja Mexico.
In winter,
travel to the tip of the point (a shuttle takes you the last few miles) to look for migrating
gray whales passing remarkably close.
Traveling night and day, the
gray whale averages approximately 120 km (75 mi) per day at an average speed of 8 km / h (5 mph).
Although they
travel in loose groups called pods, California
gray whales are not known as particularly social animals.
Hundreds of
whales — even endangered finback,
gray and blue
whales —
travel from the Arctic to the peninsula to mate and feast on plankton.
We highly recommend
gray whale watching to anyone who is
traveling in Baja from January to March (that is the best time for
whale watching).
Late January through mid-March, hundreds of
gray whales mate and bear their young in these protected waters after
traveling over 5000 miles from the Bering Strait.
Last week three
gray whales were seen
traveling together near Seattle, Washington.
San Ignacio Lagoon is one of our sheltered lagoons that are connected to the migratory path of the
gray whales as they
travel the Pacific Coast of North America from Alaska to Mexico, where they arrive every December and January to calve.
January through March, hundreds of
gray whales mate and bear their young in these protected waters after
traveling over 5000 miles from the Bering Strait.