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Into The Mountains [Ep 8]
September 26, 2025 · 26 min · 49K views · Knight Inlet
What this video covers
The crew of the 36-foot Cape George cutter *Magic Carpet* sails into Glendale Cove in British Columbia’s Night Inlet to film grizzly bears. The anchorage experiences significant wind funnels between mountain peaks, causing restless nights and requiring careful monitoring of the vessel’s position.14:24 Upon arrival, the crew contacts the Night Inlet Lodge to learn local management protocols, which include a 5-knot speed limit within the cove, a 50-meter distance from the shoreline, and restricted access to the estuary.12:12 The crew documents these guidelines on Navionics to assist other visiting boaters.13:05 Using a dinghy and a Tamron lens, the crew successfully captures footage of a grizzly bear and her cub in the estuary.18:15 The experience highlights the technical challenges of filming wildlife from a moving dinghy, specifically the difficulty of maintaining steady focus and the limitations of post-processing stabilization software when correcting for jerky handheld movement.23:55
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