Off Washington's San Juan Islands, pods of orcas patrol cold Salish Sea waters in summer, hunting salmon and traveling in tight family groups.
From a kayak or small boat you may see towering dorsal fins break the surface and hear the blow of the ocean's top predator close enough to remember for life.
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