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Our hosts, Chris and Ken Day, Guide and Pilot |
Biggest bear of the day; he must have
weighed over 1200 lbs. He waddled when he walked. He's well prepared
for the upcoming winter! Here he is checking out the dead salmon in
the water, deciding if any are worth nibbling on. There were also many
noisy sea gulls checking out the salmon and pestering the bears.
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| Youngest bear (without Mom) of the day; nicknamed "Lonesome" by our guide, because in spite of his age (about 2 years), she always sees him by himself. Most young bears stay in groups. This was our closest look at a bear. I am standing right behind that bush while Lonesome checks me out! | Mother and two cubs. These bears also came very close to where we were standing, but after the mother checked us out, she decided to make a wide circle around us. | |
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| This pair of young bears (3-4 years old) put on quite a show for us, romping in the tundra for a long time before heading to the water. On their way to the water, they woke up a large male bear asleep in the bushes, who chased them to the river. That encounter sobered them up; they stopped playing and began to fish in the river after the large bear went back to his nap. | One bear caught a fish, skinned it, then threw it back. The bears have already had lots to eat by this late in the summer. |