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New Year’s Day 2019: What Outdoor Place Misses You?
My father never had the “urge for going,” as songwriter-singer Joni Mitchell calls it—the desire to travel. I place the blame for that fact squarely on the shoulders of World War II. As a
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Realizations from a River in Alaska
I am in a river. IN a river. In Alaska at Brooks Falls, and I can’t go anywhere because a bear has plopped herself down 25 yards away from me, my group, and our
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Photographing Wild Bears in Alaska
Each summer, the largest coastal grizzlies on Earth converge on Katmai National Park & Preserve to feast upon the bounty of the Alaska Peninsula. Brown bear sows and cubs graze on sedges and salmon
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Wildlife Photo of the Week: Brown Bear Mother & Cub
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose bears in Katmai National Park. Photographer James Beedle was visiting Hallo Bay
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Wildlife Photo of the Week: Praying for Salmon
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a bear sitting on the shore of Lake Clark. Photographer Nancy Arehart
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Wildlife Photo of the Week: Grizzly Bear Pals
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a couple a bear cubs in Yellowstone National Park. Photographer Scott Kalter
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Our Best Public Land Defenders Have Feathers, Fins or Fur
Saving natural and wild areas from development and for the use of people like you and me is usually thought to be thanks to endeavors such as national park unit designations, wilderness area nominations or
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Traveler Story: Photos from an Alaskan Safari
“Watching the brown bears from the viewing platforms at Brooks Falls was truly memorable. Sub-adults trying to catch a salmon, cubs playing and climbing up and down trees, and mother bears charging to protect
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