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Balancing with the Bears of Katmai
Three commercial flights, a float plane, a two-hundred-ton marine vessel, and a raft; followed by a trek through swamps, rocky shorelines, and dense brush. This was my journey to the isolated wilderness of Alaska’s
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Help Protect Alaska’s Bears from the Pebble Mine!
It’s exactly the kind of wild natural scenery you envision when you picture “Alaska”—snow-capped peaks towering above a placid creek that gently winds its way through a verdant valley in the remote wilderness of
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Traveler Story: Surrounded by Grizzly Bears in Alaska
A mother grizzly bear and her two cubs were walking about 5 feet in front of our line of travelers in Katmai National Park, Alaska. There was a small gap between Norma and the next person
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My Favorite Trip: Wild Alaska Grizzly Encounter
“What is your favorite trip?” Well, I get asked that quite a bit after 22 years of planning trips for Natural Habitat Adventures, and I have done most of them. My answer was always
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Wildlife Photo of the Week: Bear Itch
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a brown bear out of Alaska. Photographer Dan Schlotter captured this moment
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An Amazing Day in Katmai
As a life-long Alaskan, Katmai National Park has always held a magical place in my heart. It was a land of volcanoes, bears, salmon, and green mountains plunging towards the sea. This summer, I
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Finding Harmony with Alaskan Grizzly Bears
Last fall, I traveled to Alaska in search of the world’s largest coastal grizzly bears, which roam freely in the remote reaches of Katmai National Park. One morning, after our small group patiently meandered
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Wildlife Photo of the Week: Feeding the Kids
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a scene from Brooks Falls. Photographer Bill Galloway took hundreds of photos of
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