Bear Viewing in Katmai Alaska
Seaplane from Kodiak
to Kukak Bay, Katmai
We landed in Kukak bay right
in front of the lodge
There are huge tides in Katmai ...
the bay empties at low tide ...
The lodge
View of bay from lodge
Our room
Spectacular scenery ...
fireweed in foreground
Our first bear sighting ... he's
listening for salmon in the stream
He's charging salmon ...
Sow with 2 cubs ...
Closeup of sow and cub ...
Sow and cub in stream at Hallo bay
... that cub had a limp
Bear tracks at Hallo bay
Comparative sizes ...
hand vs. paw
Bears frolicking at
Hallo Bay
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Glacial Stream
Bear comes by fishing
in it
His technique ...
Success!
Results of our fishing ...
20-30 lb. halibut
Another bear ...
in snowmelt stream
Up close and personal ...
Submarine technique ...
Bear playing with tree limb ...
Bear in background ...
Kukak bay was full of
sea otters
Red fox near lodge
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