Walking with Grizzlies

[nan]

Dewi... fantastic... how I should have wanted to be there

[Sharifa]

Dewi I think you don't realise how close you are to the animal when you are watching through the camera lens until you look up and ooops

But I love how close he allowed you guys to get to him and not feel threatened

[Richprins]

I've seen emails of what bears can do to people...

So discretion the better part of valour, Dewi!

Are there fences around these "Parks"? Presumably not at all!

[Bushcraft]

Awesome episode Dewi

Close to that bear though

Fantastic pics

[Duke]

Wonnderful Dewi

[pooky]

Awesome Dewi

Little close to the fluffy boy for me though -O

Interesting fish pics too and nothing better than freshly caught fish

[mposthumus]

What a small world I live in .... there's more to Alaska than snow and fish trawlers

Outstanding Dewi

[Dewi]

Thank you for reading & commenting Mel, Heksie, Lisbeth, Nan, Sharifa, Richprins, Bushcraft, Duke, Pooky & Mposthumus.

Mel - Yup, that was the laundry incident. -O It was a real treat to watch his cowboy walk behaviour.

Heksie - Don't wait until you grow up like I did - Do it NOW!

Lis - -O

Nan - Do it, you won't regret the experience.

Sharifa - Agree, I get totally absorbed it the moment and forget to look up sometimes.

RP - There are 5 rules to observe when in bear country, you can break 3, sometimes 4 of them as the bears are quite forgiving of your manners, but never 5. Majority of bear attacks happen because people broke all 5 rules. No fences around the park.

BC - Very close. Great experience though and feel privelidged to have been allowed to see it.

Duke -

Pooky - We ate fish throughout the trip apart from on the first night. Very tasty.

Mposthumus - It is a small World, and getting smaller. I only saw a tiny corner of this vast state. Would love to go back sometime.

[Dewi]

The only time we felt cold was if we were travelling in the skiff during the early mornings. We would don hats, gloves and coats for when the boat was motoring, but as soon as we stopped to view anything, they were quickly discarded. As we travelled along, everyone was on the lookout for wildlife or taking in the scenery of this wonderful region.



Often passing an Eagle on sentry duty close to their eyrie.



We often went ashore to search out plants and animals other than bears and in one cove we found bluebells growing out of a cliffside.





A short walk over a narrow strip of land found us searching out other plant species.





Crow berries grew in small clumps.



And underfoot was a profusion of various plant species that carpeted the ridge here.





The scenery was spectacular, so posing for the camera was mandatory.



When things were quiet on the meadows where the bears were hanging out, everyone would listen to Brad while he told us of the bear's habits and behaviour, but we all kept an eye out for any activity as he talked. Brad is an exceptional guide, with many years experience of bear behaviour and biology, so always had something of interest to keep you glued to his every word.



We found Moose tracks on the banks of a stream.



And bear tracks everywhere.



With my size 10 waders to give a comparison.



But sometimes the excitement eventually gets to everyone and all you can do is take 40 winks to recharge the batteries before the next exciting encounter.

[Mel]

With each episode I'm more and more impressed just how beautiful Alaska is!

And, my, what big feet you have

Lovely photos of you and Meg and each of you respectively
(Wasn't the ground too cold to lie there just like you did? )