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Bears at Katmai
Published: July 28th 2012North America » United States » Alaska » Katmai National Park
July 27th 2012
DAY 30: FRIDAY, JULY 27: Well, today's blog is going to be a blog where the pictures do most all the talking and I'll try to do less, because the pictures will hopefully say more about the MOST AMAZING...ONCE IN A LIFETIME kind of day we had today. It started out as usual, a quiet morning, took Abby for a walk on the beach, saw too many jellyfish to count stranded by the tide, watched a bald eagle, from as close as I have yet to get, eating a fish all while Aaron went to town to try to get a flight to Katmai National Park to view some amazing bears. Now Katmai is actually an island and it's known for its brown bear population and this is one of those...I really want to do kind ... read more
Brooks River Brown Bears
Published: July 9th 2012North America » United States » Alaska » Katmai National Park
June 28th 2012
(Sorry, but this one's a biggie. It just has to be big! Just a reminder that you can see the full size pictures by clicking on any of them.) Today we were to fly to Katmai National Park to see the Brown Bears in the Brooks River feeding on salmon. Brown Bears are what we in the lower 48 call Grizzly Bears. I guess the correct name is Brown Bears as naturalists have been telling us. They are bigger in Alaska than in the west, and the biggest ones are the coastal Brown Bears that feed on the plentiful salmon. The inland bears grow to 600-700 lbs., but the coastal bears can go up to 1,200 lbs. The largest are the Kodiak Bears of Kodiak Island. They get as big as 1,500 lbs.! All Brown Bears ... read more
Bears and more bears!
Published: July 24th 2011North America » United States » Alaska » Katmai National Park
July 22nd 2011
Walking back from dinner at the Fresh Catch in Homer, still daylight at 9:00 pm, two eagles flitting overhead after a day of bear watching for me and a day of fishing for Jim – life doesn’t get much better. Would you have ever thought to put bernaise on grilled salmon? Not me, either, but I had grilled sockeye salmon served on a bed of Yukon Gold mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus, topped with Tanner crabmeat and bernaise. I cleaned my plate. Jim opted for prime rib served with macaroni and cheese. He cleaned his plate as well. Yummy! It was a beautiful day for flying, clear and about 65 degrees. I got lucky in not having to report for the 6:00 am flight. My flight left at 12:45. The flight times are dependent on the ... read more
Bear Tracking in Redoubt Bay
Published: June 24th 2011North America » United States » Alaska » Katmai National Park
June 23rd 2011
Flew from Anchorage across the Cook Inlet to Redoubt Bay to track and shoot some bear.......with a camera. ... read more
Katmai National Park, Alaska: Bears and Halibut, Oh My!!
Published: July 2nd 2010North America » United States » Alaska » Katmai National Park
June 4th 2010
Bears and More Bears… My passion, as I’m sure most of you already know, is photography. I started my own business a few years back and have had some success selling my pictures but, more than anything, I’m just a big photo-nerd. As a traveler, it works out pretty well for me. I get to see cool places and take pictures of them. For Kel, it works out pretty well too because, when I would have been bored by some activity, I now spend my time shooting photography. It’s a win-win situation for Team Turner. The really cool thing about photography is that, once you’re really serious about it, you actually make decisions based on the passion. So, when it came to Alaska, I was certain that we just absolutely had to see some bears ... read more
