A huge male grizzly

This bear came out of the woods on our last day at Pack Creek. Probably the largest bear we saw all week at about 600 to 700lbs. He didn't seem to like that we were on "his" turf, and approached us to within ten yards, trying to show that he was the boss. Looking back it was very cool, but at the time Katie and I were both basically terrified.

Bear Country - Alaska

July 27th 2009
Katie's uncle Don has been a bear ranger on an island off the coast of Juneau Alaska. We finally had a chance to go up and check it all out. Juneau is a beautiful state capital of about 30,000 people, surrounded by steep, steep mountains, and salt water of the Gastineau channel. We for camped out at the Mendenhall campground for several days and did several hikes in the mountains around Jun ... read more

North America » United States » Alaska » Juneau

Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

Joined	May 11th 2008	Trips	0
Last Login	November 17th 2014	Followers	0
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	17	Guestbook	3
Photos	134	Forum Posts	0