Alaska Galleries

Bears with Cubs Nursing : Bears rule the beach at Katmai National Park, Alaska. This mama bear and her two cubs wandered onto the beach as our plane arrived from Anchorage after a 2 1/2 hour flight with all of us desperate to get off the small float plane. We were treated to the mama leisurely nursing of her cubs, then her resting on the beach while the cubs played on the beach and around a small boat. What a treat!

Bears with Cubs Nursing

Bears rule the beach at Katmai National Park, Alaska. This mama bear a ...

Updated: Oct 15, 2007 12:12pm PST

Bears at Brooks Falls-2004 : Brooks Falls is located within Katmai National Park across Cook Inlet from the western side of the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. To access the falls, one needs to walk about 1 1/2 miles from the lodge area. Once leaving the "protected" area via a gated floating bridge and gated observation tower, the walk is open to bears and other wildlife. It is very common to encounter bears on the trail but the park rangers brief everyone in what to do should that happen.

Bears at Brooks Falls-2004

Brooks Falls is located within Katmai National Park across Cook Inlet ...

Updated: Oct 20, 2007 6:47pm PST

Scenic Photos :

Scenic Photos

Updated: Oct 21, 2007 10:05am PST

Katmai Bears-2007 : Katmailand's Brooks Lodge, reached by float plane, is located in Katmai National Park which has the world's largest population of brown bears. Millions of salmon burst from the Bering Sea, migrating into the lakes and streams of Katmai National Park, where they make their way to spawn, and eventually die, at the place their lives began. These fish provide an abundant food source for the brown bears. Katmailand's Brooks Lodge is the base for bear viewing at Brooks Falls, with about a 1 1/2 mile walk each way. Visitors are instructed by the National Park Service on how to conduct themselves in "Bear Country" before proceeding to the various platforms and eventually, Brooks Falls.

Katmai Bears-2007

Katmailand's Brooks Lodge, reached by float plane, is located in Katma ...

Updated: Jul 03, 2009 6:14pm PST

Bears at Hallo Bay~Katmai : Hallo Bay, an eco-friendly camp, is located 120 air miles southwest of Homer, Alaska accessible by small plane or boat remote Pacific Coast of the Alaska Peninsula. This peninsula is a part of an area called "The Ring of Fire," a volcanically active chain of volcanoes on the edge of the Pacific Tectonic Plate. Early in the season Alaska Brown Bears feed on grasses and clams on the mud flats in Katmai National Park before the salmon run in the rivers and streams.

Bears at Hallo Bay~Katmai

Hallo Bay, an eco-friendly camp, is located 120 air miles southwest of ...

Updated: Nov 01, 2007 8:54pm PST

Bears of Wolverine Creek : Wolverine Creek is located just a short 25 minute float plane flight across Cook Inlet from Kenai and Soldotna where there is excellent sockeye salmon fishing and the most consistent bear viewing in Alaska for both black and brown bears. After the float plane lands, you are transferred to a small boat for salmon fishing and bear viewing in the same location. The bears wander along the shore, standing on boulders to get a better view of the fish before climbing in to catch & feed. These bears are sometimes as close as a foot or so away and may vie for the same fish you are catching, so it pays to keep an eye on both bears and fish!!! Obviously, when a bear is fishing the human stops!

Bears of Wolverine Creek

Wolverine Creek is located just a short 25 minute float plane flight a ...

Updated: Jan 06, 2008 12:19pm PST

Birds Around Alaska :

Birds Around Alaska

Updated: Oct 21, 2007 2:41pm PST

Kenai Fjords : Kenai Fjords National Park is located in south central Alaska, near the town of Seward. There are many icefields that make up the park but the largest is Harding Icefield, one of the largest icefields in the United States. The numerous fjords are created by glaciers moving down the mountains from the ice fields. There are approximately 38 glaciers contributing to the formations of Kenai Fjords National Park, the largest of which is Bear Glacier.

Kenai Fjords

Kenai Fjords National Park is located in south central Alaska, near th ...

Updated: Jul 09, 2009 2:11pm PST

Hubbard Glacier : Hubbard Glacier is the largest tidewater glacier on the North American continent. The glacier, different from most glaciers, has been advancing toward the Gulf of Alaska. The impressive thunderous sounds and large calving glacial ice make for a spectacular place to visit.

Hubbard Glacier

Hubbard Glacier is the largest tidewater glacier on the North American ...

Updated: Nov 02, 2009 5:58pm PST

Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes~Katmai : The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes is a valley within Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Taking a flight from Brooks Falls in Katmailand one can view the valley filled with ash flow from the eruption of Mt. Novarupta on June 6–June 8, 1912. The name was given by Robert F. Griggs because "the whole valley as far as the eye could reach was full of hundreds, no thousands—literally, tens of thousands—of smokes curling up from its fissured floor." The mountain, Novarupta, generated many major earthquakes with levels of energy release unprecedented during volcanic eruptions in modern memory. After the eruption, the summit of Mount Katmai collapsed forming the central caldera. The ash-filled valley covers a 40-square-mile area and in places deep canyons have been cut by the River Lethe. The ash forms many striations on the glaciers around the valley for an artistic view.

Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes~Katmai

The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes is a valley within Katmai National P ...

Updated: Jul 09, 2009 2:34pm PST

Denali ~ Mt. McKinley National Park :

Denali ~ Mt. McKinley National Park

Updated: Jul 20, 2009 3:52pm PST

Sitka : Sitka is a small diverse town in Southeastern Alaska with island-studded waters and stately spruce forests reaching to the water’s edge. It is famous for its spectacular scenery, abundant wildlife, and culturally rich history and community. St. Lazaria Island off the coast of Sitka is a seabird magnet where many birds, including puffins, make their home.

Sitka

Sitka is a small diverse town in Southeastern Alaska with island-studd ...

Updated: Jul 10, 2009 10:29am PST

Homer Area : Homer is on the shore of Kachemak Bay on the southwest side of the Kenai Peninsula. It is popular with artists, and offers spectacular scenery, fishing, and outdoor activities. The most distinguishing feature called the Homer Spit is a narrow 4.5 mile long gravel bar that extends into the bay, sometimes referred to as "Lands End". The Spit is the site of Homer Harbor and the Homer Shorebird Festival.

Homer Area

Homer is on the shore of Kachemak Bay on the southwest side of the Ken ...

Updated: Jul 10, 2009 7:59pm PST

Halibut Cove : Halibut Cove is a charming village on Ismailof Island about 12 miles across Kachemak Bay from Homer, Alaska. Until the collapse in 1928, Halibut Cove was the scene of a thriving herring fishery industry. There is no road access so it is reached primarily by boat and float planes. Halibut Cove has a few artists and fishermen and is also a tourist destination.

Halibut Cove

Halibut Cove is a charming village on Ismailof Island about 12 miles a ...

Updated: Jul 09, 2009 8:02pm PST

Seward : Seward is a small town on the eastern side of the Kenai Peninsula. Seward is also the southern terminus of the Alaska Railroad and a port for many cruise ships sailing in Alaska. Cruise ship passengers can get off the boats, take the train farther north to Anchorage, Denali, and on to Fairbanks in the interior. Seward is known for it's fantastic fishing and scenic boat tours of the Kenai Fjords National Park.

Seward

Seward is a small town on the eastern side of the Kenai Peninsula. Sew ...

Updated: Jul 09, 2009 12:22pm PST

Juneau : Juneau, the Alaska capital, is a thriving city in the heart of Alaska's majestic mountains, rivers, glaciers, and forests. Juneau is home to many working in government, tourism, mining, and fishing. The only way to Juneau is from air or sea making it unique among US capitals. Many tourists visit during the summer from cruise ships as it offers both indoor and outdoor activities including museums, flightseeing, fishing, hiking and wildlife watching. Mt. Roberts tram offers spectacular views from high above the Gastineau Channel, downtown, and the mountains surrounding Juneau. Mendenhall Glacier is easily accessible for closeup viewing.

Juneau

Juneau, the Alaska capital, is a thriving city in the heart of Alaska' ...

Updated: Nov 03, 2009 9:00pm PST

Haines :

Haines

Updated: Nov 02, 2009 10:05pm PST

Ketchikan :

Ketchikan

Updated: Jul 10, 2009 9:10pm PST

Glacier Bay

Updated: Aug 04, 2009 3:41pm PST

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