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priceless memories.
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Greetings from Katmai National Park & Preserve
Imagine walking within 20 feet of a Brown Bear, one of the most powerful, amazing examples of "charismatic megafauna" around...and fearlessly dropping to your knees in wet sand to photograph the animal in its natural habitat. That unforgettable experience is what I encountered in Katmai National Park and Preserve's Hallo…
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Greetings from Katmai National Park & Preserve
When my future husband asked where would I like to honeymoon, Katmai National Park was my first choice. Earlier in the year, I had watched a documentary on Katmai and had no idea that I would actually be there six months later. Although I had visited Alaska twice prior, the…
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Greetings from Katmai National Park & Preserve
Just over two years ago, my boyfriend (Andrew) and I were in the midst of planning a trip to Alaska to view grizzly bears in the wild at Katmai National Park, when our plans were abruptly derailed by my cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment. I was 31 years old. I'd…
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
When on the U.S. side of Glacier Park, I had an harrowing experience! I was with two other friends and we were hiking a trail. When we were on a slope going down, and I was on the top, I saw two grizzlies - a brown sow and a beige…
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
One lovely day, while setting out our lunch on a picnic table, a small black bear ambled into our camp. While scrambling to close our car doors where there was even more food, and for protection from the unknown trespasser, our little dog, Cindy, came to our rescue and chased…
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
I had many epic bear encounters in the summers 1984 and 1985. I attributed my rate of sightings to some sort of bear magnetism, as one of my co-workers was bear free until his second summer on a trip we were on together. We hiked off trail (with a permit)…
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Greetings from Glacier National Park
My parents and I spent 6 wonderful days/nights in Glacier National Park this year. Each year, we try to visit at least one national park, sometimes just passing through and others to stay for an extended time. If I were to choose a vacation destination, our beautiful parks are always…
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
What is "Luck?" If "luck" was to see a Grizzly Bear in the wild, what would you call seeing a Grey Wolf in the wild? Very Lucky? But what if you saw both a Grizzly Bear and a Grey Wolf? What if you saw them both at the same time?…
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
I saw my first wild wolf in Yellowstone National Park. I saw a lot of firsts there, bears and buffalo. It was also my first time to breathe such fresh air. My first time in the park presented me with a completely different experience from being in the city (Houston,…
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Greetings from Yellowstone National Park
This occurred while we were on a nine state, fourteen national park self planned tour. We were driving on the north loop road in Yellowstone when a herd of Bison with calves decided to cross the road. Some of the herd, including those shown here, decided to walk up the…
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