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Wildlife journal / Bears of Alaska

Bears of Alaska

On the shore and in the falls

A cub crosses the open sand, curious by these creatures that have stopped to admire in awe of it's family.

Photography by Andrew Harris8 photographs

A brown bear walking across a sandy shore
01 / A brown bear walking across a sandy shoreSelect a photograph to view full size ↗

A bear crosses open sand. Cubs follow an adult along the shore. At the falls, brown fur meets white water.

These photographs move from quiet portraits to the energy of the river. Open backgrounds give space to individual animals, while the fishing scenes bring bears and rushing water into a much tighter frame.

The travel log

Tracing the journeys

Across Cook Inlet to Chinitna Bay, then south-west from Anchorage to Brooks Falls.

Alaska: two bear-viewing journeys One return journey from Homer to Chinitna Bay, and a second return journey from Anchorage through King Salmon to Brooks Falls. Separate curved lines distinguish outward and return travel. A L A S K A Homer Chinitna Bay Anchorage King Salmon Brooks Falls ALASKATWO BEAR-WATCHING JOURNEYS FIVE PLACES · SIX TRAVEL LEGS
Two outward and return journeysSouth-central Alaska · North ↑

ALASKA / ITINERARY

Two journeys · Homer and Anchorage gateways

A small brown bear standing in bright green grass
02 / A small brown bear standing in bright green grass
An adult brown bear with a cub behind it
03 / An adult brown bear with a cub behind it
An adult bear and two cubs on the shore
04 / An adult bear and two cubs on the shore
Two brown bears standing at the edge of a waterfall
05 / Two brown bears standing at the edge of a waterfall
A brown bear moving through fast water
06 / A brown bear moving through fast water
Brown bears gathered in the rushing river
07 / Brown bears gathered in the rushing river
Bears beside a waterfall with a fish leaping from the water
08 / Bears beside a waterfall with a fish leaping from the water
All photographs © Andrew Harris.

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