Katmai National Park
For the first time we explored Katmai National Park by raft during our Brown Bear Safari. This allowed us to float right through the heart of the world's largest sockeye salmon run, with bears fishing on either side of the river.
One day we hiked up to five miles with numerous stream crossings. We never knew what we would see around the next corner.
It was an abundant year for both salmon and bears. We saw more than 100 brown bears on two of the days of our workshop.
Brooks Camp in Katmai National Park
Brooks Camp was our destination for two days. We watched salmon jump up the falls and land in between large male boars. The elevated platforms at Brooks also gave us a higher perspective to capture bears swimming through emerald green water.
More than Salmon
Willow ptarmigan, Glaucous Winged Gulls, Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles and Harlequin Ducks were some of the bird species we saw on the trip. On the final morning before heading home, a few of us paddled out on Lake Iliamna in kayaks and were treated to an up close encounter with an eagle as we rounded a corner.
Thanks to our workshop participants for a wonderful workshop in Katmai National Park!
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