Bear of a Year

It's been one heck of a year. I've beared witness to many things - including this beautiful grizzly bear at Denali National Park in the early fall. She was, quite literally, crossing the road. Why? To get to the berries on the other side!

It was a most impressive visit. The bear paid very little attention to us in a reconstituted school bus lurching through the park. The

wildlife has become de-sensitized to the buses as they are neither a threat, nor a food source. While those inside the bus may constitute a food source, as long as we were on the bus all was well. Once we stepped out of the bus we made a lot of noise.