More Grizzly's (we saw 10 in all, including 5 cubs). Some tour guides were
saying that it was the most they had seen in any given day all year. This was probably due to the fact
that fall was in full swing and the bears were beefing up for hibernation which is just around the corner. |
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Another grizzly bear, a bit closer this time |
A very nice panoramic of the grizzly foraging |
Grizzly and her cub |
...again |
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Panoramic Grizzly Butts! |
...getting further away |
That's Mt. McKinley, with even more cloud cover, from Eilson Visitor Center |
That's a grizzly and three cubs who eventually wandered to the visitor center |
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Another panoramic of the scenery from the visitor center |
...and another |
There are the three cubs frolicking on the hillside |
A lone cub heading for the trail just outside the visitor center - forcing the closure of all trails around the area |
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The mother and cubs bulking up around the trails |
There's mama and all three cubs |
They got pretty close - good thing the viewpoint is on stilts! |
Very cute! |
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