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Katmai National Park Annual Fat Bear Competition

Annual Fat Bear Competition From its humble beginnings as Fat Bear Tuesday in 2014 to more than 800,000 votes cast last year, celebrating fat bears and Katmai National Park’s healthy ecosystem has become a tradition. For bears, fat equals survival. … Continue reading

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Humpback Whales Bubble-net Feeding

A great 8 hour tour in Katmai Fjord National Park out of Seward. Heading to the N W Glacier the captain saw several boats around a location where a group of Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) were Bubble-net feeding in Resurrection … Continue reading

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Traveling Alaska 2016 Experiences

Firstly we must state that the following content is purely our opinion and is based on our experiences in spending months as full-timers in Alaska. In preparation and anticipation for this voyage we have heard many stories about RVing here … Continue reading

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Eureka! to quote Archimedes

As he jumped into his bath… Yes, We have found it!!!! Throughout 2015 and 2106 the National Parks Organization has been promoting it’s centenary year of 2016.  Their tag line has been “FIND YOUR PARK” Since our first visit to … Continue reading

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Two Cute Juvenile Great Horned Owls (Bubo virginianus) at Dusk

We had arrived at the Tundra RV Campsite in Tok, Alaska after our visit to Dawson City, YT in “Snowflake” over the “Top of the World Highway”.  We had heard very mixed and dour descriptions of the Highway, which is … Continue reading

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