Katmai has the bears that will make you gasp. Stop by again next week for <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nps.gov%2Fgett%2Findex.htm" target="_blank" target="_blank">Gettsyburg National Military Park</a> in Pennsylvania.
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Katmai has the bears that will make you gasp. Stop by again next week for Gettsyburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania.
Illustration by Stewart Scott-Curran
Brown bears are the same species as grizzly bears. Keep at least a 50-yard distance from all bears in Katmai, and never separate a mother from her cub.
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Brown bears are the same species as grizzly bears. Keep at least a 50-yard distance from all bears in Katmai, and never separate a mother from her cub.
Roy Wood
Park ranger Roy Wood, seen here at Brooks Falls, has worked at Katmai National Park and Preserve since 2003.
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Park ranger Roy Wood, seen here at Brooks Falls, has worked at Katmai National Park and Preserve since 2003.
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The crater lake in the collapsed summit of Mount Katmai was formed by the Novarupta volcano's 1912 eruption.
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The crater lake in the collapsed summit of Mount Katmai was formed by the Novarupta volcano's 1912 eruption.
Roy Wood
Brooks Falls is a favorite salmon fishing hole for brown bears during the summer.
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Brooks Falls is a favorite salmon fishing hole for brown bears during the summer.
Roy Wood
The salmon run draws anywhere from 70 to 100 brown bears to a one-mile area of Brooks Camp, says Wood. Can you find the wolf in the background?
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The salmon run draws anywhere from 70 to 100 brown bears to a one-mile area of Brooks Camp, says Wood. Can you find the wolf in the background?
Roy Wood
Mount Martin, on the edge of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, is one of Katmai's most active volcanoes.
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Mount Martin, on the edge of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, is one of Katmai's most active volcanoes.
Roy Wood
Harbor seals lounge on the rocks in Katmai's Kukak Bay.
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Harbor seals lounge on the rocks in Katmai's Kukak Bay.
Roy Wood
On clear days, Mount Katolinat is visible across Naknek Lake from Brooks Camp.
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On clear days, Mount Katolinat is visible across Naknek Lake from Brooks Camp.
Roy Wood
A bald eagle observes the salmon fishing action at Brooks Falls, patiently waiting for scraps.
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A bald eagle observes the salmon fishing action at Brooks Falls, patiently waiting for scraps.
Roy Wood
Brown bears look cuddly but are by nature solitary creatures.
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Brown bears look cuddly but are by nature solitary creatures.
Roy Wood