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Winter is nearly over, and we are still waiting for it to begin.  We had some of our coldest temperatures this past week, and two days ago we had a dusting of snow, but it has already melted.  I know  … Continue reading →

Tanner  laughed as he watched the sea otter struggle to subdue and eat the huge octopus; Vivian braced herself and gritted her teeth, determined to reel in her 127-lb. halibut;  Wayne tried to zoom out far enough to photograph the … Continue reading →

Johnny Horton sang, “When it’s springtime in Alaska, it’s forty below,” and while it never gets that cold on Kodiak, spring often doesn’t arrive here until early June.  This year, however, we are ahead of schedule.  I am writing this … Continue reading →

A young bear chases a salmon and pounces on it thirty feet from where you sit.  You force yourself to hold your camera steady and continue snapping photos as she turns toward you and lifts her prize in the air.  … Continue reading →

We’re over mid-way through our 2013 summer season.  In July we had the longest stretch of sunny weather we can remember.  Some days were actually hot, and we just smiled when guests questioned why we had insisted they bring rain … Continue reading →

We’ve had a mild winter on Kodiak Island; a welcome change from last year.  Yesterday, the temperature reached 49 degrees, and while I know we will probably still get another dose of winter, I can sense spring right around the … Continue reading →

A bear stands nearly motionless on the tidal flat, only her head swivels as she studies the water and listens for the sound of a salmon wriggling through the thick eelgrass. Suddenly, she races twenty feet to her right, she slaps the … Continue reading →

July 2012       It’s time for a mid-summer report from Munsey’s Bear Camp.  We’ve had great guests so far this season from France, Austria, Germany, Israel, and of course the U.S.  Our guests this summer are beginning to … Continue reading →

     Thanks for your comments and thank you, Ryan, for your technical brilliance.  Mike and I just returned from a vacation in Hawaii.  It has been a brutal winter in Alaska, so warm, tropical breezes were a nice change of … Continue reading →