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McNeil River Brown Bear Sanctuary - 2008

McNeil River Game Sanctuary is located in south-central Alaska and is home to one of the highest concentrations of brown bear in the world. Access to the sanctuary is limted to 200 vistors a year. These photos are from a recent trip where volunteers helped Fish & Game personel prepare for the upcoming summer of 2008.
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Otter at dock
Otter at dock		 Loading up
Loading up		 Homer spit
Homer spit		 Rough seas - low visability
Rough seas - low visability
Two men holding Otter
Two men holding Otter		 Stretching our legs
Stretching our legs		 First bear
First bear		 Volunteer crew
Volunteer crew
Helicopter leaving
Helicopter leaving		 Sedge flats greening up
Sedge flats greening up		 Free firewood
Free firewood		 Master wood splitter
Master wood splitter
Cook shack -- wood box full
Cook shack -- wood box full		 Alders trimmed back
Alders trimmed back		 Inside cook shack
Inside cook shack		 Propane hotplate
Propane hotplate
Bear in the rain
Bear in the rain		 New trail -- in the making
New trail -- in the making		 Completed trail
Completed trail		 Two bears
Two bears
Great watch site
Great watch site		 Staff housing
Staff housing		 Skiff at low tide
Skiff at low tide		 Cache
Cache
Wood fired sauna
Wood fired sauna		 Bear in camp
Bear in camp		 Augustine - at low tide
Augustine - at low tide		 Snow on mountains
Snow on mountains
At the falls -- fast water
At the falls -- fast water		 Camera base in place
Camera base in place		 Camera base close up
Camera base close up		 Demolished
Demolished
I see one
I see one		 Below the falls -- looking upstream
Below the falls -- looking upstream		 Standing in the river
Standing in the river		 Group leaving the falls
Group leaving the falls
Camera base removed
Camera base removed		 Mikfit creek, from the bluff
Mikfit creek, from the bluff		 One last photo
One last photo		 Spring time
Spring time
Ride back to Homer
Ride back to Homer		 McNeil City
McNeil City		 A bear below
A bear below		 Looking up Cook Inlet
Looking up Cook Inlet
Island in a day
Island in a day		 To Homer - Augustine
To Homer - Augustine		 Heading back to Homer
Heading back to Homer
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gouws06-Dec-2009 20:08
Thank you for the informative trip.I almost felt like I was there(I should be so lucky),best wishes Bruce(Johannesburg).
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