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McNeil River State Game Sanctuary 2009

The McNeil river brown bear sanctuary is located in south-central Alaska, approximately 100 air miles west of Homer, and 180 miles south-west of Anchorage. Prior to visitors arriving in 2009, Fish and Game staff, professional carpenters and volunteers spent two weeks constructing a new building. This photo journal highlights that project.
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windows in truck
windows in truck		 unloading windows in Homer
unloading windows in Homer		 crane lifting windows
crane lifting windows		 Homer at dusk
Homer at dusk
weighing in at seaplane base
weighing in at seaplane base		 on dock at Homer - overweight
on dock at Homer - overweight		 loaded barge
loaded barge		 loading Otter
loading Otter
Otter is packed
Otter is packed		 Arriving at McNeil
Arriving at McNeil		 Arriving at McNeil - closeup
Arriving at McNeil - closeup		 McNeil Spit
McNeil Spit
unloading at McNeil
unloading at McNeil		 packing across snow
packing across snow		 McNeil beach
McNeil beach		 Toward McNeil river
Toward McNeil river
bear digging clams at McNeil
bear digging clams at McNeil		 burning building
burning building		 Larrys cabin
Larrys cabin		 my tent
my tent
path thru snow at camp
path thru snow at camp		 laying foundation strings
laying foundation strings		 marking the corner
marking the corner		 building the Bridge to Nowhere
building the Bridge to Nowhere
famous Bridge to Nowhere in operation
famous Bridge to Nowhere in operation		 Dumping gravel
Dumping gravel		 bears digging clams at sunset
bears digging clams at sunset		 starting to drill
starting to drill
frozen ash
frozen ash		 graveling the snow
graveling the snow		 break for bear
break for bear		 break for bear close up
break for bear close up
break for bear - leaving
break for bear - leaving		 digging holes by hand
digging holes by hand		 last hole dug
last hole dug		 The barge appears
The barge appears
A closer view of the barge
A closer view of the barge		 kick bumper
kick bumper		 barge lowering ramp
barge lowering ramp		 low tide
low tide
2 bears digging clams
2 bears digging clams		 bear and Augustine
bear and Augustine		 bear digging clams
bear digging clams		 nice bear digging clams
nice bear digging clams
nice bear digging clams
nice bear digging clams		 lumber on beach
lumber on beach		 Wood stoves on the beach
Wood stoves on the beach		 On hill behind camp
On hill behind camp
on hill behind camp - sunset
on hill behind camp - sunset		 eagle on nest
eagle on nest		 2 room dwelling
2 room dwelling		 lunch is served
lunch is served
widening holes
widening holes		 foundation posts
foundation posts		 gravel and posts
gravel and posts		 foundation beams
foundation beams
first wall
first wall		 One man's wilderness
One man's wilderness		 The first wall goes up
The first wall goes up		 cabin with rafters
cabin with rafters
another bear break
another bear break		 bear eating on Mikfit
bear eating on Mikfit		 bears on Mikfit flats
bears on Mikfit flats		 bears climbing hill
bears climbing hill
bears bedding on hillside
bears bedding on hillside		 bears bedding on hillside - closeup
bears bedding on hillside - closeup		 snow below bluff
snow below bluff		 from on bluff toward camp
from on bluff toward camp
mouth of McNeil River
mouth of McNeil River		 water on boardwalk
water on boardwalk		 cutting brush along boardwalk
cutting brush along boardwalk		 gravel viewing pad - from upstream
gravel viewing pad - from upstream
looking up at falls
looking up at falls		 falls
falls		 falls - one bear distant
falls - one bear distant		 bear near falls
bear near falls
larry - looking for bones
larry - looking for bones		 John finds a bone
John finds a bone		 bear bone collection - closeup
bear bone collection - closeup		 looking for the skull in the water
looking for the skull in the water
spreading out, looking for the skull
spreading out, looking for the skull		 fox in path
fox in path		 4 walking horseshoe
4 walking horseshoe		 augustine in distant
augustine in distant
bear on rocky beach - photo op
bear on rocky beach - photo op		 great bear digging clams
great bear digging clams		 Rock cliffs
Rock cliffs		 cliffs
cliffs
2 bear on rocky beach
2 bear on rocky beach		 mushroom with eagle
mushroom with eagle		 mushrooms
mushrooms		 U-shaped valley
U-shaped valley
Shredded log
Shredded log		 four in distant
four in distant		 Best photo of McNeil head
Best photo of McNeil head		 Bears at horseshoe
Bears at horseshoe
I see a skull
I see a skull		 Studying the skull
Studying the skull		 bear - mushroom
bear - mushroom		 steep valley
steep valley
McNeil head - 3 people
McNeil head - 3 people		 bear up high
bear up high		 Larrys birthday
Larrys birthday		 slicing the birthday pie
slicing the birthday pie
looking out Mikfit
looking out Mikfit		 looking out Mikfit toward Cook Inlet
looking out Mikfit toward Cook Inlet		 many bear at Mikfit
many bear at Mikfit		 Mikfit from bluff
Mikfit from bluff
Mikfit upstream
Mikfit upstream		 mountain in clouds
mountain in clouds		 Porch on new building
Porch on new building		 roof going on
roof going on
skinny bear
skinny bear		 snow almost gone in camp
snow almost gone in camp		 view from cookshack
view from cookshack		 bad weather
bad weather
corner of older cabin
corner of older cabin		 downspout on new building
downspout on new building		 roof off of cook shack
roof off of cook shack		 The cookshack without roof
The cookshack without roof
The cookshack new roof
The cookshack new roof		 six person stove - installed
six person stove - installed		 Insulating the floor
Insulating the floor		 insulated floor
insulated floor
storm coverings
storm coverings		 Beluga Air Service
Beluga Air Service		 larrys cabin - roof off
larrys cabin - roof off		 We are done!
We are done!
bear and supercub
bear and supercub		 bear and supercub - sleeping
bear and supercub - sleeping		 Supercub departing
Supercub departing		 last day - lazy watching
last day - lazy watching
last day - 2 bear - all watching
last day - 2 bear - all watching		 last day - bear in grass
last day - bear in grass		 last day - 2 bear sleeping
last day - 2 bear sleeping		 The finished cabin
The finished cabin
206 from Kodiak
206 from Kodiak		 New skyline
New skyline		 McNeil Head at high tide
McNeil Head at high tide		 Heading back to Homer
Heading back to Homer
Beaver Crash at Lake Hood
Beaver Crash at Lake Hood		 Salvage Operation
Salvage Operation		 4 years later
4 years later
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