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Shari Sommerfeld | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> 2012 Bear & Puffin PhotoTour - Lake Clark National Park, Alaska tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

2012 Bear & Puffin PhotoTour - Lake Clark National Park, Alaska

I had a trip of a lifetime on a guided photo tour with Alaskan professional photographer Ron Niebrugge into Lake Clark National Park.
Our flight from Anchorage to Silver Salmon Creek in Lake Clark National Park was on a 1949 de Havilland Beaver bush plane.
We stayed at the Silver Salmon Creek Lodge where we spent countless hours photographing coastal brown bears and puffin!
We hit the jackpot the first day with a sow and her 3 spring cubs! We saw and photographed them almost every day.
The weather was amazing (not a drop of rain - unheard of for August up in Alaska) and provided us some amazing light; especially in the mornings.
We saw feeding bears, sleeping bears, clamming bears, fishing bears, grazing bears, sparring bears, bears, bears bears!!! Amazing!!!
One morning we boated 30 minutes to a small rock island where we were able to watch and photograph puffins. What a treat! As we said, they are like little turbo footballs when they fly...so hard to shoot in flight!
The bear guide Rick and the owners and staff at Silver Salmon Creek Lodge were phenominal!
I would recommend Ron and the Silver Salmon Creek Lodge to anyone.
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Rebekah 10-Jan-2015 02:47
Have you considered entering any of your photos in the Lake Clark photo contest? The winners' photos are printed on canvas and displayed in the park visitor center for one summer. Afterwards, it is mailed to you. You can find details about the contest on the park's website. Goole Lake Clark NPS. The link to the contest is on the park's home page. This year's deadline to enter is February 5, 2015.
Stan 28-Jul-2014 13:23
Wonderful pictures! Great experience for you. Thank you for sharing!
Guest 05-Jan-2013 12:21
My favorite Pbase gallery . . Wonderfully entertaining images. I can only imagine how fun this must have been. Grizzlies and puffins are rare sights to most of us but each photo in your collection offers detail, light, action, emotion ... Thanks again for sharing.
Dennis Swayze04-Nov-2012 18:47
Stunning captures on your trip of a life time...congrats.

Cheers !
Guest 15-Sep-2012 16:53
Really lovely gallery. Nicely done. Best. J
Andreas Hamnes14-Sep-2012 10:19
Excellent gallery ! V
Hennie & Lies Lammers09-Sep-2012 17:44
Wonderful Gallery.BV
gary_neiss01-Sep-2012 15:11
Wonderful Gallery. You really captured some awesome images. Well done.
Liz Bickel01-Sep-2012 03:32
Absolutely fantastic shots!!! It looks like you had a wonderful time at Silver Salmon. I especially loved your images of the first year cubs. You even got them nursing!!!
The Ellisons29-Aug-2012 17:07
FA-BU-LOUS!!!!! VVV
Nirvan Hope29-Aug-2012 16:54
What an amazing experience - all those fantastic bear shots!
Toney Smith25-Aug-2012 23:59
Wonderful gallery! ~V~
Guest 24-Aug-2012 21:01
Gorgeous images. Nicely done. Best. J
joseantonio24-Aug-2012 18:56
Excellent collection.Very nice work....V.
Guest 23-Aug-2012 16:20
Shari...thanks for sharing. What an experience. You've got quite the eye. Can't wait to show them to my kids. Hannah
Aunt Jan 19-Aug-2012 15:22
Shari these are wonderful..so glad you had a good time and are home safe sound.
Bart Aldrich19-Aug-2012 03:32
Really wonderful work! V
Guest 17-Aug-2012 23:36
A trip like this is never forgotten and with such a collection of photographs, you can enjoy for many years! Absolutely remarkable!
neal parisi17-Aug-2012 22:36
Mamma grizzly must have felt very safe for her cubs. Very nice collection.
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