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Aug 26, 2009 - Russian Village and Anchor Point Eagles

RUSSIAN VILLAGE NIKOLAEVSK AND NINA'S SAMOVAR CAFE: We decide to stop into the Anchor Point visitor information center, in part to ask about the sign designating this area (and our campground) as the farthest western highway.RUSSIAN VILLAGE NIKOLAEVSK AND NINA'S SAMOVAR CAFE: We decide to stop into the Anchor Point visitor information center, in part to ask about the sign designating this area (and our campground) as the farthest western highway....

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Aug 18, 2009 - The Main Attraction: Viewing Bears (and Getting Doctored)

MCNEIL RIVER STATE BEAR REFUGE: McNeil is a relatively unique bear refuge, where permits are issued to no more than 10 people at a time to go out bear viewing with a park ranger guide (who totes a gun but has never had to use it).MCNEIL RIVER STATE BEAR REFUGE: McNeil is a relatively unique bear refuge, where permits are issued to no more than 10 people at a time to go out bear viewing with a park ranger guide (who totes a gun but has never had to use it)....

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Jun 27, 2008 - Bear Viewing

June 27, 2008 It rained a little in the night, but the morning dawned partly sunny.June 27, 2008 It rained a little in the night, but the morning dawned partly sunny....

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Jun 13, 2008 - Katmai National Park

Today we spent the day at Katmai National Park watching bears! We had a rough start to the day. ... We had to be at Bald Mountain Air Service at 8:30am.Today we spent the day at Katmai National Park watching bears! We had a rough start to the day. ... We had to be at Bald Mountain Air Service at 8:30am....

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Jul 31, 2007 - Day 50: Off to the land of BEARS!

The alarm rang a little after 6am so we could be off to the airport on time for our morning flight to King Salmon with a transfer to a float plane to Brooks Lodge.The alarm rang a little after 6am so we could be off to the airport on time for our morning flight to King Salmon with a transfer to a float plane to Brooks Lodge....

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