Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls.
A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall.
Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights.
Brown bear waits for salmon at Brooks Falls. Blurring of the water is caused by a long shutter speed. Brooks River.
Brown bear walks through the marshes that skirt the Brooks River.
Brown bear is reflected in the Brooks River along the edge of Brooks Lake.
Brown bear walks along a sand spit, Brooks Lake.
Salmon leap up falls on their upriver journey to spawn, Brooks Falls.
Salmon leap up falls on their upriver journey to spawn, Brooks Falls.
Floatplane lands on Brooks Lake near a brown bear (grizzly bear).
Floatplane landing on Brooks Lake.
My campsite.
Sunset on mountain ridge near Brooks Lake.