Alaska - Bears of Katmai and more Photography Workshop
July 1 to July 7, 2019
Coastal Grizzly Bears and Walrus will be our primary subjects but we may also see Wolf, Lynx, Moose, Beaver, Caribou, Dall sheep, Seals, Fox, Sea Otters, Tundra Swan, Puffins, and Bald Eagles. This is the best location on Planet Earth to observe and photograph the giant coastal grizzlies (brown bears). In this perfect wilderness, you will watch bears fishing for salmon, digging for clams, eating sedge grasses or grazing on blueberries on the alpine tundra. Visit one of the world's only photographable walrus pods on a remote Baring Sea beach.
The lodge provides a true wilderness experience. Iliamna and Redoubt are two active volcanoes in Lake Clark National Park. Iliamna has not erupted recently but is frequently seen steaming from its summit fumaroles. Redoubt erupted in the spring of 2009. Both these volcanoes provide an excellent backdrop for coastal brown bear photography.
We will have the opportunity to photograph the coastal brown bears, boars, and sows (many with cubs) in their natural environment but at close up ranges. At times 70 mm can be too much. This location does not have the typical viewing platforms and limited viewing areas. You will photograph from the ground as well as low trailers pulled by ATVs.