Grizzly Bear | Atigun Pass, Alaska | June, 2011

Posted in Alaska, Carnivores, Grizzly Bears, Mammals

Even though this picture is not the quality I would normally use it is still one of my favorites. It was taken one windy, overcast day with very poor lighting. This is a Barren-Ground Grizzly crossing the tundra on the North Slope between the Brooks Range and the Arctic Ocean. These bears living on the North Slope are at the absolute northern most limit of their range. This bear was only about 70 miles south of the Arctic Ocean and may spend part of the summer along the coast where it could very well cross paths with a Polar Bear. | MC42-0314