Brown bear catching salmon at waterfall

A Bucket List Trip to See the Brown Bears at Brooks Lodge

Brooks Camp – The Densest Concentration of Brown Bears in the World (Here’s a link if you want to skip the section about how we got to Brooks Camp, including an epic moose sighting in Anchorage, and get straight to the bears) Getting to Anchorage Our journey from Australia included a brief stopover in Southern […]

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Alaska mural with polar bear and night sky backdrop

Our Three Week Adventure in Alaska

Seventeen Years of Dreaming of Returning to Brooks Lodge Brooks Lodge is pure magic—our first visit was back in 2007. It was such an amazing trip that it earned a spot on our website home page. Deep down, we knew we’d be back eventually. Fast forward 15 years to December 1, 2022. I stumbled upon […]

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The Polar Bears of Churchill

In November of 2008, we traveled to Churchill, Canada hoping to see polar bears. We traveled with Frontiers North, and spent 5 days at their Tundra Buggy Lodge. Getting to Churchill from Chicago is pretty easy. We flew direct to Winnipeg, overnighted at the airport Sheraton, and then continued on the 1.5 hour charter flight […]

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Bear watching in Alaska

In July 2007 we visited the Alaska for one reason: bears. We wanted to go in 2006, but when we inquired in late February, they were already booked so we reserved a year and a half in advance. The six hour flight from Chicago to Anchorage did not provide a meal or snack, but the […]

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