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Title: Found some Alaska Photos *More added*
Post by: MikeWalking on March 16, 2010, 08:12:41 PM: I remembered some of my pics were on a CD that comes with photos from Walgreens. This was my 4th trip up in 05..Lake Peters-Lake Schrader on the flank of Mt. Chamberlin.
Title: Re: Found some Alaska Photos
Post by: Thenewguy on March 16, 2010, 08:26:12 PM: Where are the Moose?!?!?
Title: Re: Found some Alaska Photos
Post by: MikeWalking on March 16, 2010, 09:25:57 PM: geeze this took 45+ minutes...the Griz showed up about Midnight. I was reading and scanning the shore every few minutes, he covered about 3/4 mile before I saw him. It was quit a sight at first. the Sun at his back, the breeze blowing his fur up, he looked to be glowing when I first saw him. He started sniffing my trail up from the Lake. He stopped just short of the target I zeroed my sights on. That was where I put down the camera and picked up the Marlin. Way to windy for Bear Spray. He finally trotted off when he figured out what I was taking my advice to go. He did, he crapped all the way across the meadow...

The Cabins are the Holmes Research Station. I found a guest book inside with the names of Japanese climbers going up Chamberlin years earlier and a couple from Greenwater WA. Get this; a float plane dropped a group with their guide, some Friends of wildlife group, can't remember which one...one of the Women, we talked and realized I worked in the same building as her sister, had already met her. Small world....

No Moose, a few nervous caribou, a pesky porcupine, trout as long as my leg..
Title: Re: Found some Alaska Photos *More added*
Post by: mountainman1 on March 16, 2010, 10:05:27 PM: Good pics of Alaska, always wanted to go. Did you sleep with one eye open after seeing the griz? :chuckle:
Title: Re: Found some Alaska Photos *More added*
Post by: MikeWalking on March 16, 2010, 10:48:11 PM: Quote
Good pics of Alaska, always wanted to go. Did you sleep with one eye open after seeing the griz?

Yes, and Redhawk full of Buffalo Bore's +p 310gr .44's tied to my wrist :chuckle:

Actually now that I think about it this was my 4th of 5 trips. Pretty much over the Bearanoia by then. Although mindful of the 2 attacks that took place on trip 3. 2 people were killed on the Hulahula 2 weeks before I put in on the East fork of the Chandalar and 1 more mauled well to the West of me during my trip. Most all the 7 Griz I saw in 5 trips ran at the sight of me. Except the Sow with 2 cubs, never saw me (?!?) 150 yds away in the open. I was crouching down behind my tent "get small!" with the camera. One Cub spooked as they were walking away and they all bolted, after a long session digging up squirrels...
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Post by: KimberRich on March 19, 2010, 08:25:03 AM: Cool pics.. Now that's some wide open country!
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Post by: robb92 on March 19, 2010, 09:48:32 AM: Nice pics!!!