livelihood. In the way of amenities it does not have much to offer but for hiking, photo ops, viewing glaciers, waterfalls, and lush green forests it is tops. We were tipped off about an area where bears go
to feed at low tide so we went in search of bears. It was near the fish hatchery. We went there about
mid morning-no bears but lots of salmon and lots of people trying to catch them as they escape into
the river and the bay. In the evening we returned and found lots of people with the same idea. We saw
an abundance of bald and immature eagles and some sea lions. We had just about given up on the
bears when a brown bear appeared and we followed him/her for about an hour watching and taking
photos. Very exciting! We met a man taking photos that happened to be a local celebrity, an artist/
photographer and author of numerous books on Alaska travel and wildlife. Judy purchased one of
his books which he autographed for us and he also gave us one of his 2012 wildlife calendars. All in
all a great note to end our time in Alaska. We have been to the "end of the road" and even further.
On Friday we headed out to Tok, only 90 miles from the Canadian border. We stayed there for the night and will head into Canada Saturday. We have had such great fun in Alaska. We hate to leave but look forward to returning one day. But....the adventure is not over yet. The Yukon lies ahead!
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