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in Hyder, Alaska - The two RV Gypsies were about to park their car and go
to the viewing bridge, when they spotted a grizzly bear at the side of the
road - this makes bear #3 in Hyder. |
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At the same time, bear #4 was walking across the street just a bit up
the road. The two RV Gypsies are not sure if the same bear shown above
crossed the road then went back across the road again or if this was two
different bears. Mostly, the two RV Gypsies were paying attention to the
bear above that was closer to them. |
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| Below: The two RV
Gypsies parked their car in the upper parking lot. As Karen Duquette got
out of the car, she looked up and saw a grizzly bear heading toward the
parking lot. Bear #5 in two days - not bad at all! |
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| Below: The grizzly
bear stopped to check out something on the ground, then headed right towards
Karen Duquette, so she yelled at Lee Duquette to get back in the car as
she jumped back into the car. At first she kept the door open to take photos,
but when the bear came too close, she closed the car door. The grizzly walked
right beside the car, then into the trees, down the bank, and into the river.
The two RV Gypsies then walked on the path in the parking lot, which was
right above the river where the bear was walking. The two RV Gypsies followed
the bear for quite awhile, aiming the camera down the bank to get fantastic
photos of the bear. |
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| Below; Then the grizzly
caught a fish and ate it. Karen Duquette got great photos and videos because
she was standing safely, yet directly above the bear. The two RV Gypsies
could hear the crunching of the fish's bones as the bear ate. |
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| Below; The the grizzly
continued its walk towards the viewing bridge where lots of people were
waiting to see a bear. They had no clue that one was coming their way. |
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| Below: The grizzly
caught another fish, but this time he just bit the fish's head off and walked
away. Cruel! Better the fish, than me! LOL! |
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| Below: Alongside
the stream, lots of partially eaten salmon lay on the banks. That means
that fishing was good for the bears this year. |
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Alaska trips in other years
