Alaska

Katmai Air offers flightseeing tours within Katmai National Park and the surrounding area. The daily tour from Brooks Camp is a one hour excursion where visitors have the opportunity for an aerial view of the "Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes", active volcanoes, Katmai Crater Lake and a variety of wildlife.

Wild Alaska--Tundra

These are pictures of the Alaskan Tundra. To the right, you can see a distant view of a dormant volcano.

Here's a description of the pictures below:

1. Ariel View -- Notice all the water.
2. Standard View -- Alder bushes are prevalent.
3. Close-up View -- The upper 6 to 12 inches of the tundra soil are frozen in this picture. Notice the alder roots grow along the surface of the solid. The tundra thaws slowly between May and July.
4. Fireweed -- This blooms in late July and early September on the tundra. Alaskans consider the Fireweed bloom to signal the end of summer.

Grizzly Bear Teaches Cubs to Swim

Submitted by nationaloutdoors on Sat, 05/31/2008 - 21:32.

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Great Video of Sow Brown Bear teaching 3 cub bears how to swim.

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Denali National Park and Preserve Introduction

Denali National Park and Preserve is nearly 6 million acres and over 9,419 square miles in size. At the heart of Denali National Par is Mt. McKinley, the highest mountain in North America at 20, 320 feet. The surrounding peaks of the 600-mile long Alaska Range are no less impressive than McKinley itself, and provide the scenic backdrop to the pristine wilderness that makes Denali an important wildlife preserve. The park is famous for its rugged peaks, spectacular landscapes, and abundant wildlife.