At Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska, salmon are the lifeblood of a fertile coastal ecosystem. At Brooks Falls, the salmon must run a gauntlet of hungry bears, wolves, birds and other fish-eaters before proceeding further inland to spawn. Every summer, tens of thousands of sockeye salmon migrate from Bristol Bay to spawn in rivers adjacent to large lakes, such as the Brooks River, which connects Lake Brooks and Naknek Lake in the park. These homecoming salmon—weighing an average of 5-7 p

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On the blog today: our Katmai National Park bear viewing experience! Katmai National Park and Preserve, located on the northern Alaska Peninsula, is a vast wilderness spanning over four million acres. It is one of the most remote and least visited National Parks in the United States averaging around 30,000 visitors a year. World renown as one of the largest concentrations of coastal brown bears, the park is home to the famous Brooks Falls, where bears gather each summer to catch spawning salmon.