An Alaskan Adventure : July 1 - 29, 2026

Part 7 - Brooks Lodge Day 2

July 19: River walk

The main draw of the guided river walk is being at eye level with the bears. We met quite a few bears while hiking/wading up the river, but the falls were pretty deserted for some reason this morning.

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No bears at the falls at the moment

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A bear dig
Osprey
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Looking up at the Riffles Platform
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The Falls Platform
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The old fish ladder
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Bear hair
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Upper Brooks River
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Dog Lichen
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Seems content

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July 19: Brooks Lake

After lunch, I took a walk out to Brooks Lake. That meant crossing the river bridge, so of course I got distracted by all the bear activity there. I did eventually make it out to Brooks Lake, which was quite peaceful. Although there is a picnic area and other facilities there, clearly not many visitors go out there.

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Yarrow
Bumblebee

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Lake Brooks

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Bald Eagle

American Robin
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Snowshoe Hare

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Quite a few floatplanes
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Sockeye Salmon
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This Greater Yellowlegs likes this treetop perch
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Veined White

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Osprey
In a dive
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July 19: Brooks Falls

After dinner, it was time to go back to the falls after most of the day-trippers left. The bears were back in force, but there seemed to be fewer fish than the day before, and as a result the bears seemed more grumpy, and there were more altercations and growling amongst them.

Bear at our cabin.
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Nursing
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At least 15 bears in this frame
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Yellowlegs pestering the eagle
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Looks like the eagle has a leg band
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