Page 5 - Breath of the Bear

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A special feature on bears of the

Northwest USA, Canada and Alaska

by Scott Graber and Suzanne Graber Alvarez

There is a legend of a great, magical bear
that roamed the forests. No bear was its equal
and all people lived in awe and fear of its
massive presence. However, there came the
Photo Credits: Breath of the Bear day that two talented brothers and their small
Scott Stone Bill Feller - bagoodfeller@hotmail.com dog tracked the magical bear and chased it
Bruce Maynes - bjmport@yahoo.com for days through the woods and plains until
Daniel Bunker - danbunkerbearguide@gmail.com at last they all fell over the edge of the earth
Danny Sullivan - instagram.com/sullyimages and into the stars. When the seasons change
Dave Briggs - arctickingdom.com and in autumn the constellation grazes the
Deby Dixon - debyswildworld.com
Francoise Gervais - arctickingdom.com horizon, you can see this story in the stars,
Jim Griffin - facebook.com/jim.griffin.902819 as the haunch of the great bear is the square
Jon Kumamoto - facebook.com/jon.kumamoto shape some call the bowl of the Big Dipper and
Judy Heller - facebook.com/judy.heller.39 the hunters and their dog are close behind in
KAR Photography - karphotography.net the Dipper’s handle. The Tlingit called them
Kari Watkins - naturalimpressions-photography.com half human, half god and other tribes called
Pragyan Grimm - pragyangrimm@gmail.com them “grandfather” or “cousin”. Their scientific
Scenic Bear Viewing - scenicbearviewing.com term is ursidae and we know them as bears, the
Scott Stone - scottstonephotography.com
Shayne McGuire - wildcompasstours.com most powerful carnivores in all the world, and
Susi Zimmermann - aclassicyacht.com in Alaska there is a good chance that you will
Theresa Bielawski - goldcountryartistsgallery.net run into one of them.
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