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A special feature on bears of the

Northwest USA, Canada and Alaska

by Scott Graber and Suzanne Graber Alvarez

Snap the QR code
and see Breath of the Bear
cover photo.

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
Deby Dixon - debyswildworld.com and in autumn the constellation grazes the
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
Scenic Bear Viewing - scenicbearviewing.com them “grandfather” or “cousin”. Their scientific
Scott Stone - scottstonephotography.com term is ursidae and we know them as bears, the
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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