Grubs and Greens for Dinner Kids


Sow with 2 cubs
A sow with 2 tiny cubs came out onto the beach 50 yards away from where we were anchored and preceded to walk the beach around us for about 45 minutes. She casually lifted 100 lb rocks as if they were as light as potato chips to search for grubs. One cub “White Spot” followed closely behind while the 2nd cub, “I’m OK on my own” followed around 30 feet behind. She was a beauty, light brown with black boots and black on her hump while they were black cubs (making them hard to see against the low tide line in the picture).

Where the bear swam across in front of us
“Grubs and greens for dinner kids.” When Mama Bear was thru with the grubs she went up to the grass for a little greens to add to her evening meal. White Spot followed her but I’m OK wandered around the beach on his own. She then literally pulled herself up the 15’ to 20’ cliff. I didn’t realize they were such good climbers – so much for trying to climb a tree to get away from a bear! White Spot tried to follow her but he was too small for the cliff face (he slid back down when he tried to climb it) so he searched and found an easier crack to step up on and then he hopped up beside her. I’m OK figured out he was alone about 5 minutes later and looked around for his family before deciding to go up a gully next to the cliff and into the woods.

Early that same morning as we left another anchorage we had a bear swim across in front of us. He was coming from a small island at low tide headed back to the main island. When he reached shore he shook himself off, gave us a dirty look over his shoulder and lumbered off down the beach. I definitely need a better camera so I can share all these great wildlife shows!
Protective rocks of Hocktaheen

Doug likes to fish off shore of the remote and uninhabited (by homo sapiens) Yakobi Island in SE AK. It is really lovely here and untouched by man! My favorite anchorage is Hocktaheen Cove (where the bear swam in front of us). As Marirose says “its like another world here”. It’s literally just behind some rocks from the open ocean (the rocks in the picture are all that is between us and the waves), it can be 10’ seas outside and calm inside. It makes for a great respite after trolling thru rough seas for 12 hours!


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