Brown bears in Anchorage

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/bears/story/8066937p-7958666c.html

Thanks, June Price, for the link on this story on brown bears in Anchorage, including Kincaid Park. The first time I went to Kincaid Park I had driven too far and was looking for a place to turn around, which happened to be Kincaid Park. I drove in the access road and right! next to my small rental car was a BIG moose. I couldn't resist taking photos of him through the window , too close for comfort.

Then, one time I went to Kincaid to walk. It was the year of the Fairbanks restart. The next day was when a person (runner or biker, not enough snow, I believe for skiing) was stomped by a moose on the trail I had just walked... his face was smashed in but he managed to crawl to his car and survived the attack. I heard about this enroute to Fairbanks.

VERY IMPORTANT THING I LEARNED: (and I reminded myself of this when I drove up to Chugach Park and was thinking about a solo hike... the sign read, Bear Area)...

When you are in Alaska, you should remind yourself frequently that is not Kansas (or Wisconsin) anymore... these wild critters are for real! and you might meet them as you walk around the corner of your motel (as I did one morning with a moose and my newly acquired dog). I can't tell you how many times I've stepped over moose droppings at the Millenium Hotel, the Iditarod HQ for the race.