Tour
Grizzlies in the Fall (Fat Bears in the Fall) Photo Tour
Outside protected areasby Expeditions Alaska (Carl Donohue)
Week-long September photo tour with five nights at a fenced tent basecamp near Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, reached by charter flight from King Salmon, photographing fattened brown bears fishing the late salmon run. Four or five photographers, led by licensed guide Carl Donohue; a two-week option is offered.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Led by
- Carl Donohue
- Route
- Starts and ends in King Salmon, Alaska
- Visits
- Brooks River, Katmai National Park
- Length
- 7 days
- Group size
- Up to 5 people
- Language
- English
Species
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, closed
- June, closed
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, open
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Sep
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Anchorage time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 10:13– | 15:45– | 7h 5m7 h 5 min | 10° |
| Feb | 09:06– | 17:23– | 9h 24m9 h 24 min | 19° |
| Mar | 08:48– | 19:37– | 11h 48m11 h 48 min | 30° |
| Apr | 07:20– | 20:47– | 14h 29m14 h 29 min | 41° |
| May | 06:05– | 21:47– | 16h 53m16 h 53 min | 50° |
| Jun | 05:27– | 22:25– | 18h 22m18 h 22 min | 55° |
| Jul | 05:52– | 22:14– | 17h 39m17 h 39 min | 53° |
| Aug | 06:55– | 21:16– | 15h 25m15 h 25 min | 45° |
| SepIn season | 08:03– | 19:53– | 12h 49m12 h 49 min | 34° |
| Oct | 09:11– | 18:23– | 10h 16m10 h 16 min | 23° |
| Nov | 09:26– | 15:50– | 7h 46m7 h 46 min | 13° |
| Dec | 10:22– | 14:50– | 6h 19m6 h 19 min | 8° |