Had some time to kill after we left the RV park, so decided to go to Chilkoot Lake where we heard there was a momma bear and 2 cubs fishing there. It was not long until we were blessed to see these three wild animals fishing. Fishermen reeled in their fishing line and left their fish catch for the bears, spectators dawned their cameras and cautiously started taking pictures. What a sight to stand and watch these powerful animals fish. Momma caught the fish and cubs tried to steal it with quite growling sounds from both the mom and cub. Finally the cubs won out and it was not until the 3rd catch that mom got to eat. Then they moseyed (sp) across the parking lot back into the woods. Later that afternoon, Paw Paw was talking to an amateur, professional photographer and all of a sudden I heard him say "Wow bear, wow bear!" The oldest cub, followed by the youngest cub, was walking straight in front of him and just 6' from the coach window before slidding down backwards into the lake. Momma had already entered the lake further up the parking lot. Watched them fish a while and decided to go to ferry station. As we were leaving, mom and cubs were walking down the road eating berries and the cubs wrestling. Now, the second experience was the hour ride to Skagway from Haines on the Alaskan Marine Highway Ferry. IT WAS HUGE! The lower deck was a parking garage for probably 18 RV's and well over 30 cars and motorcycles. Then there were 2 decks of cabins with lounges and a cafeteria, then the upper deck lounge. The trip took about an hour through the fijords and was absolutely spectacular. Got a picture of the ferry at night, but it was not very good. We are off to Whitehorse, Yukon and will be headed down to Jasper and Banff National parks and THEN back into the USA. Not sure about internet service as I will be at the mercy of the RV park provider AGAIN. Love ya'll and enjoy the pictures of the bears. We sure did enjoy watching them.
How AWESOME!
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