Up close and personal with a grizzly bear in Denali National Park, Alaska
I took this photo in Denali National Park in September 2008. I won a lottery ticket to drive the road (normally closed to cars) and saw a bunch of people pulled off to the side of the road looking at a bear about 100 yards away in the other direction. I heard a noise behind and turned to watch this grizzly emerging from the brush. It freaked a Park Ranger out and she made everyone get back into their car but the bear wasn't interested in the people and just kept going.

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Scott Mikkelsen (55 months ago | reply)
Killer shot!
gatorgalpics (50 months ago | reply)
Interesting pose!
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nickphotos (50 months ago | reply)
Wow!
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J.P. EVERETT (50 months ago | reply)
Great shot!
kunka (Atrapado por el lado oscuro) (47 months ago | reply)
This brilliant photo is like a shooting star,

totally inspiring!
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Exquisite World of Nature Award:
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Verna R (47 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called NATURE'S POT-of-GOLD {Competitive Group}, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
WoW! Magnificent photography- it couldn't get any better than this!
This brilliant photo is like a shooting star, splendid!

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Dave Barfoot (deceased) (47 months ago | reply)
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ChelseaLane_2009 (47 months ago | reply)
Exquisite World of Nature Award:
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moosejaw2 (44 months ago | reply)
Nice photo, great shot of a magnificent bear.
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thecodemaker (42 months ago | reply)
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Muriel's Pics. (42 months ago | reply)
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Klaus Franck (42 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Art International *show your flickriver badge*, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
derhur (42 months ago | reply)
This is a magnificent example of
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Christy110 (42 months ago | reply)
This is definitely a perfect shot of a grizzly. And I found it to be a great addition to my page on Denali Park...
Thanks for the use of the great photography!
Carol
peterd482001 (41 months ago | reply)
Just to let you know that I have used this photo in my Blog
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Many Thanks
Aida Villaronga (40 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called THE NATURES ~~GREEN PEACE ~ (POST 1 / AWARD 3), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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The Basus (Away for a while) (33 months ago | reply)
Wow! What a majestic animal! Wonderful capture!
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RumpledElf (20 months ago | reply)
Hi, I used this photo too: photographicdictionary.com/b/bear
Thanks for sharing with a CC license!
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