Grizzly bears and scary rock slides

It was our final full day in Denali National Park so we decided to make the most of the buses and try and go up and down the park road twice in a day, about 10 hours travel time to maximise our chances of wildlife viewings. We waited for the bus but the first two…

The blonde bears of Denali

Finally the day has come to drive into Denali National Park and camp there for four nights, we were super excited! We drove at snail pace the whole way searching for wildlife en route. Some workers were putting out red warning signs which tell people that they can’t walk in an area due to animal…

A fed bear is a dead bear

While in Kuusamo I spotted a leaflet advertising watching wild bears from a hide. It was over our budget, but I would LOVE to see these beautiful beasts in their natural environment. I asked a lady about it, as I expected your chances of seeing a bear to be very low. But she said they…

Searching for Bear and Moose in the midnight sun

Everyone we’ve asked about seeing wildlife has said different things. In Norway, we were told that our chances of seeing moose were like 1% as they only come out at dark – and the midnight sun kinda fucks up your chances. They also said our odds of seeing Reindeer were zero to none, apparently we’re…