KING SALMON, Alaska — Are you lucky enough to be traveling to Alaska this year? I am. If you are too, we’ll be two of an estimated 2.3 million visitors — cruise passengers, fishermen and independent travelers — heading north to “America’s Last Frontier.” After spending two years isolating at home, I’m more than ready for another trip to the 50th state. More than twice as large as Texas, Alaska has it all: mountains, glaciers, rivers, lakes, coastal bays, forests, tundra, even active volcanoes.
Lots of brown bears, too. Big hungry ones, for those of us lucky enough to see them up close.
After all, no arctic adventure should end without a whopper to tell and photos to prove it, posted online for your friends at home. You’ll probably see moose, eagles, caribou, whales, seals and maybe even wolves. But don’t count on spotting any brown bears — or grizzlies, as they’re called in the Lower 48.
