Being on the ground with bears is humbling, indeed. This bear was intent on letting the other bears know that he was boss. He would meander about following a female’s scent trail while making sure “all” species were aware of his presence.Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM. Exposure: 1/1000 sec., ƒ/7.1, ISO 800. Established in 1918 as a national park and preserve in Alaska, Katmai was first designated to protect the area around the cataclysmic 1912 volcanic eruption of Novarupta, which formed the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. The park includes almost two dozen volcanoes, seven of which have been active throughout the past 120 years. Katmai National Park and Preserve encompasses 4,093,077 acres located...