Our first day sleeping until almost breakfast.As`we stumbled out of our room trying to get to the coffee machine, one of our group was running down the hall to get his camera saying he saw a bear. Well we all grabbed our photographic equipment and piled into his room.Sure enough, there was a juvenile polar bear meandering our way. We watched as he got progressively closer - probably smelling the freshly cooked breakfast. He took a rest in the trees and I went down to grab a quick bite to eat and returned to watch from the second story outdoor observation deck. There was nothing nicer than to eat breakfast outside and watch a polar bear up close. The center did try shooting cracker (warning) shots to keep him from getting too close and he backed off into the trees.I think most of us could have stayed there watching all day.
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| Our breakfast visitor | |
Well the rest of the day wen pretty much normally. We had a beautiful day but the bugs are beginning to come out in full force. On went the bug nets, thank goodness they were effective. When we get into the van at the end of the day, the windows need to be cleaned on the inside from all the smashed bugs.
We were treated to a special lecture from some researchers staying here at he center. The first talk was on different nest building of the So. Canadian warbler and the arctic warbler. The second was on the long migratory pattens of two populations of godwits- alaskan and arctic.
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| Coffee with a familiar town mug | |
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| Our fun and fearless educators of today | |
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| Arctic rhododendron |
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| Carley -Its the bear you don't see thats the problem! | |
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| Bugs be Gone |
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| Last day of work | |
I will be leaving the area tomorrow and I will miss our teachers group, our director and staff and the work we were doing. The friendly jesting and sharing of our experiences have made us a close group.The beauty of this part of the continent is astounding and I hope to take some of the peace and serenity home with me.
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