Page 5 - Breath of the Bear

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A special feature on bears of the

Northwest USA, Canada and Alaska

by Scott Graber and Suzanne Graber Alvarez

There is a legend of a great, magical bear
that roamed the forests. No bear was its equal
and all people lived in awe and fear of its
massive presence. However, there came the
day that two talented brothers and their small
Scott Stone Photo Credits: Breath of the Bear dog tracked the magical bear and chased it
Bill Feller - bagoodfeller@hotmail.com for days through the woods and plains until at
Bruce Maynes - bjmport@yahoo.com last they all fell over the edge of the earth and
Daniel Bunker - danbunkerbearguide@gmail.com into the stars. When the seasons change and
Danny Sullivan - instagram.com/sullyimages
Dave Briggs - arctickingdom.com in autumn the constellation grazes the horizon,
Deby Dixon - debyswildworld.com you can see this story in the stars, as the
Francoise Gervais - arctickingdom.com haunch of the great bear is the square shape
Jim Griffin - facebook.com/jim.griffin.902819 some call the bowl of the Big Dipper and the
Jon Kumamoto - facebook.com/jon.kumamoto hunters and their dog are close behind in the
Judy Heller - facebook.com/judy.heller.39 Dipper’s handle. The Tlingit called them half
KAR Photography - karphotography.net human, half god, and other tribes called them
Kari Watkins - naturalimpressions-photography.com
Pragyan Grimm - pragyangrimm@gmail.com “grandfather” or “cousin.” Their scientific term
Scott Stone - scottstonephotography.com is “ursidae” and we know them as bears, the
Shayne McGuire - wildcompasstours.com most powerful carnivores in all the world, and
Susi Zimmermann - aclassicyacht.com in Alaska, there is a good chance that you will
Theresa Bielawski - goldcountryartistsgallery.net run into one of them.
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