The photograph you already know — a salmon mid-air, a bear's open jaws waiting — is taken at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, where dozens of brown bears gather each summer for the sockeye run. Viewing platforms put you a respectful few metres above the action, after a ranger briefing that is genuinely not optional. Access is by floatplane from Anchorage or King Salmon, and day trips book out fast. July is peak falls drama; September bears are fatter and lazier.
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