Southbound - Ep 02 - Bear Attack & Finding Alaska Paradise | Kodiak,AK |Overlanding the Pan-American
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- In this episode, Famagogo travels from Homer, Alaska, to Kodiak Island via the Alaska Marine Highway Ferry System. Kodiak Island is known for having the largest brown bears in the world. The large males can grow to over 1500 lbs. On our first night on the island camping, we were attacked by one of these giant bears. It was a terrifying experience!
We go on to have an amazing time fishing for Silver Salmon in the Saltry River, one of Kodiak’s legendary fishing spots, drawing fly fishermen from around the world. Kodiak Anglers got us there, and the fishing was some of the most amazing we have ever experienced.
The next day, we watched wild Kodiak Brown Bears fishing off Old Woman’s Bay at Sargents Creek. We saw two sets of sows with two-year-old cubs. They were experts at fishing, and once they were stuffed on salmon, they played like kittens in the tall grass, wresting and rolling in their backs. It was a joy to watch and photograph.
Kodiak Island is just one of the many stops we will make on our southbound journey as we travel the Pan American Highway from Prudhoe Bay south to the tip of Argentina in our 4x4 Sprinter van. This is the overland trip of a lifetime, and we are determined to soak it all in and explore this world to the best of our ability.
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AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING video! From start to finish this could have been a movie on Discovery. The fishing and Bear footage was so professional but those shots on the beach were my personal favorite. You both had such a magical experience and thanks for sharing with us 🔥🔥🔥
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching. Kodiak was a magical place.
It was lovely to meet you two on the Columbia! Super enjoyed seeing my workmates working the Trusty Tusty on your way to Kodiak. I was a deckhand from May to August. Great experience! 😊
Hey! Thanks so much for making our trip amazing the AMHS is so cool, We love it! I hope we can come back up sometime soon.
Enjoyed watching this episode with my mom and dad on our big screen TV. What an adventure!! Loved it all but I think you could post 30 minutes of just bears and we’d all love that too!
Glad you enjoyed it! You will really like this Fridays video. I have some new bears I want to introduce you to. I really like UA-cam on a big TV. It's a great way to watch it. Now if I just had a TV...
The bears were so entertaining. I agree, just one video of bears 💝
That footage of the bears playing!!!! My goodness! How lucky are you!
It was so fun to watch. Thanks!
Thank you for making my list of places to visit when I get to Alaska even bigger.
LOL, Yep, after 10 years of continuous travel our list is still getting longer. Thanks for watching!
I didn’t realize that Kodiak was so populated. I just started watching and I really enjoying it. You’re doing great work.
Thanks Denny. I thought the same thing. It's actually the largest Coast Guard base and has lots of comercial fishing going on. It's a really nice place and the people were so wonderful.
WOW you guys! What an incredible adventure and very well told and shown. Now we have to go too.......
Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! I think you will love Kodiak Island. Thanks for watching!
Such a wonderful way to start my morning being able to enjoy this incredible “televised” adventure show!!!! Worthy of any travel show on tv!!! (Hollywood??? Discovery??? Netflix???) You both clearly love exploring and sharing this beautiful world and I am so grateful! Stay safe out there! ❤️
Thanks so much for this warm comment. It has made my day!
Brilliant, what a beautiful place and what excellent photography, really enjoyed, thank you
Thanks so much!
I live in Kodiak. We don’t have grizzly bears. We have Kodiak Brown Bears. They don’t “attack” but they will scavenge for food. If you had residual trash, smell of trash, grill scraps, they will try to scavenge for that. We have not had an unprovoked bear attack in the city of Kodiak. Everyone who lives here is “bear aware” and it is taught at a very young age. Please don’t classify this as a “bear attack”, that is mislabeling our awesome bears that we cohabitate with peacefully.
Thanks for the correction. Rookie move calling the Grizzlies. I did meet a man who was attacked in his front yard in Kodiak. It was big news at the time. I’m sure if you Google it you can read all about it.
We did love our time in Kodiak and I hope this video reflects our love for this wonderful place. Thanks for watching!
Great video… and great tip about grizzlies and bright lights!
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Best video yet! Really looking forward to following your journey - and taking lots of notes! Revel on!
Thanks so much, I really appreciate that!
I subscribed!
Thank you!!!
Great episode from the ferry to the bears. Amazed at how many salmon are trying to make their way up to spawn. Loved watching the bears frolic (happily from my comfy, warm & safe chair 😂). If you are so inclined, sew dental floss to repair your bag. It will last quite a while until you get a new one. Plain, of course! No mint to attract another bear ☺️
Glad you enjoyed it! That's a great tip. I need to find a speedy stitcher awl and try this. It could be a good temporary fix. Thanks for watching!
The bears were fantastic 🐻
I think so too. Thanks for watching!
Wow! I very much enjoyed your amazing footage of the bears. It was beautiful to watch them playing and enjoying life after filling their bellies. Wonderful video.!
Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome
Great lighting for taking video.
It makes me happy to see all that wildlife. I can tell you guys are really enjoying your trip. Beautiful
Yes, It's such a wild and wonderful part of the world. We do love it up there. Thanks for watching!
Your videos are awsome. I really enjoy them. I was up in Alaska / Canada in June-July this year on a motorcycle trip and loved it. Didn’t get to Kodiak though. After watching this I wish I would have
Glad you like them! I think Kodiak is just hard enough to get to that most people don't make it out there. But It was our favorite spot in all of Alaska. Thanks for watching!
What an incredibly video guys - definitely one of your best ever !!
Must say though, we weren’t born yesterday……. are you sure the van was rocking because of the bear ?? 😂
LOL, we miss you guys... Let's meet up this winter.
I live in Kodiak and Brown Bears do Attack! Especially Mama's.
Yes, we met a local who was attacked in his front yard in Kodiak. We loved it there. You live in an amazing place. We will be back.
Great video as always Peter, great videography and informative narration. On your way down, eventually, checkout Prince George and , as a friendly suggestion kick over to Vancouver Island.
Thanks, will do! We spent a month on Vancouver Island last summer. Look back to see those videos. We loved it there. It's got some of our most favorite wild swimming spots of all time. Thanks for watching!
Thanks so much! We spent a month on Vancouver Island last summer. Look back on our channel for those videos. We loved it there. Some of the best wild swimming spot ever. Thanks for watching!
😊 Отличное видео. Красивые места!
Thanks so much!
you saw a Brown bear not a Grizzly . the Kodiak brown is much larger . My first trip to Kodiak was in 1985 and it was on the Tusty as well . A grand adventure from southern Oregon to Kodiak in a 1967 chevy pickup . Kodiak has been home for 39 years this July .
Yes, sorry a rookie mistake. We loved our time in Kodiak. You live in such an amazing place. Thanks!!!
@@Famagogo I'm just tickled that you had a great time
Wait, your outdoor trash bag was destroyed and your second thought was to get another one. I've never understood the appeal of these things, yes it avoids potential odors inside, but it puts them outside, where the animals are, its just asking for trouble.
Fantastic video though, I just found your channel and I'm thoroughly enjoying it, giving me lots of ideas for my own adventures.
I mostly use it for wet kayak gear or salty wetsuites that I don't want in the van. But sometimes trash to when appropriate. But I'll not use it on my next trip to Alaska.
Thanks for watching and I'm glad it's helping with ideas.
Did they clean the fish for you and were you able to freeze them since the freezer in the Revel so small? That would be quite a feast from what you caught.
We did clean and freeze the fish. But only about half of one fish would fit in the Revel freezer. We overnighted the rest to family for safe keeping... I hope there is still some left when we get there for Christmas.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The bear footage
I know, aren't they awesome and a little scary?
Great video! Turn that shotgun upside down when it’s raining lol. Looking forward to your southern Pan-American voyage would like to be involved in a revel caravan
Thanks. Great tip. I oiled it up afterwards. Ive spent many rainy days duck hunting but this was the first time I took a shotgun fishing. YES, let's go South with some Revels.
I live in kodiak, I just traded in my car in Anchorage, we stayed at lands end hotel, I hadn't left kodiak in like 25 years .
Kodiak is great. I think it’s our most favorite place in Alaska. I can see why you would be so content there.
Also... Does your Labrador Retriever travel with you on these extended excursions??
Yes, he has been to 49 states and all over North America including Mexico and Canada. But sadly he passed away last month.
Very sorry to hear that. Our 5 yr old lab travels with us and went to the Canadian Rockies a few weeks ago.@@Famagogo
How many miles do you have on your revel now???
We just flipped 100K on our Revel. Thanks for watching.
We jut rolled 52,000 miles on our 2021 Revel. Looks like we're going to have o get busy to catch up with you.@@Famagogo
Great video as usual. (Music at the end was not my taste).
Thanks for watching!
I hope Winnebago is paying you a lot of money because they should you guys are like a traveling billboard for what a Revel adventurer can do
If you wanted to tell them that, I would not mind. Diesel is expensive...
@@Famagogo I think I will tell them - they should promote your work like crazy!
Great video, but please less selfies and more sceneries. Thanks foe sharing
Noted!