Surviving a Wild Adventure: Camping With Grizzly Bears at Katmai National Park
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2025
- In this video we’re camping in an area of Alaska that has one of the highest bear densities in the world, Katmai National Park. We stay in a tent at Brooks Camp, which is only about a half mile walk to the world-famous Brooks Falls. What makes this area so special, is due to the abundance of fish, attracting thousands of brown bears to feast in the summer months as they prepare for winter hibernation. It is a place that has long been on our bucket list and when the opportunity came up to travel here, we jumped on it. I would be lying if we said we weren’t a little terrified of grizzlies, but could not pass up the chance to see them up close in their natural habitat.
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Love the video! Also liked your choice of music! You continue to inspire and I’m still looking forward to my trip north in a couple weeks following your footsteps! Looking forward to your next adventure
Awesome!! Thanks so much! You must be getting so excited for your trip! You are going to have an amazing time!
Thanks for taking us along.. awesome 🤲 .. looks like brian needs a bib.. poor guy 😂.. see ya on the next one ✌️
Hahaha!! He definitely needs a bib, or to shave his beard. 😂 Bib would probably be easier to convince him to do though. Thanks for always commenting and being here!
What an adventure!!! I’ve always seen photos of the famous Katmai bears but never the other details you’ve included. Thank you for doing that, I was always curious. Happy travels!!
Same! We’d always seen Brooks Falls, but never actually knew what it was like. So glad you enjoyed this! All our best!
I find myself waiting for your vids on Sunday! One more for the books! So beautiful. What an amazing experience, keep it up guys. You’re doing great!!
@@ely7792 awe!! That gives us so much fuel in the tank! Appreciate the kind words more than you know!
Awesome video again! That was a once in a lifetime you'll never forget.
@@johnspoentgen9489 Thank you!! Completely agree and we are so grateful for the experience. It’s definitely a core memory. 😊
As always, thank you so much for sharing such an adventure with us poor saps still trapped under the yoke of jobs lol. But seriously Sheila and I enjoy each video you both share. Wow ya'll got some great footage of those bears doing their thing, truly beautiful. LoL the beard doggie bag, I know those pains as well. Sheila is always on me too about it lmao. You both keep living your best life and enjoy the journey not only the destinations and always safe travels.
Thanks so much!! That means the world to us and it’s truly comments like this that keep us inspired. Brian definitely has a beard doggie bag. 🤣😂🤣 Hope you guys have a great rest of your day!
A wonderful video! Great overview of the experience for us bucket listers ;-) Amazing shots of brown bear interaction! And bonus porcupine! I really enjoy the music you pair with views. Thank you!
Thanks so much for the uplifting feedback! We love hearing this and are so happy you enjoyed it. 😊
I agree such a awesome video, Thank you so much for filming and sharing it
I have never been to Alaska love nature. South Carolina on the coast so different .
Thanks again.
@@nanscott3362 Hi in South Carolina! Thank YOU for the wonderful comment! We appreciate you sharing how much you enjoyed it. Comments like this keep us going. 😊
Another great experience. Let the journey and fun continue. Looking forward to seeing the next video.
Awe thank you! We appreciate you following along and always being here. Means a lot to us!
Thank you! You guys are the best!!! It's wonderful living my best life through your beat life!❤
Thank YOU!! We appreciate you watching and the kind comment! ❤️
Loved this video. Great footage of the bears.
Thank you!! Appreciate it!
SO. MANY. BEARS!!!
I watched this episode with my Grandma. Her mouth was like 😮
the entire time 🤣
Wow this video was just extra beautiful for some reason. Time to go get Wes!!!
OMG! If you sat down and watched this with your grandma and she liked it, then we've done our job. That fills our hearts so much. Thank you for sharing! 🥰
@@AdventureOutThere Oh she DEFINITELY liked it. Looking forward to the next one!
What an amazing video! That’s something that I would not want to experience up close, so I’m glad you brought us along. 😂
@@KaiExploresLife We are glad YOU came along! It was a pretty intense experience, but we’d definitely do it again and again! 😆
Thanks for sharing your experience at Katmai with us. Great fun facts as always. And yes, the lodge food was delicious for all you can eat. Definitely worth it if you go hungry. I loved the indoor fire pit.
I'm so excited you visited the Valley of 10,000 Smokes. Honestly that was my favorite part is Katmai. The history behind the Novarupta eruption and how it affected the nearby Alaska Native communities. I haven't seen any other RV / vlog channel talk about this amazing place. And yes, like Brian, I agree that it looks like southern Utah landscape.
Another great video!
Thanks so much for all the love!! Totally agree on all of that. The lodge was a great place to hang and had good food for being so remote.
Also glad you enjoyed seeing the Valley of 10,000 Smokes. We would love to backpack through there someday. We talked to some guys that had just gotten back from that and they said it was such a great experience! It was also fascinating and sad to hear about the impact Novaerupta had. So incredible that no one died in that.
I ran across your videos a few days ago. Haven’t watched all of them yet but have enjoyed each of them. Keep up the good work.❤❤
Thanks so much! We’re glad you found us and love that you’re here to follow along!
Great video!! Redo the title and name the bears you saw!! The video will take off because Fat Bear Week is coming!! You showed Chunk, 747, Ben and I think Grazer.
Thanks so much! Would love to hear what you’d suggest as a viewer. We’re still trying to learn what gets attention and what doesn’t, so appreciate the insight!
@@AdventureOutThere Say something like we saw Chunk, 747, Ben...@Katmai!!
Awesome vid of the bears. So powerful yet they seemed pretty chill. I ain't lyin', Brian--I'd fear less the lion!
Hahaha!! They are pretty intense the way they look at you. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Love your content! So look forward to any new ones you got and absolutely love the Alaska videos! Talk about bucket list. I really love when you vlog and just take us along with you guys. The voiceovers are interesting but we especially love you guys just talking and sharing. I’m sharing your videos with the family! We love them!!! Thank you for sharing!! 🫶🏻
Awe!! Thanks so much for commenting and sharing! That means the world to us! We’re trying to get better so we can have minimal voiceover, but sometimes we get so caught up in the moment and forget to explain everything. 😅 Thanks again for being here!
Another awesome video guys, I’ve always wanted to go to Alaska! 😍
Thanks so much! We can’t recommend Alaska enough and hope this helps inspire you to take that trip. 😊
@@AdventureOutThere someday for sure 🥰
@@RogueNoodleAdventures awesome! Let us know if you ever have any questions.
Thanks for the great video guys - love it!
@@traveladventurexplore Thanks so much! It was an amazing experience we’ll never forget.
3 legged 😂. Get your groove on!
🤣😂🤣 Couldn’t resist…
Did you ever think about Timothy Treadwell while you we're camping. The man who got eaten by a bear. His girlfriend as well.
@@CDD-k4k Yep! Pretty much all night long. 😬 That was only 6 miles from where we were camped.
Three legged, lol 😂
Glad someone has the same sense of humor. 🤣😂🤣
Great video. My question is. How close to the bears were you?
Thanks! It really depends on where you were viewing them from. Sometime it was 10 yards and other times it was 100 yards. In the high traffic areas, they have platforms setup that keep you pretty safe.