After a good day's worth of rain, the already marshy ground around the lakes became a swamp. The bears are massive - up to about 800lbs - but they still manage to get around on the boggy ground. This is Brutus having a bit of a gallop for no particular reason that I could see!
The aurora put in some weak appearances during my visit. Harry Reed was very keen on telling all of us when good northern light activity was predicted - using the KP scale - thanks Harry! (From hide 1)