Well I am trying this again to learn more about blogging.  This is a picture we took this Aug 2007.  We were at the Russian River hiking along the river, actually looking for bears.  My mother, aka Grandma Newbold, was desperate to see wildlife in Alaska.  Up until this point she had been very bad luck, when it came to seeing wildlife.   On this trip we were able to change her luck.  We sat on a board walk just talking, when all the sudden a Grizzly Sow and cub came walking into the river.   We watched for several minutes as they walked through the water looking for Salmon.   We ended up following them down the river taking pictures and video for probably 45 minutes.   They ran away when a Black bear showed up.   It was a neat experience watching them fishing and playing in the river.  At some points we were only 15 feet away.  So anyways this was a enjoyable experience that doesn't happen to often, even for us that live in Alaska.  We have been living in Alaska for nearly 4 years and have enjoyed out time here.   At the present time we don't anticipate leaving, but who knows what the future holds.