Phil's articles are always very informative, well-written--and often filled with action.
This is a photo Eileen took in 2008, when we visited the "Hairy Shoes" at their place on Becharoff Lake, both to fish and open the ptarmigan season.
With somewhat mixed feelings, Eileen wanted to get some good photos of bears fishing the streams. This one was taken at maybe 25- yards, with Phil standing right behind her, with 'Ol Ugly' in his hands. The bear wasn't charging us, instead running toward salmon it saw under the bank we were on--but Eileen didn't flinch, because she knew Phil had her back....
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