There were plenty of beaver and moose at Katmai when I visited, although I did not see wolves.
The reason I preferred Katmai is that we got a lot closer to the wildlife than at Denali. We saw lots of bears at Denali, but always at a distance. At Katmai, we could get as close to the fishing grizzlies as we dared. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 11:55 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > While I've only been to Katmai twice and both time at Brooks River, I > don't find it as interesting as Denali in that there is much more to be > exerienced easily in Denali. The buses in Denali open the park to much more > exploring on your own than Katmai, which other than Brooks River area is > much more strenuous to explore by oneself. > > I will say that if you want to photograph bears, Brooks River, at the > right time is the place to be, although Denali offers a wider opportunity > to capture not only bear but beaver, caribou, moose and wolf. And the > landscape is simply awesome. > > Denali is my favorite national park - I've been there 4 times and the > photography has been awesome ! > > YMMV > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" < > danmaty...@gmail.com> > Subject: OT: Katmai for Wildlife > > > The June 2018 issue of Outdoor Photography magazine has a nice article on >> Katmai National Park, which is truly a nature photographer's heaven. We >> visited the park 30 years ago and it remains one of the most memorable >> vacations of my life. It is much more engaging than Denali, with a lot >> more opportunities for encounters with Alaskan wildlife. In addition, the >> Valley of 10,000 Smokes is a site like no other in America. >> >> Of course, back then I shot only film, with my Asahi Spotmatic. I need to >> go back into my albums and break out some of the images I took there. >> >> Katmai is, in my experience, the best of all our national parks, >> surpassing >> even Yosemite and Hawaii Volcanoes. I highly recommend it to anyone who >> has an interest in wildlife and photography. >> >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
