The two projector slide program describes the preparations for and journey to McNeil River Alaska to view the largest concentration of brown bears in the world.

Many have seen calendar photographs or nature programs that feature scenes from McNeil River but because the State of Alaska issues only about 180 permits a year, few have actually had the opportunity to visit the sanctuary. In 1998 I was fortunate enough to win a permit to visit this remarkable place. During my visit I observed more than 60 bears at one time in and around the McNeil River falls. The falls impede the salmon during their annual migration and provide the attraction for the bears.

The forty five minute program features many photographs of the bears fishing, playing, fighting and just plain hanging out around the falls.