A baby and mama black bear.
Photo by Andrea

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

Andrea was particularly interested in seeing bears and the Northern Lights in Alaska. While finding the latter was not going to be possible–it’s much easier to do so farther north, like in Fairbanks, and even then you’d need to be about as lucky as a $5000 Lotto winner–the former was doable. And without encountering one in the wild and being afraid for your dear life!

We were able to do so at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Conveniently, this was on the way down to Kenai from Anchorage, so we didn’t even have to make a detour. Compared to, say, the Kenai Fjords Wildlife Cruise, it was also a great value at $18/person for entry. You were free to walk or drive along a mile stretch of road and admire than many times of wildlife calling this place home.

There were many more animals than just bears, too. They are shown in the photos.

Dirus the Hudson Bay gray wolf.
Dirus the Hudson Bay gray wolf.
An American bald eagle.
An American bald eagle.
A shy lynx.
A shy lynx.
A buffalo.
A buffalo.
The gray 2021 Toyota RAV4 SUV that we rented.
The gray 2021 Toyota RAV4 SUV that we rented.
Andrea with cardboard cutouts of bears at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.
Andrea with cardboard cutouts of bears at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.
A baby and mama black bear.
Photo by Andrea
A baby and mama black bear.
A moose.
A moose.
Felix Wong at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, in front of the Turnagain Arm waterway.
Felix Wong at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, in front of the Turnagain Arm waterway.
Bison.
Bison.
I think this is a gray wolf.
I think this is a gray wolf.
An owl.
An owl.