Kurile Lake

This is a place that should be protected at all costs!

One can run on the shore of Kurile Lake, a remnant of a once active volcano located at this site in Kamchatka, Russia, but before long, it will likely become apparent that competition for a meal in the surrounding area can be fierce—a brown bear which quickly came on the scene after I began a hike along the lake’s shores illustrated this point quite clearly, refusing to allow a smaller rival anywhere near the salmon feast he had procured for himself. Shooting a photograph of the two bears’ interactions was not easy, requiring stalking of the small beaches on the shores of the lake. The picture below is the result of such ambushes and was taken in the early morning hours from a distance of roughly 100 feet. Despite the battle for a fish depicted in the photo, Kurile Lake is one of the world’s largest spawning sites for sockeye salmon.

Nature at its best 😍 So many bears 🐻 absolutely amazing!

Who else is here after the tiktok?

Siamo arrivati con troppe aspettative. Dalle foto sembrava che dovessimo vedere branchi di orsi tutto insieme. In realtà non è così. Gli orsi ci sono e son tantissime le possibilità di vederne ma non così tanti. È stata comunque una bella esperienza anche se forse non siamo stati così fortunati. Siamo arrivati qui verso il 20 agosto… pensare che eravamo gli unici turisti perché causa maltempo gli elicotteri non potevano volare … ma allo stesso tempo la fortuna non è stata molto dalla nostra parte perché pensavamo di vedere molti più orsi. We arrived with too many expectations. From the photos it looked like we were to see herds of bears all together. It's actually not like that. There are bears and there are many possibilities to see them but not so many. It was still a good experience even if maybe we weren't so lucky. We arrived here around August 20th… to think that we were the only tourists because helicopters couldn't fly due to bad weather… but at the same time luck wasn't on our side much because we thought we'd see many more bears.

Считаю, что это одно из самых главных мест на Камчатке, где стоит побывать. Это круче и интереснее «долины гейзеров». Здесь ты можешь увидеть нереальное количество медведей на одном кусочке земли, много рыбы и очень красивые места. Добраться можно на вертолете - цена порядка 30 тысяч с человека (это экскурсия), либо на машине - довольно изнурительная поездка. В общем, если собираешься на Камчатку летом или осенью - сюда надо ехать!

Сумасшедше красивое место! Кто там был, не забудет его никогда.

看熊出没的好地方