The grizzly is a symbol of what is right with the world

Charles Jonkel

I’m an introvert. So when asked what I wanted to do for my 50th birthday, I jokingly said to be as far away from any party as possible. Sometimes what you wish for comes true. Which is why we spent several days photographing bears in the middle of nowhere in Katmai National Park, 100 kilometers from the nearest civilization. And exactly on my 50th birthday to the day, my favorite present I have ever received appeared in form of the beautiful wolf standing ten meters behind us.