Polar Easter-Bear

This is a comment on the picture below.

I often minimize how far North we actually are, but today I guess even Sherry and I have to admit" WOW! We are far north!

This picture was taken by my friend Reese Bilodeau who took me out on the skidoo after the Easter Celebration. There was a polar bear who was in a crag out on one of the islands. After a 10 minute ride, strait out toward the sea, we reached the island and there s/he was, laying down, occasionally raising up and looking about. After a few minutes we went to the other side of the island and went up the hill. From that vantage point we were above the bear by around 15-20 feet; this is how we came by this picture.

I can't impress too much how privilaged we were to have this shot. The bear was awake, and it was dangerous, but lets face it people pay upwards of $3000-5000 to take a look outside of a bus window to get this close. We just got off our skidoos and clicked away.

I have just come back from takeing Sherry, who didn't know what I was to show her.

One thing that needs to be said is that this is rare on the Coast. We seem to get one per year, but people have never been so close. The Lord is Risen indeed, Alleluia!!!