Day 5 – We spent another day on the tundra. It was overcast and windy today, but we still had great success spotting wildlife. The morning began with an extremely rare wolverine sighting (sorry, no picture as it was moving fast and running away from our tundra rover). Right after that sighting, we saw a mother polar bear with 2 cubs. We saw a total of 27 bear today which included several mother/cub duos or trios as well as some sparring young males.
One bear paid a close visit to our vehicle and posed for pictures before wandering away. We also saw a covey of ptarmigan in their winter plumage.
Kathryn would like to know if you can see the Milky Way at night there. -Kate
ReplyDeleteGood question! The skies have been too cloudy to see the Milky Way or the Northern Lights. The coming week will be much colder, too cold for snow, but much better for sky viewing. Alas, we are on the way home so will miss any sky phenomenon.❤️
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