Close up of mother brown bear and cub sipping water

A grizzly cub joins its mother for a drink from a turquoise lake in the Alaskan wilderness. The pristine environment of the Cook Inlet makes a prime habitat for brown bears to rear their young.
Photographers of all skill levels come to Lake Clark National Park to capture once-in-a-lifetime images of the magnificent animals amid the backdrop of craggy mountains, vast tundra and fertile coastlines.

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