Chris emerges from tent along the Dalton Highway, approximately 150 miles outside of Prudhoe Bay.
A grizzly and her cubs cross the road in Denali National Park.
Chris rides his motorbike along the Trans Alaska Pipeline on the long journey toward the Arctic North, home of the polar bear.
This mother black bear and her cubs are true urban bears. They have learned to look both ways before crossing the street.
A male black bear gets into some trash left in a trailer in an Anchorage neighborhood.
Chris takes a break after an exhausting drive on the way to Anchorage.
An arctic ground squirrel fattens up for winter in Denali National Park.
Chris camps in Denali National Park with the Northern Lights dancing overhead.
A dall sheep grazes along a hillside near Polychrome Pass in Denali National Park.
This mother grizzly bear and her cubs walk across the bridge over the Toklat River in Denali National Park.
A red fox in Denali National Park.
A brown bear warning sign in Anchorage Park.
A bus stops for a dall sheep crossing the road.
A herd of muskoxen along Dalton Highway.
A black bear in Bicentennial Park within Anchorage City.
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