WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS ON THE ALASKAN HIGHWAY

For 9 years we have been Trailer Tripping all over the country (all 49 states – including Alaska) and 10 provinces in Canada, visiting tons of national parks, state parks, forests, woods, etc.   In all that time we have never seen as much wildlife as we have on this two month trip.  They are everywhere.  Maybe it is global warming.  Or maybe they all know we are visiting and they have come out to greet us.  Most of our wildlife sightings have been during our drive on the Alaska Highway. 

We have seen 11 bears; including 1 Grizzly and possibly an Alaskan Brown Bear.  They rest were black bears.  We may have seen more, but they were just black blurs running into the tree line.  We have seen Elk, Mule Deer, Bighorn Sheep, Stone Sheep, Mountain Goats, Caribou (reindeer), Bison, Coyote, a family of beaver and their lodge, Muskrat, Weasel, Marmot, different species of squirrels, a big Porcupine walking along the highway, huge Ravens and thousands and thousands of misquitos!  It has all been such a thrill, except for the misquitos.

 Grizzly

 Black Bear

Black Bears - A Mom and her 3 cubs

Alaskan Brown Bear

 Female Elk

 Bighorn Sheep

 Stone Sheep

 Female Carabou

 Bison

                                                         Golden Mantled Groundsquirrel

                                     Beaver couple - there was also two young ones nearby