Alaska

Signs

Look at this tree.

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See the scratches in the bark, upper left and lower right? Those were made by a black bear. If you will recall from last summer, this place is home to many black bears. They’re sleeping in snow-covered dens just now, but we still see signs of them.

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Scratching trees is one way bears communicate their presence in an area. All the bark is scratched off this tree.

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If you look closely, you will see bear hair caught in the bark and sap of these bear-scratched trees.

When you visit, make sure you look for these trees. They’re not hard to find.

Of course, keep an eye out for the bears, too.

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