Friday Funny 10-25/19 (Vote for FAT!)

The Entrance to BEARS!

I've written about bears, and Katmai Natl Park and Preserve before, and here's an update on the latest bear contest. (Previous posts here, and here.)

Every year the folks at the Park have a "fat bear" contest, and allow voting online as to which bear has bulked up the most for the upcoming hibernation. If you like their Facebook page, you can also be a part of celebrating fat.  Click Here

They use a grid approach over several weeks to narrow down the choices.

We were acquainted with 747 when we visited June, 2012. It's good to see he's still going strong.

Our photo of 747, taken from the bear viewing platform.

He usually kept the youngsters at bay when he was fishing. All it took was a look from him, and they would back on down the river to less desirable spots.

Not as many fish to find in this shallow eddy.

And now for the winner of this year's contest...  HOLLY.

435, aka Holly

That is one fat bear! Read about it here at Anchorage Daily News. She is obviously a very successful fisherbear.

Elsie taking a nap.

The usual cat photo, Elsie isn't a fat cat though. She used to be a much heavier, and a more imposing animal, especially when she puffed up all of that long hair. She would chase fearful dogs up the driveway in our "land" days. Now that she's elderly, she has become much skinnier.

As always, we enjoy hearing from you, either here in comments or on our Facebook Denali Rose Sailboat page.