High winds, rain, bears, icy streams, and remotness make the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes a true wilderness, exhilarating but dangerous, occasionally glorious, usually uncomfortable, and never to be trifled with.
– Wes Hildreth - USGS
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The Approach |
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Katmai’s Bears |
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The Mighty Dumpling |
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The Mountain |
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The Climb |
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The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes |
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The Flight |