Shooting in the Rain

Breland reminded me that I should mention that we did most of the mile and a half walk from our cabin to the falls in a downpour.  It was an effort to keep our cameras and lenses dry and not get soaked ourselves. The lure of the falls drove us on, though.  We sheltered under a pavilion for a bit then went back out to shoot some more.  The bears were great subjects, splashing and fishing and growling at each other.

After several hours at the falls we began the walk back to the lodge, singing the entire way or calling "Hey bear".  Fortunately none of the bears responded.  We stopped at the lower river platform to admire the rainbow and the bear sleeping at the end of the rainbow. There really weren't too many options.   A mother bear and cub were at the other end of the bridge back to the lodge and had many people trapped on each side of the river.

 Meals at Brooks Camp are served buffet style.  Each meal features wonderful homemade soups, salads, vegetables, a salmon dish and one or more meat dishes, a vegetarian option and several delicious desserts. We ate dinner with the young couple from Taiwan and another couple from Cincinatti and spent a very pleasant evening.  With no wifi or television to keep us awake we went to sleep quickly to get up early for another day of adventure.