Fast Runner

The following pics were taken at the "Bone Yard" in Kaktovik (Inupiat village at the northern edge of ANWR) a couple of days ago . The gent in the photo is a resident of the village and was presumably out there to photograph or film polar bears rummaging through detritus from last year's whaling hunt. We have an ice road job out there but as a rule steer clear of active polar bear "habitat".

The folks in the village claim that this wasn't staged and the only reason that they were shooting photos instead of bullets is that the subject of the bears curiosity is a "fast runner"... hopefully he can exceed the 35 mph max speed that polars bears are reported to be capable of.

In the end he jumped in the truck that the photographer was in and hauled ass. I suppose there are worse things than a broken window or tire boot to find the next time you walk out to your car :)