From our next port Wrangell we were carried up-river by jet boat and then led by a well-constructed board walk to the viewing platform at the Annan Bear Observatory. Along the path we were advised how to behave if we encountered a bear and our guide carried a gun just in case. Once on the viewing platform we were able to see many black bears catching and devouring the salmon which were making their way upstream to spawn. Some bears selected only female salmon with rich roe and discarded the males. Many eagles stood by to scavenge the left overs. A mother bear made two sorties from and back to her den with her two young cubs. Some bears fished in the water, others from the bank. We were advised to make visits to the Outhouse at the mooring place as bears have been known to trap unwary visitors at the loo near the viewing platform:
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