Archive - The Grizzly Bear Diaries

Notes from the Quiet North

Why use 10 words when you can use one?

Jul 14 •

June 2025

An hour or so to the north of Wild Bear Lodge lies one of Canada’s most remarkable valleys.

Jun 27 •

May 2025

Touchdown in the Backcountry

In terms of aviation firsts there are three notables that stick in my head: my first solo, my first loop, and my first crash.

May 18 •

March 2025

A new plane, an old dog and lots of little bears

Apologies for my long silence.

Mar 8 •

December 2024

Death in the Mountains

A Transylvanian Tetralogy - Part 4

Dec 29, 2024

An Animal Tracker's Heaven

A Transylvanian Tetralogy - Part 3

Dec 28, 2024

The Dictator and the Bears

A Transylvanian Tetralogy - Part 2

Dec 27, 2024

Does Romania really have a bear problem?

A Transylvanian Tetralogy - Part 1.

Dec 26, 2024 •

November 2024

The Millennial Bear

It was one of those classic Millennial-Gen X moments.

Nov 3, 2024 •

October 2024

The Beginning of the Affair - Part 3

'There's a bit of glitter, but no delivery'

Oct 1, 2024 •

September 2024

The Beginning of the Affair - Part 2

Sep 24, 2024 •

The Beginning of the Affair - Part 1

An Unpromising Date

Sep 17, 2024 •

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