The Grizzly Bear Diaries

Happy Christmas

A note to thank you all for your support and encouragement over the past year.

Dec 25, 2025 • Julius Strauss

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Bumping and scraping on a wilderness river

It’s not the longest river in British Columbia - less than 30 miles from top to bottom.

Dec 3, 2025 • Julius Strauss

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November 2025

The last of the old firewood

The world was a very different place when I last bought a load of firewood.

Nov 8, 2025 • Julius Strauss

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September 2025

My very own air strip

This is much longer than my average post.

Sep 27, 2025 • Julius Strauss

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First Landing

BUSH FLYING/WILD BEAR LODGE

Sep 27, 2025 • Julius Strauss

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1:23

The salmon arrive, some airplane news, and getting ready for the season

WILD BEAR LODGE REGULAR UPDATE

Sep 16, 2025 • Julius Strauss

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5:38

August 2025

How it all began

MARKING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY

Aug 25, 2025 • Julius Strauss

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July 2025

What guides do on their days off

A NEW GUEST OFFERING IN THE WORKS

Jul 23, 2025 • Julius Strauss

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Notes from the Quiet North

Why use 10 words when you can use one?

Jul 14, 2025 • Julius Strauss

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June 2025

The Fish

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

Jun 27, 2025 • Julius Strauss

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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, 2025 • Julius Strauss

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March 2025

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

Apologies for my long silence.

Mar 8, 2025 • Julius Strauss

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