The Way of the Grizzly - Softcover

Tom Walker, a thirty year resident of Alaska, is a freelance writer and photographer specializing in Alaskan and Canadian wildlife. He is the author of six other books, including Shadows on the Tundra, Denali Journal, and Building the Alaska Log Home, and is the photographer of Alaskan Wildlife. His work has also been published in hundreds of newspapers and magazines including Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, and Alaska. His photos have also been found in publications such as Sierra, Audobon, and National Geographic.

. . . contains many superb color photographs . . . and details of behavioral interactions between bears, and between bears and humans, that cannot be found elsewhere in the popular or professional literature. -- International Bear

...Tom Walker and Larry Aumiller do a wonderful job of capturing its essence in both words and pictures. . . .These are some of the best bear pictures you'll see anywhere...many up-close and personal. Complementing the bear pictures are photos of the McNeil habitat and surrounding landscape. Equally appealing is Walker's text. . . . -- Anchorage Daily News

River of Bears is excellent. It takes us beneath the surface, into bears' lives, and into their worlds. Anyone interested in bears will come away from this book more richly aware of bears and of the important opportunities for saving the landscapes that have for centuries made it possible for the world's wild bears to save themselves. I recommend it highly. -- Lance Olsen, Editor, Bear News, Great Bear Foundation

To get the chance to go to McNeil River yourself, you have to be lucky. But to enjoy the beauty and importance of this special place, all you have to do is read this book. -- Backpacker