He’s taking the high road. A brown bear walks along a “century trail” following the coastline. Century trails are created by generations of bears walking in the same footsteps over routes that take them to traditional feeding areas. They can be seen along mountain ridges, riverbanks, coastline and through old growth forests- anywhere in Alaska that has a healthy population of bears. #travelgram #alaskawildlife #wild #wildanimals #wilderness #naturegeography #nature #animalplanet #naturefacts #wi

Bear trail. Like humans, bears prefer to walk on nice, level open trails. We saw this bear approaching and got off to the side to let her pass, but she decided to take the beach trail. In areas with high bear populations, bears will create trails of their own, often packing the soil or tundra down over time to create an impressive “century trail”. Century trails can be found all over Kodiak Island- over mountain passes, through the moss in old growth forests and along salmon streams. They are ea