As the name implies, this plant is a favorite food of bears when they emerge from their long winter sleep. It grows in Denali National Park. It is in the Saxifrage family. I was able to get this picture because I practically begged the driver of the Denali tour bus to stop. He commented (a bit preturbed!), "It's just a flower!" I said, "There's no such thing as just a flower!" To me, seeing these flowers was almost as exciting as seeing a grizzly bear or caribou, but the other people didn't quite share my enthusiasm! They groaned as I stepped off the bus along the side of the road, but I got my picture! Mission accomplished! :) (story)
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. Unfortunately, while we were in the park, wildfires burning near Fairbanks filled the valley with thick smoke. We could not see more than 1/4th-mile 3 of the 4 days we were in Denali. An 11-hour trip would have taken us to Wonder Lake with a fabulous view of Denali (Mt. McKinley), however, we would not have seen it on our trip.
