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After Cenotaph Island, Lynn is back in Lituya Bay. A forest trail leads him straight into bear country. Read by Colin Stinton.

Lynn has explored Cenotaph Island and has once more anchored the Wilderness Swift in Lituya Bay. He starts exploring the remains of a mining trail which cuts into the forest.

But he soon discovers what had once been a road for men has become a bear highway.

Lynn Schooler is the critically acclaimed author of The Blue Bear (2003) and The Last Shot (2006). He has lived in Alaska for almost forty years, working as a commercial fisherman, shipwright, wilderness guide, and an award-winning wildlife photographer.

Abridged by Jeremy Osborne
Reader: Colin Stinton
Producer: Rosalynd Ward

A Sweet Talk Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

15 minutes

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