Name: Y.I. Ah’ta

Denali Bear

A.K.A:
“Denali Bear”, “Bear!!!”, “Hey Bear!”, “Whoa! Bear!”

ABOUT ME:
I’m 4 years old, hunter, gatherer, forager.  Big Foodie. Naturalist, into organic foods.

HOMETOWN:
Teklanika, one day’s walk from the Cantwell Glacier.

LIKES:
Backpacks, Backpackers, back scratching, blueberries, red berries, stalking squirrels… I have fun wherever I am.

DISLIKES:
Pepper spray, gun violence, synthetic fibers.

FAVORITE BOOKS:
No Room for Bears: Frank DuFresne
Into the Wild: John Krakauer

FAVORITE PLACES:
Polychrome
Kantishna
Teklanika
Savage River
Igloo!!! I LOVE IGLOO!!!

FAVORITE FOODS:
Sweet berries… sweet sweet berries, food from backpacks, food from cabins, baby moose, sushi.

MY MOTTO:
Eat to live… Live to eat!

GOALS & ASPIRATIONS:
I’d like to meet a nice sow and settle down.
I’ve heard the Kenai Peninsula is beautiful in the fall.
Reach 10,000 Twitter followers before my next birthday.

OCCUPATION:
Bear Of All Trades: Denali National Park / Denali State Park, Alaska