A great quote from an interesting article. Racing in Alaska: "There are tours to Admiralty, to view the greatest concentration of brown bears in the world. It's no place to step ashore casually, however. One guide suggests that to stop a charging bear, you need a rifle that will penetrate 42 inches of wet phone books, or a very well-timed bolt of lightning."
Oh, a couple of my friends grew up on that island. They are one of four families that lives there.