It is a tribute to not only the majestic scenery of Alaska, but to the endurance and spirit of life. Few places seem so hostile to life as this frozen land. Yet for a brief part of each year, harshness gives way to a time of remarkable abundance. Among Alaska's most dramatic stories is the 10,000-mile sojourn of millions of salmon, across the Pacific ocean to spawn in their natal waters. Many animals could not survive the Alaskan winter were it not for the bounty of salmon in the summer.
Summer is the greatest feeding event in Alaska.
While this film marvels at the survival of the salmon, it also features a fascinating array of animals including grizzlies, wolves, caribou, bald eagles, humpback whales, sea lions, moose and elk, black bears, polar bears, and a rich variety of sea birds. Besides mother polar bears, polar bears do not hibernate and spend winter months wandering the pack ice in search of seals, their favorite prey. Wolves have as many as 17 different facial expressions and can track sounds up to two miles away. Alaska has 5,000 glaciers, three million lakes, and is a quarter the size of the continental U.S. Seventy of the world's 500 active volcanoes are in Alaska. Texas could fit inside Alaska twice over, with room to spare.