A Great Trip Needs An Extraordinary Destination ...Hallo Bay? ABSOLUTELY

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Hallo Bay Around Town, #2

Homer, Alaska
Wildlife Viewing Capital of the World!
Hallo Bay Bear Camp Van at the Homer, Alaska sign
Hallo Bay Bear Camp Weather
Weather Conditions : Solid Overcast with steady sprinkle
Visibility: 6 Miles (deteriorating)
Ceiling: 2700' Feet Solid
Wind: 3 mph out of the N
Wind Gusts: to 7 mph
Current Temp:   43ºF
Low Temp Last Night : 41ºF
High Temp Yesterday: 45ºF
Barometric Pressure: 29.44 andRising
Relative Humidity: 93%

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Hallo Bay Around Town

Keep a look out for us around Homer!
First in the Series of...
Hallo Bay Around Town
Homer Spit Beach
Hallo Bay Bear Camp Weather
Weather Conditions : Solid Overcast with light sprinkle
Visibility: 10 Miles
Ceiling: 3000' Feet Solid
Wind: 2 mph out of the N
Wind Gusts: to 4 mph
Current Temp:   41ºF
Low Temp Last Night : 41ºF
High Temp Yesterday: 45ºF
Barometric Pressure: 29.19 and falling
Relative Humidity: 94%

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Happy Birthday Simyra!


SIMYRA

In other news not as important as Simyra's Birth..
Camp Weather:
Weather Conditions : Mostly cloudy with occasional sprinkle
Visibility: 12 Miles
Ceiling: 2500' Feet Broken
Wind: 16 mph out of the NE
Wind Gusts: to 24 mph
Current Temp:   43ºF 

Friends of Katmai Live Coastal Cam: Installation in Progress

Monday, May 28, 2012

Happy Memorial Day!

Check out our newest addition to our downtown office!
We've got spirit!
Jack raising the US flag at the office
All the flags at the office!
Come and stop by to get a closer look!
Happy Memorial Day!

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Sunday Funday

Crane Watch
The Cranes like to stand on porches and people watch
 

Hallo Bay Bear Camp Weather
Weather Conditions : Mostly Cloudy
Visibility: 30 Miles
Ceiling: 5000' Feet broken at 5k
Wind: 3 mph out of the W
Wind Gusts: to 8 mph
Current Temp:   46ºF 
Friends of Katmai Live Coastal Cam: Not in operation yet

Saturday, May 26, 2012

The Weekend

Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend
with a trip out to 
Hallo Bay in Katmai National Park
Day Trips and Overnight Trips available!

Weatherports at Camp

Brown Bear in Hallo Bay

Friday, May 25, 2012

Cooper Landing Gun Course

Simyra and Sara recently took a shotgun and handgun course 
at the Cooper Landing Gun Club
They learned how to shoot Trap
and got more comfortable with handguns
Big thanks to Laura with the Cooper Landing Gun Club!

In Camp News:
                 Weather Conditions : Solid Overcast with Steady Light Rain
Visibility: 10 Miles
Ceiling: 2500' Feet Solid
Wind: 18 mph out of the NE
Wind Gusts: to 25 mph
Current Temp:   42ºF

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Katmai is a magical place!

Foxes, Wolves, & Bears....Oh my!

While out in Katmai be on a look out for more than Brown Bears!
We've seen foxes, wolves, harbor seals, sea otters, and eagles out there!

Come out and see them for yourselves!

Monday, May 21, 2012

Through the eyes of a Packrafter

Wish you could be outside or on the river right now? 
Instead of at work or in an office?
Check out the video Simyra took with a GoPro Camera
and you'll feel like you were paddling on the water!


Friends of Katmai Live Coastal Cam
No Power yet

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Moose friends

We have a new friend!
Just outside the window
 
Check out a video of Simyra 
Packrafting on Willow Creek
Look for more videos SOON

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Weekend Update

Did you miss our 11th Annual Duck & Dessert Party?
Well check out this link to youtube for a video of 
Marian Call singing at the party



Friends of Katmai Live Coastal Cam
no power yet

Weather at Camp
Visibility: 1 mile
Ceiling: 500ft
Wind: NE 15-20mph, gust of 30

Friday, May 18, 2012

Camp Set-up

Brad and some helpers went out yesterday to start setting up camp!
The season is up and running!
Camp: pre-setup
REMEMBER
We have a 2 for 1 May special for bear viewing

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Packrafting Alaska

Simyra and Sara took a packrafting and
kayak course the past few days
On location: Willow Creek
Easy Eagle River
Hard Eagle River

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Mom's Day

Happy Mother's Day!
For all the moms out there
In every walk of life
They provide for us


So a BIG BEAR HUG to all the Moms out there!
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Dewaine's Back!

Our Half-Day Trip Naturalist Guide Dewaine is back
 in Homer from Hawaii
Glad to have you back for the season!



Friday, May 11, 2012

More pictures from Duck & Dessert


Brad & Carla
 Great food
 Give away crowd

Big thanks to everyone that donated for our give-aways
Grant Aviation
Adventure Airways
Shorebird Festival
Bear Creek Winery
Homer Air
Flying Bean LLC
Hallo Bay Bear Camp
Copper Whale Inn

Thursday, May 10, 2012

11th Annual Duck & Dessert Party Success

Thank you to everybody that came by our party last night.
We had a record breaking amount of party goers
So many desserts!



Marian Call and Jordan performing
Daisy Lee, Clint, and Stan
More pictures of the party tomorrow!


Homer weather
Woke up to 2 inches of fresh snowfall this morning


HAPPY BIRTHDAY
HERB!!
Our naturalist part time guide at Camp

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Duck & Dessert Preparations

The 11th Annual Duck & Dessert Party
hosted by Hallo Bay Bear Camp 
is TODAY!

Special delivery of goodies...destination unkown!


Kickoff to the Shorebird Festival

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Baking for Duck & Dessert Party Part 2!

Big Thanks to Nikki for letting us use her huge kitchen 
Nikki and Simyra: pre-baking
Sara and the goodies!
Looking forward to the Duck & Dessert Party tomorrow!

Monday, May 7, 2012

Happy Monday!

It's a clear, sunny day here in Homer, Alaska!
Happy Monday to you wherever you may be!
Come visit us soon!

Sunday, May 6, 2012

New Sign

Our new Bear Viewing sign is up at our office on
 Ocean Dr in Homer, Alaska
We love it! And hope you do too
Come by and visit!

Shout-out and Big Thanks to Guff at

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Giving Back

We are excited to introduce a new program...
Business Referral Program

*For local Homer businesses*

Simply refer a client that reserves and completes and 
Overnight or Day Bear Viewing Trip and we will 
-Provide referring party with $100 CA$H upon 
completion of the trip for each referral 
AND
-We will DONATE an additional $25 per referral to one of the 
following local non-profit organizations:

"Local Business Supporting Local People"

Contact us for more details and information


Friday, May 4, 2012

Did you know?

We are on several forms of social media?!
Check us out at Twitter


even Pinterest

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