Name: Katmai: Where the Bears Are
Uploaded: 2019-04-04 00:00:00
Duration: 19 min 58 s
Description: Hosts Jack Steward and Colton Smith get up close and personal with the massive brown bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska, home to the largest population of brown bears on the planet. The guys watch bears fish for salmon and dig for clams along the Pacific Coast and camp out in the back country surrounded by bears.

Jack Steward joins Colton Smith to travel to America's greatest treasures, the awe-inspiring national parks, and to spotlight their beauty.

Hosts Jack Steward and Colton Smith get up close and personal with the massive brown bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska, home to the largest population of brown bears on the planet. The guys watch bears fish for salmon and dig for clams along the Pacific Coast and camp out in the back country surrounded by bears.

Katmai: Where the Bears Are

Jack and Colton experience the awesome power of Mother Nature in Alaska as they kayak with whales and sea otters through Glacier Bay National Park, witness glaciers crashing into the sea and trek to get up close to a mammoth Glacier.

Glacier Bay: White Thunder

Going off the beaten path takes on new meaning for Jack and Colton in the “American Alps” in North Cascades National Park in Washington, as they’re pushed to the limit and forced to overcome fears in a quest to make the climb of their lives.

North Cascades: Life on the Edge

Mountain goats, marmots, and spotted owls are just a few of the creatures that Jack and Colton meet face to face as they journey through Olympic National Park in Washington. From rainforest to rocky coast to the magnificent mountains, the guys discover why Olympic is really three parks in one.

Olympic: Obstacles and Animals

Jack and Colton trudge through miles upon miles of volcanic ash and forge a treacherous river in search of one of the most powerful volcanoes on earth. Oh, and they are on constant alert for browns bears too.

Katmai: Journey to the Volcano

Jack and Colton head into the northland of their home state of Minnesota to live like the Voyageurs did centuries ago. If they don’t gather it or catch it, they don’t eat as they paddle their way across these awesome interconnected lakes.

Voyageurs: Living off the Land

Jack and Colton prepare for a possible encounter with grizzly bears as they head high into the Rockies and across the continental divide on their first backpacking adventure in Glacier National Park.

Glacier National Park: Rocky Mountain High

The guys have a run-in with a bear and a showdown with bighorn sheep as the hit the trails and the epic Going-to-the-Sun Road of Glacier National Park.

Glacier National Park: Bears, Big Horns and Glaciers

Jack and Colton take on Old Rag, one of the most dangerous trails in Shenandoah National Park, then belay each other 110-feet straight up a rock cliff.

Shenandoah: Climbing Virginia Rocks

The guys creep and crawl for miles through the underground of Mammoth Cave National Park, and help researchers capture wild bats to track a deadly disease.

Mammoth Cave: All About the Bats

Jack and Colton trek miles through an icy cold river, then hold on for dear life while climbing one of Zion National Park’s scariest trails.

Zion: Red Rock Canyons High and Narrow

Jack and Colton saddle up and check out the land of hoodoos, then go backcountry camping… ultra-light with no tent. It’s just them and the creatures of the canyon floor.

Bryce Canyon: Horses, Hoodoos and Mud Water

The guys learn about the supervolcano that lies deep beneath the park and check out the hot spots it creates. Then they track the parks elusive wolves and other awesome wildlife.

Yellowstone National Park: Hot Spots and Wildlife

Jack and Colton experience the power of the Yellowstone River at its own Grand Canyon, towering waterfalls, and white water rapids.

Yellowstone: Old Park, New Views

Jack and Colton trek through the land of giants in Sequoia National Park. Then it’s a face-off with fear as they take on a 150-foot climb straight up a sheer granite rock wall.

Sequoia: In the Land of the Giants

Jack and Colton head to Death Valley National Park in search of one of the scarcest resources in the park… water.

Death Valley: Destination Desert

It’s a rocky ride for Colton and Jack as they explore the Chasm of Doom and climb The Eye of the Cyclops in Joshua Tree National Park.

Joshua Tree: A Climber's Paradise

Colton and Jack are on the island of Maui checking out Haleakala National Park. They’re flying high and riding low while exploring the house of the sun.

Haleakala: In the House of the Sun

Jack and Colton are taking on Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth, battling altitude sickness and the threat of severe weather along the way.

Hawaii Volcanoes: Trekking Mauna Loa

Colton and Jack are slogging their way through the sloughs of Everglades National Park. Then it’s a marathon kayak adventure out to one of the remote keys in the gulf coast.

Everglades National Park: Slough Slogging and Sea Kayaking

The guys face off with Mother Nature in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, spending a cold winter in a snow trench before taking on a 70-foot wall of ice for a climb like none they’ve done before.

Pictured Rocks: Sleds and Snow Beds

Jack and Colton are in the largest urban national park in the U.S. experiencing a canyon’s to coast adventure with mountain biking and whale watching. Then the guys hit the waves for their first surfing experience ever!

Santa Monica Mountains: From Canyon to Coast

Hosts Jack Steward and Colton Smith relive some of their best wildlife encounters in the nation’s national parks.

Best of Wildlife

Camping in the national parks is always an interesting experience for Colton and Jack, especially when it comes to finding resources for food and water and a place to sleep.

Best of: Eat, Drink, Sleep

From the remote wilds of Alaska to the high Rocky Mountains of Montana and Wyoming, there’s one animal that draws people to the national parks. Today, Jack and Colton revisit some of their greatest bear encounters and experiences.

Best of Bears

Colton and Jack have are crisscrossing the country for some truly epic national park adventures from rafting the mighty Yellowstone River to crawling for miles in the deep underground of Mammoth Cave and hiking to the top of the largest volcano in the world in Hawaii.