We arrived at the flats on the Uganik River the other day to find a Kodiak Brown Bear sound asleep in what I consider its lazy dog persona — would that be a double anthropomorphic reference? In any event, it was the same bear that approached us and that Hiram persuaded to change course. We photographed her for most of an hour before she got up and approached us. We watched as she napped, chin on paws, or lolled on her back or side, or grabbed and pushed at a rock that seemed to be in her way, barely opening her eyes. She occasionally looked up at us or to one side or another if she heard something, then, realizing there was nothing to worry about, she flopped her head back down and went to sleep again. Observing this intimate part of this bear’s day to day existence was a very special experience for me. Most of the time, we would see the bears either grazing on grass or walking to and from someplace to graze. Photographing a sleepy time bear was something I’ll never forget.