I keep this on during slow evenings, especially when the salmon run brings several bears into view at once. It is a calmer alternative to cable wildlife shows, and the live feed is a fun travel companion when I am abroad, though quiet stretches can last longer than expected.

For once, the most honest local report is coming from a riverbank: salmon numbers, bear activity, and weather conditions without a panel of pundits talking over it.

Quiet river, waiting for bears