Another amazing Tundra Lodge photo trip this past week with Natural Habitat guides Rinnie and Colby provided ample photography chances for ecstatic travelers. Polar bear season is in full thrust with Arctic weather setting up a winteresque transition into the season’s final two weeks. Although the frigid cold has accompanied the snow and once again cast the annual doubt on how the season will conclude before the Hudson Bay freezes over, nobody seems to want these beautiful bears to vanish just yet.

Polar bear resting in a snowbank. Colby Brokvist photo.

The adventurous start of the journey included getting delayed by a blizzard before charter pilots capably landed in  Churchill through a “weather window”.  “We arrived to the remote tundra lodge in full whiteout conditions, which really means we got to truly taste what arctic conditions are all about. In the morning we awoke to crisp blue skies, fresh snow, and a big male bear sleeping right outside the window of some of the guest bedrooms. Their first bear was right from their bedroom window!,” reported Colby.

Inquisitive polar bear inspects the Tundra Lodge. Colby Brokvist photo.

Polar bears get hot and heavy on the tundra. Colby Brokvist photo.

Sunset over the tundra in Churchill,MB. Colby Brokvist photo.

A polar bear greets Natural Habitat travelers at the Tundra Lodge after the previous day blizzard.

Over the next four days of shooting photos, mostly blue skies prevailed, so very rare during bear season, which was a pleasure for photography. Highlights included many sparring bears right at the lodge, several sets of sows with cubs, a couple of charismatic young female bears, and incredible opportunities for colorful landscape shots.

Aurora in the night sky at the Tundra Lodge. Colby Brokvist photo.

If that wasn’t enough, two of the nights the aurora borealis was dancing within openings in the cloudy night skies. What a trip out on the Tundra lodge!

Join us on the trip of a life time to photograph polar bears and the northern lights!