@brendanbyr

I have had some truly memorable travel experiences in my life but what occurred during this 90 minutes tops my list. We named him Poser Bear.
 Our guides all said in their many years of leading Arctic expeditions that wildlife encounters such as this one are very rare. 
Poser Bear had walked up onto a snowy ridge and had briefly turned to look out at the massive frozen landscape. He then turned around, sat down and then almost perfectly, as if he knew we were there, flopped one massive white paw on top of the other and laid his head down to sleep. It was at this moment we knew we should leave, this bear had been minimally affected by our presence and was comfortable enough to go back to sleep, just as we had found him. As we sailed away to let him sleep peacefully against a backdrop of Arctic mountains and pastel sky I couldn’t help but get emotional about what we had just witnessed. A small group of us alone at the top of the world with one of nature’s most powerful and majestic creations. It’s hard not to feel spiritual about moments like this.