FAT BEAR WEEK… HAS BEGUN. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. For those unaware, Fat Bear Week is an annual tournament where bears are critiqued on their ability to become extremely large in preparation for winter. Held in Katmai National Park & Preserve the tournament is single elimination bracket competition. Each matchup features two bears/family groups who have spent the year doing what bears do best: eating enormous quantities of food and becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from a furry boulder. You vote for the bear you believe best represents success. Along the way, you learn about bears, salmon, the unique Alaskan ecosystem, and how to best use infuse the phrase “certified chonk” into everyday conversation. The bear with the most votes advances. The bear that comes up short couldn’t care less, because the bears have absolutely no idea that we’re fussing over their diet plans and turning their winter gains into a competition. Eventually, only one remains. One bear. One crow...