For the Gleason kids,

who hiked up a mountain with me in

Denali National Park and Preserve

Your hiking buddy,

Judy Young

With special thanks to

John “One-Take Bake” Baker, an Emmy Award–winning director,

for consulting with me about cinematography,

and

Brady Baker, a conservation agent,

for sharing his firsthand experiences about crawling in bear dens

and darting hibernating bears.

J.Y.