During a trip up to Kaktovik, Alaska, in October 2018, as the Arctic Ocean started to freeze, we left Barter Island in a small ice breaker. I decided to sit alone in the front of the boat as we broke through the frozen channel, heading toward what is referred to as the Boneyard. The Inuit natives are allowed to harvest a few whales yearly for substance living. The remains of these whales provide much-needed nutrition for the polar bears as they wait, later and later each year, for the ice to freeze. Polar bears need the ice to hunt for baby seals which are their primary source of food. This cub was cleaning its fur and playing on a frozen sand bar after a short swim while its mother was close by nursing the cub's sibling. From the front of the boat, at a safe distance, I spent a good 20 minutes photographing this adorable cub playing until my fingers just could not take the cold anymore. Seeing a polar bear in the wild was one of the top experiences of my life!