Heading west out of the Welcome Center will find yourself deep in the Americas and being welcomed by our two resident Grizzly Bears Kachina (the female) and Hanwi (the male). The habitat is designed around an entry discovered in Lord Perseid's journal when he undertook his second trip to the Americas. "...On the fourth day of us visiting the Yosemite we were treated to a marvelous sighting. Not far from where we had camped was a waterfall, only active during the spring thaw... Upon arriving at the waterfall, we quickly came to the realization that, despite being here so early in the season, we were indeed not the first to witness this spectacular fall. For, not soon after our arrival, a curious bear cub came stumbling out from behind the rushing water and watched us with as much fascination as we bore towards him... His mother was quite close behind and upon spying us, let out a dissatisfied grunt that we, these intruders in her land, would be so rude as to gawk at her cub. Sensing that we were no longer welcome guests we took our leave... I could not help myself from marveling that nature truly is the best architect for those that inhabit her lands."After viewing our grizzly bears you’ll find yourself on the Gateway to The Americas Bridge which will offer stunning views into the Grizzly Bear habitat and breathtaking sunset views over our Great Plains habitat.