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The Katmai trip was great for the plentiful bears, but not cheap (Rust aviation did a great job) , but the scenic 2hr. flight each way each way was a bit of agony on a small plane for me (6'3" + 250 lbs.) I'm glad we did it once, but never again.
Actually Katmai (Brooks Camp) can be a very cheap trip if done right. You can use AS or DL miles to get as far as King Salmon. Then you only have to pay the +-$200/person round trip floatplane cost from King Salmon to Brooks. Then camping is $12/person/night. I have done a week-long Katmai trip twice. Each time the total cost including flight, camping and food was well under $500. Most people spend over $600/person for a day trip. Their loss, my gain :-).