Two old brown bears - one male, one female - are nearing the end of their lives in Alaska. It is the fall, and the other bears are preparing for the winter, forging, fighting, and fishing. Although the old bears were once strong, they now spend their days lying peacefully on the beach, looking out onto the bounty of the Alaskan wilderness. After rich lifetimes, they will die in their winter dens in the same mountains they were born.