Alaska Stories

Emily Goodheart

Wildflower Season in Alaska: A Floral Guide for Nature Travelers

More than 1,500 species of wildflowers color the Alaskan landscape. Bursting forth from lush valleys and alpine meadows during the northern summer, the flora...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

The Nat Hab Book Club with Author Kristin Hannah: Alaska & ‘The Great Alone’

If stories rooted in wild places and tales about the resilience of the human spirit speak to your soul, we have exciting news! We’re launching the Nat Hab...

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Wendy Redal

Two Decades and Counting: Meet the Manager of Nat Hab’s Alaska Bear Camp

Caprice Stoner has managed Alaska Bear Camp, a remote fly-in wilderness camp in Alaska's Lake Clark National Park, for two decades. And she's not planning on...

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Laura Kiniry

The Homestead History of Nat Hab’s Alaska Bear Camp

Nat Hab’s private Bear Camp, located in one of Alaska’s most coveted bear viewing areas, is a remote fly-in camp that began as a homestead property.

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Michelle Peters

How to Experience Denali National Park While the Park Road is Closed

Denali National Park and Preserve is a bit of an enigma. With 6 million acres of wild land to explore, the region is so much more than a mountain. Alaska’s...

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Cathy Brown

5 Memorable Ways to Explore Alaska by Air, Land and Sea

Anyone trying to convey the grandeur of an Alaska wilderness adventure knows how difficult it is to articulate the majesty of the place. With 17 of the 20...

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Megan Brief

Bunking With My Mom
at Bear Camp

My mom grew up in New Jersey, where the corn grows knee-high by the Fourth of July, and black bears battle raccoons over breakfast. She was raised on stories...

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Emily Goodheart

What’s the Difference Between Grizzly Bears and Brown Bears?

Brown bears, commonly called grizzlies, have long evoked fascination. These intelligent mammals display dynamic behaviors that inspire onlookers with a myriad...

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Rebecca Self

Bear Photography: A Photo Shot List for Your Alaskan Adventure

Alaska’s wild landscapes provide a stunning backdrop for capturing unforgettable bear encounters, especially in Lake Clark National Park. Whether you’re...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Why Brown Bears Look Different: A Guide’s Photo Diary

By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Eddy Savage  The broad public perception of brown bears (Ursus arctos) is that they possess furry brown coats—hence the name—and...

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Emily Goodheart

Mothers & Cubs: Spectacular Grizzly Photos from Alaska Adventures

Few things are more powerful than witnessing the bond between mother and child—or in this case, cub! In the wilds of Alaska, Nat Hab travelers photograph...

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Cathy Brown

9 Epic Mountain Destinations to Explore

At Nat Hab, it’s safe to say we’re enamored with mountains! Mountains host about half of the world’s biodiversity hotspots and 30% of all Key Biodiversity...

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WWF

A Gathering Place: Nat Hab’s Alaska Bear Camp

By Samuel Littauer, Development Officer at World Wildlife Fund Alaska has always carried a certain mythos in my mind—its rugged wilderness, untamed...

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Candice Gaukel Andrews

Photo Essay: The Brown Bears and Salt Marshes of Chinitna Bay, Alaska

Alaska’s Chinitna Bay on Cook Inlet near Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is the very heart of coastal brown bear country, according to the National Park...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Alaska’s Bear Coast: A Shared Kinship and a Guide’s Legacy

By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Justin Gibson In the heart of Alaska's Bear Coast, where towering volcanoes meet intertidal sedge meadows fractured by braided...

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Megan Brief

Nat Hab Nature Journeys Exclusively For Women Travelers

Interested in a nature encounter exclusively in the company of women? An adventure where you can relax and be yourself, push your comfort envelope as much or...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Part 2: Nat Hab’s Mayella Krause Bikes the Iditarod: Tackling the World’s Toughest Race

Read Part 1 of Maya's epic adventure here! Day 5: CP5 Rohn to Bear Creek Cabin (mile 228) Miles ridden: 23  Miles pushed: 20 Wrong turns: 1 Total hours of...

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Natural Habitat Adventures

Urgent: Help Protect the Bears of Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park!

Last year, many of you lent your voices to help stop a mining project that would have devastated Alaska’s Bristol Bay and its wildlife and other...

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