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I have a reputation when I travel of attracting the attention of venomous snakes and children. This can be both a curse and a blessing when working for WWF on forest conservation. Luckily, on Natural Habitat’s Great Amazon River Cruise the children were plentiful and the venomous snakes kept to themselves.
I love monkeys. What can I say? I think it could be a genetic thing because everyone in my family seems to have a fondness for these creatures.
If some wise old Gypsy woman ventured to read the cracked lines and hard blisters of my palm, she could clearly find that two activities have dominated my life—drinking good wine and paddling great waters!
Most of the time, when I am out in the field on Nat Hab nature trips, the focus is on wildlife. On our Northern Lights and Arctic Cultures tour, the focus was on the mind-blowing lights of the aurora borealis.
By Chief Operating Officer of Natural Habitat Headquarters Rick Guthke The Busanga Plains within Zambia’s remote Kafue National Park is extremely remote and secluded.
Finding strength and unexpected inspiration on Alaska’s Inside Passage “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” – William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida On my 46th birthday, I left home in Washington D.C. at the crack of dawn to venture to Alaska for the first time in my life.
Dear Friends, I’m not saying my backpacking days are over, but I will share with you that at this point in my life, I do favor a soft mattress and cotton bed sheets over rocky ground and a smelly sleeping bag. I am officially a camping wimp.
In 2015, I had the privilege of joining an Ultimate Alaska Wildlife Photo Safari for a spectacular 14-day tour of Alaska’s natural highlights. This unique nature tour included stops in Anchorage, Kenai Fjords and Katmai National Park.
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.”
It was our last night of an amazing Botswana safari rich with wildlife. We were on our final game drive, headed to a small dirt airfield where a pack of African wild dogs were rumored to be hunting. We located them and were following the wild dogs when the most amazing thing happened.
Southeast Alaska has the greatest tidal differences I’ve ever paddled in, and the combination of traveling by ship and kayaking in Glacier Bay National Park is one of the best ways to experience this natural gem.
The three sets of polar bear footprints on the tundra slope in East Greenland were very fresh. Two sets belonged to a pair of younger cubs and the third larger set was their mother’s.
