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Greenland and the Culture of the Kayak
The first time I heard the expression “Eskimo roll,” I was standing on the deck of the M/V Sea Spirit, a small, polar-adapted, expedition ship that was my home for two weeks as I
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Watching Icebergs in Greenland
We were zipping across Sermilik Fjord on an impossibly blue-sky day. I had convinced myself that it was going to rain every day that I was in Greenland, so this weather was an unexpected
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Gray Whales and Family Bonds in Baja
After 20 years at Natural Habitat Adventures, I had the opportunity to do something new…share the experience of a Nat Hab trip with one of my children! My 10-year-old daughter and I went on
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Watch: Sunset on Hallo Bay
It has been a little less than a year since WWF’s Mac Mirabile journeyed to Alaska’s Katmai National Park to witness the world’s greatest brown bear habitat. Since then he compiled some amazing footage
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Home on the Natural Habitat Ursus
Home is a funny word. Most of us have a home we wake up in every morning; we might linger in the warm sheets on those frosty mornings, relish the smell of freshly brewed
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Five Sensory Travel Journeys for the Coronavirus Age
The world that I look out upon from the window in my home office, here in Wisconsin, is pretty quiet right now. In other times, the interstate just beyond the woods that surrounds my
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Adventure & Inspiration in Patagonia
This year I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Patagonia in Argentina and Chile. Both countries have stunning landscapes and beautiful wildlife. The many shades of blue from glacier-fed lakes, lagoons, and waterfalls will
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Traveler Story: Memories of Alaska
Our two-week adventure began in Fairbanks, where we met our guide, Mike Hillman, and our 12 traveling companions. As we headed south toward Denali National Park, we got to know our newfound friends and
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