10 Reasons to Visit Yellowstone National Park in Winter
Let’s start by answering the most obvious question: Yes, Yellowstone is open in the winter! In fact, some may say this is the most magical time of year to ...
Michelle Peters
U.S. National Park Stories
The Winter Ecology of Yellowstone: Wildlife Survival Strategies & Adaptations to Climate Change
In the shadow of Yellowstone’s ancient and dense pine forests, a sage grouse burrows beneath a blanket of deep snow. Guided by starlight, a snowshoe hare d...
Megan Brief
Discover the Desert Secrets of the Southwestern United States
Have you ever seen a greater short-horned lizard scrape its crown of spines along a canyon rim? Smelled the fresh spray of a cascading spring? Heard the lo...
Megan Brief
What Makes Yellowstone’s Wild Wolves So Captivating?
Few wildlife encounters compare to watching wolves move through the wide, wild valleys of Yellowstone. On Nat Hab’s Yellowstone wolf-watching adventure, ex...
Cathy Brown
Hooves and Horns: Ungulates of North America’s National Parks
What, you may be asking, is an ungulate? You’ve actually known them all along, but perhaps just didn’t know them by their official moniker. Among the ungul...
Michelle Peters
Where to See Wolves in Yellowstone National Park
Wolves have long fascinated wildlife enthusiasts. We tend to view them as truly wild and rugged. Their tendency to live and travel in family packs echoes o...
Michelle Peters
From Acadia to Yellowstone: The Best U.S. National Parks to Visit This Summer
We agree with Wallace Stegner: Our national parks are “America’s Best Idea.” These natural sanctuaries call our name when the concrete jungle becomes too o...
Michelle Peters
Experience Indigenous Cultures Across North America on Nat Hab’s Immersive Journeys
For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have shaped North America’s landscapes through stewardship, observation and a deep understanding of the natural ...
Emily Goodheart
Calling All Bird Nerds! Species You Can Spot on Nat Hab’s U.S. National Parks Trips
“I never for a day gave up listening to the songs of our birds, or watching their peculiar habits, or delineating them in the best way I could,” the legend...
Joe Yogerst
6 Nature Trips to Celebrate Spring
Spring forward from so-called winter woes into a season full of possibilities! From wildflowers to wildlife, this time of year offers travelers great weath...
Ruksana Hussain
Highlights of Maine’s Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park
Nat Hab’s Maine Coastal Explorer tour takes travelers on an idyllic journey from Bangor to Acadia National Park. Here are five highlights visitors will exp...
Emily Goodheart
Boating in Maritime Maine
Nat Hab’s Maine Coastal Explorer highlights the maritime gems of this easternmost state, and travelers will have ample opportunity to explore Maine’s rugge...
Emily Goodheart
Get to Know the Geology of the American Southwest
Nearly two billion years of the Earth’s history are represented in the landscape of the American Southwest. Geologic forces created some of the most archet...
Cathy Brown
History of the Grand Canyon: Icon of the American West
The Colorado River carves its way through a mile-deep chasm in northwestern Arizona. Its erosive action has exposed 40 different sedimentary layers, includ...
Emily Goodheart
Hope in Action: 20 Wildlife Comebacks That Prove Conservation Works
Need some good news? Here’s cause for hope and celebration: 20 species have moved further from extinction according to the latest IUCN Red List of Threaten...
Rebecca Self
In a Buffalo Wallow, I Learned the Prairie Keeps Score
Watch Belonging in the Wild: Yellowstone’s Bison Story, featuring Nat Hab Expedition Leader Sophie Mazowita, then keep reading for fellow Expedition Leader...
Natural Habitat Adventures
What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?
Other than the bald eagle, there is no more iconic American animal than the buffalo. Buffalo is the name of two dozen U.S. towns and one large city. Buffal...
Joe Yogerst
20 Tips for Making the Most of Your National Park Trip
Mountains, seashores, grasslands, wetlands, coral reefs and glaciers. Our national parks protect a multitude of terrains for every taste. And with more tha...
Candice Gaukel Andrews