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Antarctica & Arctic
Last summer, encounters with the Greenland ice sheet made me cry. Twice. In August, I traveled to East Greenland—the remote part of the frozen expanse that Inuit locals call the “back side.” Sailing past a bitty hamlet called Tinit on the Sermilik Fjord, the rugged landscape bowled me over.
Asia & The Pacific
When it comes to the world’s waters, I’m more of a river person than a lake person. Rivers always seem to me to be on an urgent mission; they go places. They “run” downstream, “charge” over cliffs—creating thunderous waterfalls—and riffle over boulders to manufacture rapids. Lakes, in my opinion, kind of just stay there.
Nature & Wildlife
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a brown bear and cub in Alaska. Photographer George Beller captured this moment in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska! Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Nature & Wildlife
National parks are some of our favorite wild places, set aside for all of us to enjoy and for wildlife to find some yet remaining, far-too-scarce natural habitats. Here, in these lands, we can recharge, find solace and connect and reconnect with our families.
Nature & Wildlife
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose two great horned owls in Canada! Photographer John Krampl got this amazing shot while driving a country road in Alberta, Ontario. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Nature & Wildlife
We still have three weeks until the end of a long and brutally hot summer. At times, it seems the only respite we can get outside during our picnics, state fair visits, outdoor music festivals and cabin-by-the-lake stays is to find some shade, most often under a tree.
News & More
Each year our team of explorers scours the planet in search of new and exciting nature encounters to stimulate the minds and spirits of our avid travelers.
Canada & the North
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a common merganser duck family going for a ride on mom’s back. Photographer Heather Reid captured this awesome moment in Ontario, Canada! Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Conservation
More than eight million tons of plastic debris end up in our oceans every year. Present in nearly every oceanic layer, plastic garbage today accounts for nearly 80 percent of all waste found in our oceans.
Alaska
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a grizzly feeding on salmon in Alaska. Photographer Elaine Schmitt captured this awesome image at Brooks Falls! Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
African Safaris
Recent research has revealed that wildlife tourism is five times more lucrative than poaching. In 2018, it was found that while the illegal wildlife trade accounted for 23 billion dollars of global GDP, ecotourism brought in 120.1 billion dollars.
Nature & Wildlife
There are so many positive reasons why humans seek out animals. Often, we just want to get a glimpse into their lives, to watch their bodies move across the landscape, to see how they struggle and how they thrive in nature.
